PlayStation Plus April Lineup Is Solid, The Hate Is Unwarranted

ThisGenGaming says "Sony announced their PlayStation Plus free games lineup earlier today and as usual people are unhappy with the results. This month on PS4 Plus members get the brand new Dead Star plus Zombi which was originally a Wii U launch title from Ubisoft. The game finally made it’s way to PS4 and Xbox One late last year. On PS3 both I Am Alive and Savage Moon are free. Finally on the Vita members get the brand new A Virus Named Tom and Shutshimi which is also free on PS4 since it is Cross-Buy. I personally look at this lineup and say there is no reason to be angry."

[TheGreatGamer]

It's an okay month if you look at it through a lens where you don't compare it to the month that the competition has lined up

[EazyC]

Yes, much like how quality of life in North Korea is sublime as long as they never get to see what other countries have to offer.

[Jmanzare]

I see what your saying but it's slightly exaggerated.

[2pacalypsenow]

Except gamers have the freedom to choose and the majority chose PlayStation

[Eonjay]

Microsoft is doing exactly what it should be doing right now. And even Sunset Overdrive is a well positioned counter to Ratchet an Clank, but the offering only highlights Insomniac's talent. A win win if you ask me.

[mikeslemonade]

PS plus still did better for me this month. I already played Sunset OD. But I haven't played Zombi yet.

[bf000777966]

new indie games >>old aaa games

[sonarus]

I am all for the hate if it gets Sony to give us better games.

[Eonjay]

@sonarus

True

[bouzebbal]

1+year ago Sony was giving 2-3 AAA games every single month and the thing is that most of the time i already have the games anyway.

For me I think PS+ is good as it is, it allows me to try games i wasn't planning to buy, but it can always be better, especially because online play is not free of charge anymore.

If you are short on budget I understand you want more AAA games and Sony needs to think about that like they did not long ago.
I wish they go back to the old model so everyone is happy because i understand the frustration:
1 AAA
1 indie/mini
1 Vita/PSP
1 classic (PS1/PS2)
1 theme
1 avatar
1 game trial (60min)
-% on selected games

[yarbie1000]

I think the Damage Control is Unwarranted

[Liqu1d]

So people aren't allowed to like these games?

[Pogmathoin]

All hate is unwarranted.

[TKCMuzzer]

Honestly, I don't compare it as I don't own an Xbox One. Also it doesn't really bother me as much as seems to be bothering all these others.
Gamers, we would all moan if Sony put PS+ prices up to offer us better games included monthly. We pay no more yet companies costs continue to rise. If as customers we don't want to pay extra we will undoubtedly be offered less, this is not a video game phenomenon, this happens in all industries.

[Muzikguy]

So many people don't seem to grasp this or understand how business works. These people looking for who can give us better "free stuff" is just sad. Go buy the games if you want them and stop complaining. As for me, I have more than enough to play plus a baby coming. Priorities. Maybe some of you need to get out more and enjoy life. There's more to it than video games

[ServerBOT]

If you're starving and somebody
throw you a cracker,you gonna be like this:

"Goddamn, that's the best cracker
I ever ate in my life!
"That ain't no regular cracker, was it?
What was that, a Saltine?

[NatFanBoyRestricted]

For some reason I read this in a Chris Rock voice, too hilarious,funny bubble, you win

[Nivekki]

@Macxb1

You should be reading it in an Eddie Murphy voice.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[kaizokuspy]

I used to like Eddie Murphy (see coming to america) but after his role as donkey in shrek, I don't think he will bounce back and be funny to me again as an actor. I'll always see donkey when I think of him. I wish he'd do another movie in the realm of coming to america.

[NatFanBoyRestricted]

Really this site is overtaken and ran by some serious serious fanboys if I got disagrees just for my name. I guess ima have to change my name to something everyone hates

[gamerz]

Soon as you take one step in, ''You're not gonna believe this....''
Let me get my other foot in the $^$#) door!
Let me get something to eat! Let me get something to drink!
Let me take a s@&%!

[showtimefolks]

the hate on psn-plus is getting pretty crazy. i guess all the ps4's selling and more gamers than ever to sign up for psn-plus is what's holding sony back

do you believe for a second MS would offer any AAA if it was over 21 million behind? yes that's what i thought

not defending plus but sony really doesn't have any incentive to make available AAA games

remember this past holiday season when MS had the best exclusive lineup ever tag line yet ps4 won 3 out of the 4 holiday months and the one it lost was only by 30k

get with the program people. it's common sense business wise

[SniperControl]

Finally, somebody with some sense on here.

Well said.

[Lev1903]

So if a console sells better it has a reason to give bad games. While PS PLus stood for one of the best services last gen, the people now have to accept it has gotten worse jsut because more people bought a PS4. Yeah that doesnt makes sense at all.

Ooh well mayb next gen when their sales are bad they will bring better games out on their console.

Lets hope guys!!!

[FPS_D3TH]

Lev1903 ps plus for PS3 was because it wasn't the leading console. Now it is. What it's doing makes perfect sense to anyone with business sense.

[Lev1903]

@D3TH_D33LR PS plus on PS3 was great even when they sold more then 50 million units. Xbox 360 started GWG while they were ahead of sales at the time.

[kaizokuspy]

I could care less about these free game comparisons. I don't buy a console, xbox or sony just for free games. Last gen I only played 360 and always paid to play online. Moved to ps4 this gen and sony has been adding features and actually giving away free games that I would never have bought or played otherwise. Example: if you owned an xbox one at launch, chances are you already own sunset overdrive. Why? Because that was one of the few great games xbox had when they had sparse choices. So many if not the majority probably already own it. They aren't really losing anything to give it away. Alright now let's look at sony. Dead star, free at games launch. That's pretty awesome and I really can't wait to try it in that respect. I really enjoyed rogue legacy, rocket league, and grim fandango, so to me ps plus has been worth it regardless. Zombi isn't really a game that I care to play but there are a lot of zombie fans out there who want it and not willing to pay for it. All in all its a good month. When did we expect brand new AAA titles for $5/month? Why would anyone buy a console and pay for online subscription just to hope a game they want will be free in a year or two? Idk, maybe I'm jaded, but if I really want a game, any game, I'm going to buy it. I'm not going to wait months or years just to see if it's given away for free. I'm ranting and I'm sorry, I'll stop :(

[donthate]

If that is your standard, then enjoy your favorite console as is, because it is going to stay like that. I mean users like you ensure that.

Remember when Xbox 360 was way ahead, but MS introduced GwG anyhow? They didn't have too, but they did!

[Smokeeye123]

PS3 has been getting quality games ever since PS+ launched. The argument that PS4 is too new is baseless. Theres bargain bin games AAA they could give out besides cruddy indies.

[showtimefolks]

donthate

let me get this straight. ms didn't have to when sony were basically killing it with psn-plus? MS were forced to make it happen otherwise left behind

kaizokuspy

that's what i don't get. i mean people who bought consoles at launch or early on most likely bought these AAA games when they were released

i think sony is doing it right by offering games most would not otherwise have a chance to try or. even buy. but i think moving forward they should try to offer some AAA games than add a indie with it

one thing people just don't understand is that psn-plus came to ps3 deep into last gen so there was already a big catalog of backlog games available to offer. this gen is fairly new

[Blaze929]

the dislikes on the playstation youtube video speak for themselves.

[saint_seya]

You could also say that the consoles sold by each company speak for themselves..
OT: I do think that Sony should be giving better games, since its been a long time from launch, i think they should start giving some AA games.

[ocelot07]

I personally think the XB1 April line up is not all that great.

Wolf Among us very good game.

Dead Space 8 year old game but still a good game.

Saints Row 4 I didn't like it. Hated the direction that series went in.

Sunset Overdrive probably going to get burnt for this. But I thought was a weak game. Especially since it was made by Insomniac who brought us the fantastic Ratchet & Clank series and to a lesser extent the Resistant series.

It is a very good month for XB1 owners in my view. One of the better months in fact. Yes I think it is a better month than the PS+ offering. But not by much.

[donthate]

Regardless if you already owned it, played it, or dislike it, the consensus is that those are quality AAA games that people have been asking for. This isn't the only month, the previous months games has been pretty dang good, and so this discontent with PS+ is just brewing over, because it has been going on since PS4 launch.

The excuse that PS4 just launched and don't have a good back catalog no longer holds, because the competition is able to do it.

Personally, I think what Sony did with PS+ on PS3 was quite innovative, and they pushed some really good quality games in the long past, so I hope they do it again.

[ocelot07]

I personally think Sony made a mistake launching PS+ on PS3. I see why they did it. They wanted to bring some money in but at the same time make PSN more attractive.

However by doing this. I think they have made the PS3 now PS4 owners a little spoilt. I know comments are not going to go down well with some people and I am sorry if the above comment has offended anyone. But that is my personal view.

Because of what Sony was pushing out on PS3. People now expect it on PS4 even though Sony are dominating the console market. I agree I would like to see a AA or AAA game every so often. Zombi in my view being a good start (even though I all ready own it).

But people need to look at it like this. If you pay £35 a year for PS+. That is less than £3 a month. What on earth do you expect for less than £3 a month? PSN is so much better than it was on PS3. Not only do you get a better PSN you get some games thrown in as well each month. If you own a Vita and PS3 as well you get even more games.

As for Xbox. You must remember. For 10+ years they charged people £35-£40 just for online play (a solid one at that). Only in the past 2-3 years they have started giving the players something back in return of that yearly sub other than a decent online service.

It makes sense for Microsoft to go all out if you will on better GWG games. As they want to attract more potential buyers to there console. As there lagging behind Sony and the PS4 by a very big margin and that is a a fact.

Anyhow as for the people who are not liking the PS+ selection of games. First of all VOTE WITH YOUR WALLET. Don't subscribe to the service if you are not impressed with it.

Secondly if you have a current subscription. Don't just voice your opinion on N4G am pretty sure Sony don't visit this website. What you need to do is: 1, Voice your opinion to Sony on twitter,facebook or what ever social media you can contact them by.

2, Each time a game is added to PS+ and you don't like it. Rate it 1 star out of 5 on the PSN store. This should show Sony that most of all PSN users don't like these games. This is something that is not happening enough. If you check the past PS+ games rating on the PSN store. Most have a decent user score. So there is obviously a good chunk of PSN users happy with the games there getting.

[showtimefolks]

ocelot07

it's kind of sad how saints row 1 was good and saints row 2 was way better but than developers just went lazy and just created average games

it's like just cause series. the game gives you an open world with tools and that's all

not even a decent story
driving sucks
gun play is pre ps2 era

in gaming there is a huge double standard by journalists and by gamers

[ocelot07]

@showtimefolks

I agreed I loved the first 2 games. Saints Row 3 was ok. Then 4 just went so silly it put me right off the series. For the first 3 games I forgave the horrible card handling and gun play as the first 2 and some of 3 was fun to play.

[Pocketaces111]

I love it how you all complain like crazy but never stop to think hey I've gotten over $50 worth of games over the past year and only paid $50. I think everyone can agree that they got at least $50 worth of games they enjoyed regardless of the ones they did not enjoy or didn't take the time to try. even if you feel you only got $40 worth of games then you only paid $10 for online access. Stop feeling entitled and that you have a right to complain about something if you've at least got your moneys worth. Yes Microsoft is trying harder right now because they have less consoles out their. Other months PS has done better stop comparing them they both have pro's and con's enjoy gaming and just make sure you got your money's worth. If you feel you didn't stop paying money for it.

[II__BONE__II]

@ sonarus #1.1.6

Or,.......Sony and MS too could just say "Ya know what,we been giving you free games to play every month but you seem to hate it so bad we will cancel this practice and you won't have to complain anymore."

[Thatguy-310]

It's solid. They have a lot of old AAA titles that they can easily offer though.

[Nitrowolf2]

And then you have people complaining that they already own those titles there is no winning with people that complain.

Now I'm not saying I wouldn't be happy with a huge old triple aaa title going free, but hey I'll take what they give me, because once in a while those "indie" games people complain. All about are actually amazing (rocket league). Thougg that goes without saying the quality has dropped

[Team_Litt]

Yeah nobody really complains about that hey. Every time a 360 game that I owned came to GwG I'd just sell it and be glad I don't have to swap discs whenever I wanted to play it.

I've not once seen anybody use that complaint against AAA games except for the Sony crowd doing damage control.

[Omeganex9999]

And magically everyone appears to miss this point. I don't want frigging Killzone or Infamous, I don't think Sony should give them for free, especially if you can find them for 10$!

[Kribwalker]

Where you been Lewis?? I miss team Litt litting people up ;D

[TKCMuzzer]

If only business was as simple as people make it out to be.

[XanderZane]

They why haven't they. I'll gladly take TLOU Remastered, Tear Away Unfolded, DriveClub, MLB 15, Knack, Sniper 3, The Order 1886 and several other none Indie titles that are at least decent. Sony isn't even trying anymore. Because they have about 40 million PS4 sold, they think they don't need to cater to their userbase anymore.

[admiralvic]

I feel like the author doesn't actually understand the complaints, which is an issue, especially in an article like this.

Look, a big part of the issue people have is that PlayStation Plus has been offering lower quality games than before. April 2015 gave us Dishonored and Killzone Mercenary, April 2014 had Velocity Ultra and Batman: Arkham City and April 2013 introduced Demon's Souls, and Malicious, where as April 2016, well, you spend much of the article discussing how Zombi is technically a AAA title, so we should be happy we got our wishes. Thats a massive downgrade from previous years where people would be like "awesome Batman" or "I've always wanted to try Demon's Souls." Worse yet, I'm not even cherry picking. I literally just looked at the offerings of past years and found multiple awesome titles, because thats how Plus was and what people remember. A service that offered a lot of really cool and easily recognizable games. Even if you think Velocity and Malicious are garbage, very few will agree that Demon's Souls/Batman/Killzone Mercenary were bad additions.

In addition to that, you spend a fair bit of time criticizing Sherlock Holmes and Thief, but you do realize these were both Plus games? This also clues into some of the negativity people have. Sony gave the last-gen versions of each, where as M$ at least gave the current-gen. Obviously neither is exactly spectacular, but if I had my choice of PS3 or 4, I would choose 4 and I think a lot of people are in agreement here.

These are the major issues people have. One of a program that is declining in quality, with some people touching on how the other is improving, but its mostly the decline that people remember. We've quickly gone from the days where we would get multiple awesome titles (May 2013 gave Blazblue CSE and Sleeping Dogs, June 2013 gave Deus EX, Saints Row the Third, Zero Escape, Uncharted 3, Xcom and LittleBigPlanet Karting and July 2013 had Battlefield ) to just a lot of okay titles (Helldivers, Persona 4 Arena, and Dragon Age Origins).

TL;DR The issue isn't this month or how people think so little of Zombi that you need to spend half an article explaining how it's a AAA title, but rather Plus has been going down hill and more people are becoming vocal about it.

[hells_supernova]

I could not agree more I let mine lapse over a year ago and have not renewed, I just have not been compelled to. Although I think Helldivers is a fantastic game and worth as much as some AAA. Back in the day I subbed to psplus for the games my ps3 is loaded with them but now days I cannot justify it just to play online.

[MrBeatdown]

I think he understands what's going on perfectly fine. Standards are all over the place.

Thief and Sherlock were on PS+ over a year ago, and despite the only difference being current-gen vs last-gen (and a year's difference), they're used as examples when making extreme claims about how good or bad PS+ and GWG are. We aren't seeing "PS+ ain't bad, but it could be better". We're seeing "Still trash. GWG is so much better than ps+." And that's a comment pulled straight from N4G with 88 agrees.

And when we do get a AAA game like Zombi, there's some need to justify why it "doesn't count" even though you'd never see someone try to write off Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition just because it's a port.

[Number_9]

Tomb Raider DE vs Zombi though...you pick the weirdest comparisons to contest. I mean you'd never see someone say TR doesn't count because it's not just a port, it's a fantastic game on top of that! Award winning even! I mean come on man!

PS+ is bad today compared to...PS+. You don't even have to get GWG involved. PS+ was exemplary during PS3 days. Now it's a shadow of itself despite the love being spread over 3 consoles.

I mean thus is a service that once offered Red Dead Redemption and Uncharted 3, now people are clamouring to defend games like Zombi and Nom nom galaxy. I mean yikes!

As for GWG, with Tomb Raider DE, AC Black Flag, Rayman Legends, Sunset Overdrive and BC games, Xbox One has certainly not suffered over the years as far as quality free games are concerned.

But you go on pretending games like Thief are all we've been getting Mr Beatdown.

[MrBeatdown]

A port is a port. You can't exclude Zombi because it's a port from another system, yet give Tomb Raider a pass because it's a port of a better game.

Make the argument that Zombi just isn't as good if you must, but don't pretend you want retail games that aren't ports if you're going to just make that contingent on quality anyway. Don't drum up technicalities that only matter half the time.

And I'm not arguing that Plus wasn't better. It was a lot better years ago and that's obvious. But I also never expected to keep getting multiple AAA games each month like we were around the time PS4 released. Plus has been a lot worse too. I sure as hell don't have a problem getting the six games we got this month, when we used to get a small indie game, a PS1 game, and a couple PS Minis.

So much of the criticism nowadays seems to be more in relation to GWG, which just like Plus, is a far cry from what Plus once was. That's what the article focuses on...

"Many people are comparing the free PlayStation Plus game to the Games With Gold over on the Xbox One."

After all, I don't see people bitching at Microsoft because it's not as good as Plus was at it's best. If this really was about getting better games, and not just some idiotic comparison, nobody would be talking up getting an eight year old game like Dead Space 1 like it's a great thing. There's way better options than a game that old.

And no, I didn't "pretend" games like Thief are all GWG has got. I mentioned them because they are two of the biggest recent games. I didn't realize you were expecting an all-inclusive list from the past year in my comment.

At the end of the day, the article was about Plus, and the comparisons to GWG, and I responded to someone who said the author doesn't understand the complaints.

Like I said in my first comment...

"We're seeing 'Still trash. GWG is so much better than ps+.' And that's a comment pulled straight from N4G with 88 agrees."

When 89 people believe PS+ is "trash" and GWG "is so much better," it sounds like the author understands the complaints just fine.

[OB1Biker]

I agree. Even it's true PS+ hasn't been as top as it was a few years ago. Still I've seen people complaining every single month even saying it's trash when rocket league or helldivers came up.
I do wish there was black flag but TR was on PS+ ages ago and a remastered version of the same game already on PS+ offered later on I'm sorry but I wouldn't call that a good offering

[Number_9]

He's just an apologist with a platform.

[FallenAngel1984]

PS+'s April 2016 sure does pale in comparison to past Aprils

[Rimeskeem]

I think we should wait for Dead Star to and see what happens. Remember August and how people thought it was a crap month then played Rocket League and it was known as one of the best months of PS+ on PS4. I hope Dead Star does that as well.

[FallenAngel1984]

We can already see that the overall quality of PS+ April 2016 lineup is down from the April of years past.

- PS+ of April 2013 featured Demon's Souls and Malicious in NA and Okami HD in EU.

- PS+ of April 2014 featured Batman: Arkham City in NA and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, Puppeteer, Payday 2, and MotoGP 13 in EU.

- PS+ of April 2015 featured Dishonored and Killzone: Mercenary everywhere

Dead Star may turn out to be a fine game, but that still doesn't change the fact that PS's overall lineup this April pales in comparison to prior years in April.

[Davi123]

I'm like you with food.
I haven't tried yet, but i'm saying already that i don't like.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

People are still gonna complain when Sony gives the AAA either they already own or they don't like.

I'll keep having fun watching gAAAmers here supposedly cancelling their subs over free games

[Death]

The subscription is for the games. The games aren't "free" like you keep saying. You pay the annual or monthly fee and in return you get access to a selection of games each month. You can access these games as long as you maintain your subscription. The PSN wiki covers this pretty well if you are still confused. https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

I didn't cancel my PS+ subscription. I simply didn't re-subscribe since I can't personally justify the $50 for the games that are offered. I'm not a big fan of most indie games. I don't use my PS4 for multiplatform or online games so it wasn't a big deal. I won't argue if you see the value in the service since value is different to every one. At the same time you should be able to understand or at least respect the opinions others have over it.

[TFJWM]

Why would you pay $50 for it when you can get it every other month for $40, 4x a year at $35 and about once a year for $30...

For the cost of a slice of pizza a month I have no complaints.

[Christopher]

Just FYI, calling them free is just how many people refer to them now. I've seen people call GWG and PS+ games 'free' a ton and I don't think we need to jump down someone's throat when they say it anymore. It's just how people represent the games on both services now. You pay for MP, you get some other stuff for free.

Though, I do agree with you on principle, but ignoring everything just to hammer that home when it's become the norm just makes you look pedantic and an attempt to complain about something.

[TKCMuzzer]

The PS+ plus sub is more to do with covering security costs and maintenance cost for the PSN than games. Costs have gone up in these areas yet the sub is the same price as it was years ago. Something has to give if we don't want to pay any more money.

[EazyC]

IT'S. NOT. FREE.

[Goldby]

you pay for the online service, not the games. if you want to play online on ps4, u need the service, its not if you want to play these games on ps4 you need the service.....

SO. IT. IS. FREE. GAMES.

[freshslicepizza]

it is not free games, they are being subsidized by the membership fees. the illusion is they are free but that is not the reality.

[MrBeatdown]

Indeed.

At $49.99 for a year, each game costs us $0.70.

They ain't free. They're under $1 each. Huge difference. Thanks for pointing it out.

[xPhearR3dx]

@Goldby

Who are you to decide what specific features of said service someone is paying for? If someone doesn't like playing online games but has PS+, they didn't pay for online services, they paid for the games they get each month.

That being said, April's lineup is certainly not solid. We're getting yet another indie and a Wii U launch title that had potential to be great, but ended up being terrible due to the horrid combat.

Sony could do better, but because the PS4 as a system is so far ahead of Xbox they don't feel the need to push for those better games each month. Because even without them the PS4 is still ahead. Which is a shame because competition is what drives companies to do better, not settle for the basic.

[Rookie_Monster]

@goldby,

Last gen, PS3 has more AAA titles releaed for PS Plus members and online was free.

Fast forward to now, many thought the money for subscription service will result in even better monthly subscription titles that will include more AAA titles and more games on dedicated servers. We also expect Sony to release the majority of their exclusives to include MP online mode. Unfortunately, last year, their big releases, The Order 1886, Until Dawn, and Uncharted Collection all don't have MP mode.

So where is all that money going that they are receiving from renewed and new subscribers if it ain't going to improving the servers and releasing games that takes advantage of paying to play online?

I'll tell you where it went. It went to capturing marketing deals from Destiny to COD to Battlefront and whatever money left were used to pay for indies and pocket the rest themselves.

The competiton not only offers better games ATM for their subscribers but their games include using fast dedicated servers and bringing new tech like Live Cloud compute that is giving those fanbase something to cheer about. Sony has so far dropped the ball and disappointed many of their fanbase.

This is what people are having issue with and diehard Sony supporters are defending them for the wrong reasons. Smh

[NatFanBoyRestricted]

Everyone above me the commented after EasyC, are some of you saying that online service is advertised as pay a monthly fee for a selection of games and get multiplayer access? I understand it's not really free games, as someone commented that a portion of monthly fee kind of goes towards the selection of monthly games, but let's say you buy a online only game like Destiny, on the game case it would say requires ps+ or xbl for online access, which the services are mainly known for. Now wouldn't it be ok to say these monthly games are free especially if you play online allot, because of how small of an amount from a monthly fee would cover thode games? Unless the monthly games we're what got your attention, and your more of a single player gamer now looking at what games your getting for your subscription, I could see why you'd feel like the online service isn't worth it cause the multiplayer side you don't really use. Am I right? Honest question, is pretty late my time and I hope my question makes sense.

[Taero]

And it's even less than the 70c mentioned earlier as part of that fee has to go to marketing, servers, budgets etc. Ballpark 50c a game, how can people even realistically complain that what they get each month isn't worth $3...just...what?

[gamer7804]

just vote with your wallets, if you like the selection, buy ps+ and download the games, if you don't, hold off a month or so, then subscribe again and buy your games. Only this way do publishers and platform holder's understand what games their customers really want.

[Goldby]

thats a really bad idea as you end up paying more for online service that isnt always there. At 4$ a month for online, i cant complain. i also dont complain about the bonus games you get with that 4$/month online fee

[gamer7804]

@Goldby That's a fair point. It could end up being more expensive depending on how many months out of the year you buy. Myself I don't mind buying 1/3 months or so depending on the games.

[freshslicepizza]

most people won't cancel and the reason is simple. you need it to play people online on the ps4. we all know how popular and prevalent online games are now too.

remove online multiplayer from psn plus on the ps4 and watch as many will no longer be plus members. that my good friend is called reality. the same thing would occur on xbox live gold.

[Picnic]

You don't need PS Plus to play online multiplayer betas, when they existed eg Uncharted 4.

[JamesBroski]

I used to be a PS+ subscribers back in the days when they released good titles on PS3 and Vita. Now, on every platform, all they release is games that have no value. It's pretty obvious that they don't care about free games anymore since the main reason for people to own a PS+ account is PS4 online. That's why I'm boycotting it.

I mean, people can whine all they want, but if they keep renewing their subscription, don't expect things to change.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

PS+ didn't start giving games until later. The service was only for premiun features like discounts, trials, goodies, small games, and such

[_-EDMIX-_]

" back in the days when they released good titles on PS3 and Vita" Well....it released when we already had an established library of games on PS3 in the first place.

[Death]

First day of Plus. http://blog.us.playstation....

[Kribwalker]

@kurapika

http://www.gamespot.com/art...

Day 1

[Spectre_StatusN7]

"gAAAmer"

I like that. Will never understand the obsession people have with wanting old AAA games instead of new indie games that will be easily overlooked. If I want a old AAA game I somehow missed out on I'd just buy it.

[Number_9]

Because old is bad right? And a new game will always be good. Got it! Let's not play Sunset Overdrive because it's old, no let rock out on some of that there new Hardware Rivals! Woohoo!

[_-EDMIX-_]

Regardless of "AAA" or "indie" I just want good games.

Many good games come from many different places...

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed. How I see PSN Plus for me, if I got 3 games I like during the year across PS3, PS4 or PSVita.....I just don't care lol

Its a good deal for the service and I like playing something new that I otherwise likely was not going to buy.

Again...if over the year I get 3 games that I like either from PS3, PS4 or PSVita...I actually don't care. The year I get none that I like across all those platforms, is the year that I get mad enough to say something, other then that, I enjoy getting the discounts and random free games. Many times, 2 games might equal the entire year of the service of titles I might have purchased.

[lalagideon]

@Christopher

I get what you're saying as far as the term "free" being used more as convention than in the literal sense (everyone knows they're not actually free). But, many people are using the term "free" as part of an argument suggesting that those complaining about the game selection have no justification because the games come at no cost. But, it IS a legitimate gripe because we ARE paying for the "free" games.

[Blastoise]

Its better than March, but that's not saying much.

Vita games are terrible again too. "A Virus Named Tom" *Sigh*

[Eidolon]

Shutshimi looks pretty meh too.

[Kaneki-Ken]

PSVITA plus games started to SUCK, I rather have awesome psp game (PlayStation stop giving plus psp game because the people didn't want to play) than most of the indie. I am not saying all Indie is bad but I prefer that they give for time to time, awesome AAA psp games for plus.

[EazyC]

Before you go crying "OOOH but the PS4 hasn't been out for that long, don't expect AAA games" why don't you read this, THIS is what PS Plus once was.

Infamous 2, Little Big Planet 2 - June 2012 (1 year after release)
Saints Row 2 - July 2012 (1 year and a half after release)
Just Cause 2 - Aug 2012 (2 years after release)
Red Dead Redemption - Sep 2012 (2 years after release)
Ratchet & Clank All 4 One - Nov 2012 (1 year after release)
Arkham City - Dec 2012 (1 year after release)
Bioshock 2 - Jan 2013 (3 years after release)
Sleeping Dogs - Feb 2013 (6 months after release!)
Mass Effect 3 - March 2013 (1 year after release)
Hitman - May 2013 (6 months after release)
Uncharted 3 - June 2013 (1 year and a half after release)
Battlefield 3, Saints Row 3 - July 2013 (1 year and a half after release)
Spec Ops: The Line - July 2013 (1 year after release)
Assassin's Creed 3 - Aug 2013 (one year after release)
Far Cry 3 - Sep 2013 (1 year after release)
Borderlands 2 - Dec 2013 (1 year after release)
Bioshock Infinite - Jan 2014 (1 year after release)
Tomb Raider - March 2014 (1 year after release)
PES 14 - April 2014 (6 months after release)

We're just taking it lying down at this point, we need to get this crap changed.

[JamesBroski]

PS+ has so much value back then, especially if you owned a Vita as well. At first, when the PS4 launched, I knew that they couldn't give up games like Killzone SF for free when it just has been released. But now, it's ridiculous. To add insult to the injury, even games on Vita and PS3 are nothing compared to what we were getting before PS+ became mandatory for online mp on PS4. I'm not renewing my PS+ anytime soon. I was paying for good games, not for online mp.

[Cohagen420]

PS4 came out in 2006 though.

[Team_Litt]

Woah!

[TKCMuzzer]

I don't think people really think this through, a lot of people seem to look at this as very black and white. Dig a bit deeper, you know, economic changes since PS+ plus started, security cost increases, maintenance increases as the user base grows on THREE platforms (of which two offer free online), game development costs have spiralled.
I bought PS+ the first year it became available and it cost £39.99, I renewed by subs this year, years after it launched and I paid.........wait for it.....£35.99. Your answer is right there in those figures. All those other figures have gone up, yet the price I pay has not, thats business, we can't have it both ways I'm afraid.

[Number_9]

PS+ is bad because of the economy everyone. When they had fewer people paying $50 a year they could somehow afford better games but now with millions more subscribers they are struggling to make ends meet and have to skimp. Please understand...
-__- I have now seen it all and this is the last I'm willing to debate this matter. There is no reasoning with some people. They love what they love and will defend it even at the expense of all logic.

[Taero]

And the competition for purchases on the publishers end was fierce, there were SO MANY games. At the moment there are about 12 million PS4s in NA and there aren't that many great games releasing at once so why would the publishers give away their games for cheap? People are still buying them.

Yes the earlier ones were 1-2 years after release but I'd guess that noone was buying them any more.

[DragonDDark]

Best subscription I ever paid for :(

[ThunderPulse]

PlayStation Plus April Lineup is Garbage, This article is Unwarranted.

[EazyC]

This must be what it's like being in the prison cafeteria line. Another serving of gruel!? Oh, goody!

[daynnight365]

Prison food is actually good. County jail food is a different story

[DragonDDark]

You were in jail? lol

[retrogamer09]

When the competition is offering two AAA games with 80+ metacritics and then two AAA great 360 games that are also BC then I'm sorry this is a weak month. I don't complain about free games, but even for free you couldn't pay me to play Zombi and the rest of those games I wouldn't even download to my PS4. Do I think people should be complaining about free games yes and no. I know a bunch of people that own PS+ for deals only, so for them this is getting tiring so they have every right to complain. At the end of the day they're paying for a service and they're not happy with it. But if someone is just using PS+ to play multiplayer I'm sure they simply don't care.

[Christopher]

TellTale games are AAA games now? I did not know this.

Look, I get what you're saying, but let's not try to oversell what we're getting on one to make the other look even worse.

I mean, I don't see anyone bringing it up as a bonus that TWDS2 was free on PS+ last November to counter the lack of AAA games, why does another TellTale game suddenly count?

[StormLegend]

IKR! If a telltale game is AAA, then we've had an AAA game since we got TWD season 2 on PS4.

[retrogamer09]

Because it's a second game to a legit AAA critically acclaimed game in Sunset Overdrive. Come on man the value GWG came out with this month is just staggeringly better. Sony hasn't had a month this good since probably the late PS3 cycle before the PS4 was announced. If anything maybe MS upping their game will bring games like Infamous, KZ SF, Driveclub, etc to PS+ if their core consumers demand it. I'm not trolling just giving my opinion here as someone that has platforms.

[Christopher]

***Because it's a second game to a legit AAA critically acclaimed game ***

That's not what you said. And, the legitimacy of AAA is in the retail release and budget and not anything else.

You can think it's a lesser AAA game, but that's about all, IMHO. And, you can have that opinion, that's cool. But, you elevated one game to a status in order to make a poor comparison. That was my only issue with your complaint. And I think that was pretty clear from my comment.

***Come on man the value GWG came out with this month is just staggeringly better.***

Better, sure. Staggeringly? No, I would not agree with that.

[Bathyj]

Its solid but it used to be outstanding. Its slid a long way and no one can deny that that. Its time to lift your game in this area Sony, its not good enough anymore.

[Christopher]

Hopefully this is a start of that, but who knows.

[StormLegend]

We we're paying for only games on PS3, so of course it was better. Now we pay for MP and in return we get discounts, free games, and other exclusive deals.

[admiralvic]

"We we're paying for only games on PS3"

Since Nov. 2012 we've been getting Vita games and this took place six months after the IGC was introduced. There were many months when the PS3 and Vita would get wonderful titles. Heck, even when the PS4 was just starting out we had months where we would get Crysis 3 and Dragon's Crown (on both consoles despite not being a cross-buy title).

The real issue is that Sony seems to believe that people will just buy it for the online alone and don't need to try as hard.

[StormLegend]

You can't make everyone happy. This is the best month in a long time (IMO) If you want certain games so badly then buy them from Amazon or Gamestop used at cheap prices.

[Team_Litt]

So it's come to this? You've been getting scraps for months so when they finally toss you a chunk of garbage you rejoice. Well played Sony, well played.

[nowitzki2004]

MS can offer a bit more since they saved all that money by offering the same Pool game for a few months in a row... Well played MS, well played.

[retrogamer09]

Since when is it bad for a consumer to demand a better product? I along with a lot of people criticized GWG from its inception and you know what? It's got drastically better. Criticism makes products better. Just because you feel this is an non issue doesn't mean that there's 38+ million people out there that may feel differently and pointing pressure on Sony to offer a better product is not unreasonable. Games like KZ SF, Infamous SS, Driveclub, etc are not selling anymore so why not put them on PS+ for the fans for a month. How does it hurt them?

[crazychris4124]

Infamous 2nd Son, God of War 3 remaster or Killzone would be nice. Don't know why they wouldnt push out more launch titles since they have been out years and I doubt many people are buying them now.

[MRMagoo123]

any of those games would still get just as many complaints from all the entitled gamer kids anyway so what's the point ?

[retrogamer09]

Who would complain about getting AAA games? That's the problem seem to be having here is that all they're getting is niche indie games and while some of those games are very good like Resogun and Rocket League there's a section of the fanbase that simply want bigger better games. Sony has the resources to do this and they're not doing it for whatever reason.

[BossBattle]

I do want to try the Zombie game.

[Skate-AK]

I already have Zombi and I Am Alive but the others don't interest me. Doesn't make it a bad month at all though.

[MCTJim]

I do think the article is unwarranted, but the subbed games they are offering are free, so I cant complain really. Maybe I'll give Zombi a shot and see what its like.

[Swiggins]

I remember a time when I actually used to look forward to the beginning of a new month....the last year or so has soured my outlook significantly.

I get that Zombi is a AAA title...but it's mediocre at best and shovelware at worst, if it had been Dying Light I might've been enthused...but it's difficult to get excited to play a 3 year old WiiU port.

Even the Indies released recently haven't been very good, with the only real standouts being Rocket League and Helldivers.

[MRMagoo123]

yeh its not like browse force isn't a heap of fun or any of the other indie titles /sarcasm

jeez you guys really need to get over it. they could stop offering games completely if they wanted to and you would still need to sub for online so just stop ffs.

[Swiggins]

Actually, no it's not, for me anyway, and for most people it looks like.

I know this might blow your mind, but we didn't use to have to pay for online either...

The last few years have seriously eroded what used to be an amazing online service from something that was a must have because it offered amazing value to something that's must have because you can't play without it...

But oh well, I shouldn't complain...I should just bend over like you right?

Have fun being a shill, you blind old unfunny cartoon.

[retrogamer09]

If they did that I'd simply just play most Multiplayer games on my Xbox One. I would never just let a company devalue something and just stick on there.

[Blastoise]

True. For all the hate Plus has got recently (and it mostly deserves it) I felt like Helldivers was underappreciated. Great Plus game.

[retrogamer09]

Well if you want to make your voice heard tweet Yoshida or Boyes and try to speak up about this. When I thought GWG sucked me and a bunch of other Xbox owners tweeted Aaron, Phil, and whoever we could and voiced our complaints. As someone who has had a PS4 for a year now I'm just going to start consistently tweeting Yoshida or top Sony brass until something changes. I know these games are free and I get that these things are a luxury, but at the same time I paid 400 dollars for a box and I want the best experience for my money at the end of the day. If I have voice and can help change something to make my experience better I'm going to do it.

[iTechHeads]

You can never please everyone.
I buy the games I want so the PS Plus freebies don't really matter to me.

[Majin-vegeta]

Dont like what they're offering simple just unsubscribe.Seriously some of you act like little kids.Its like going to a restaurant and complaining everytime their food sucks yet you manage to keep goinf back for some more.

[retrogamer09]

Unsubscribe or voice your complaint and hope that Sony brass changes it? I mean why should consumers have to choose between unsubbing a service or just sticking with something they're disappointed with? No one here is saying they hate Sony or dislike their core product, they just want better games to be offered. That's it. Sony has the resources to do it so why shouldn't consumers complain and make their voices heard? It worked for Xbox One owners with a number of things and it's made the box great. I like my PS4, but if I want it to fulfill its full potential where I feel it's lacking then why shouldn't I say something about it? It's not like Sony gifted me a 400 dollar console.

[Yobo5]

Can we compare Steam to Ps plus in terms of multiplayer? I'm legitimately wondering why no one challenges paying $50 for a service another rival competitor is offering for free. Server hosting can be expensive, but connecting to the game itself is handled by third parties, is a friendslist and party chat enough for those who only want multiplayer? I'm include myself in that group tbh, but I've never seen any article (on N4G) comparing the two. The online requirement is the only thing I don't like about PS plus at the moment and why I haven't renewed. I gave up on the "Free" games since I know they are a small filler to cover the multiplayer req and I rarely liked what they offered.

I am picky about the multiplayer games I like and the only multiplayer games I liked when I was subscribed where BF4, TLOU and PS2(which is F2P). This year i'm mainly interested in UC4 for multiplayer, but adding in Ps plus dosent make sense(pushing total cost to $110), when I can hop on Steam, play full retail games that I got on a ridiculous discount just from using service and play online anytime for free and some games even allow cloud saves..also for free. So unless Valve discovered magic, clearly they are making more then enough to cover server expenses from just the digital store, why cant Sony?

[retrogamer09]

Well Steam is a full on service. MS and Sony are also selling hardware at a really low profit and rely on services and games to pick up the slack. It's not really an apples to apples argument. I think in the next decade we're gonna slowly move into consoles becoming a thing of the past and services taking over. It just makes sense to me, but that future is not close to happening.

[Nivekki]

@Yobo5

I agree 100%, having to pay to play online is just greed. All the excuses for it being for 'security' or to make the network better is just a load of tripe. Valve don't charge me, so what excuse is there for being charged on console?

[Cy]

This whole article reads like pure fanboy butthurt.

"So *what* that they're getting better games this month? *We* usually get the good games--just look at the crap they got last month! PSPlus is *obviously* still the best service and you're all just big stupid heads who can't see it!"

Who gives a shit which service gets better games in a particular month? Just...enjoy your platform of choice and let other people enjoy theirs.

Or, better, if you can afford it buy both and laugh at people who act like their whole identity is in question when the "other" console has something cool going for it.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

That's a solid offering... No reason to be angry with that.

[Jag-T1000]

I wish both would stop giving away games.

[ecchiless]

Yea, i mean if you wanna have a lot of games "free" cause you're paying a service for the mp and extra features in the console(s), why not use PS now instead?

[DarthJay]

This article was unwarranted.

[Angel911]

Weak lineup compared to amazing and geneorous XBL GWG lineup...

Xbox is 2nd place, so they are offering great games like Sony was giving lastgen for PS3 but things have changed now.. PS4 giving weak games now but Xbox trying hard to give atleast 1 or 2 good retail games every month..

Zombi is decent but nowhere near as awesome as Sunset Overdrive..SSO is seriously amazing fun game. Loved that game so much.. I like that game more than other Insomaniac games

Now i can also try online coz more ppl will play it now as it's free.

Sony should giveaway Killzone and Order 1886 free..KZSF m.p is dead, free update will bring back life to that game..

Order 1886 is not worth buying, so they should definitely give it away for free..

[TheVigilanteCode]

PS Plus today is a "need" more than a "want" that it was during it's arrival till the launch of the PS4. If SONY has the balls to see the "ZOMG PS PLUS INSANE VALUEZZ GAAAIIZ" their mindless fanchildren on the internet circlejerk claim, try removing online multiplayer behind that fucking paywall if you CAN. Then we'll see how much "value" this shit tier subscription offers today.

The days when PS+ used to fucking embarrass Xbox LIVE Gold + Steam sales combined in one subscription, are long gone, after 2013. I know friends who had multiple fucking subs in one single year (US/EU/JP because of different explosive offerings on all 3 regions) and all of them have reverted back to one sub for their main accounts and pay only for online, and don't give a tiny fuck about these "free" monthly offerings, paying just for online. The funny thing is they don't even add these games to their monthly purchase history anymore to download it later. This is basically free money to SONY (barring a few nickels here and there for the poor indie devs), aka, Xbox LIVE from 2002-2013.

[Darkfist]

the thing i find it hilarious is how the xbox fanboys start praising Sunset Overdrive again, as if they cared about it back then.

[mEATgrinder]

Yeah, hilarious, i laughed for a full 5 seconds, yeah so funny

[mEATgrinder]

The games are free so whats the problem. And yes they are free as these companies dont have to offer it as part of the subscription. Get over yourselves

[Night99]

At least this month is a little tiny bit better than almost the whole last year of PS Plus. There is at least one retail game but if you compare this to the XboxOne offerings of the last month PS Plus becomes just a mess with all this crap indie games and not only Xbox has the way better games you even can keep this games after your subscription ends and on Playstation you loose the games when not subscribed.

This awesome PS Plus games at the beginning of the subscription really was just a marketing ploy to get gamers not to complain about the loose of the former free onlinemultiplayer, this ploy worked out for Sony and now they stopped putting any effort in.

[FPS_D3TH]

It's what happens when you're the winning console. You don't offer as many enticing goodies because you've already won. Xbox needs to give you reasons to bother buying their console. Ps4 was already decided by consumers that it was the console to own. Nothing new. This lineup is just fine and if it upsets you that it's not, unsubscribe.

[Silly gameAr]

Well if it wasnt for sites like ThisGenGaming craping on psplus with article after article, while making it seem like GWG had the greastest lineup ever, it wouldnt have got this bad. Sites like yours pretty much instigated this, and now youre trying to damage control?

[Indigon]

Mercury looks solid from the outside too.

[Tsunade]

Xbox live for there first time has a good offering on 1 month and they went crazy to the extreme. It feels like a desperation campaign. Is crazy how they totally forgot all the years Xbox live offerings were very low and falsely pretending like it has been always good forever.

It feels like a desperation of trying to claim "I am better at you at least at something" no matter how insignificant it is.

Enjoy your games, stop the unnecessary hate campaign against others.

[RINGOELGRINGO]

Solid? Yes. Great? No.

PS Plus does seem to be ever spiraling into the realms of mostly indie titles per month. Not having a go at indie titles, there are tons out there that are much better than retail games but it wouldn't hurt Sony to start throwing in some proper AAA titles sooner than later. Gonna guess a big announcement coming around E3 for some of the earlier PS4 games to come through.

[Neonridr]

Solid on its own sure. But not when compared to GWG. Not even close.

[MagicBeanz]

Sunset fell to being a free game already, ouch. PS Plus already had Dead Space and a Saints game a while ago.

[Neonridr]

I am comparing PS4 to XB1 here.

[TheHunter81]

When you're on top there is envy.

[Simco876]

Woaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh Dave

[Ulf]

Sony never provides AAA games on the PS4, only on the PS3, and even then less often than Microsoft does with the XBox One/360.

It's a matter of choice, not value, per se, as the AAA games are often older "diamond in the rough" types games, and the indie games are not AAA, but are usually newer, quirky, and pretty cool.

If you prefer great games made by big studios in your library... GWG is the clear winner. If you prefer a great indie selection, then you gotta hand it to PS+.

Is there really an issue here? Can we honestly argue that indies are better than AAA games, or vice-versa?

[strickers]

Good. I buy the AAA games I want, yet would miss loads of good Indies without Plus. Rogue Legacy I put 55 hours into.
If I owned XB1, I'd own Sunset Overdrive, but now it's the best thing ever and yet it didn't sell.
It also costs £9

[Warshade]

I have actually not been disappointing almost ever with the PS+ lineup. This time the games presented are just not for me. That is no fault of Sony but still makes me wish they had a more diverse lineup of games and you got to pick ones you actually want versus just handing out games nobody really wants.

At the same time many games I never would have tried until PS+ gave them to me I ended up enjoying. People are just quick to hate especially on the internet. It's where we vent lol.

[scark92]

Well it is better than last month imo

[N8]

Xbl had one good month of games and all of a sudden PS plus is a rip-off. The Internet smh

[TheHaloGuy]

Quit making excuses for them. The ps4 could end up just like the 360.

[Kyizen]

If Uncharted 4 was free next month on PS+ people would still complain. Hell theu complained thay Quantum Break was coming out on PC which doesnt affect you at all if you are an Xbox One owner.

[Tankbusta40]

If Uncharted 4 was free next month, I doubt anyone would complain about sony...until ps5 hahaha

[Tankbusta40]

I guess this isn't terrible so I haven't played Zombi and have in the past thought about dropping 20 on it but its def far from ideal but as I have said before, Playstation has zero incentive to appease anyone as they have such a large marketshare and isn't losing ground.

[dizeestl]

joke article for a joke month

[bradleejones]

Zombie is pretty cool, different. I have for the wiiu. Savage Moon I hear is food. Never player it.

[MagicBeanz]

You have to take the complaining in stride, half of it is by self entitled spoiled kids, and the other half is by people who dont even own Playstation and are just out pushing an agenda to drum up negativity in an effort to sell xbones. No sell.

[Tankbusta40]

Calling people self entitled is even worse than actual self entitlement. It's not self entitlement if you pay for a service and expect something reasonable in return. True self entitlement would be Sony gamers getting ps plus free of charge and then complaining about the titles they get.

[MagicBeanz]

No its not, and getting something for free whatever it is and complaining not only comes of as self entitled but spoiled and ungrateful as well. Lets be real here, they dont have to give us anything for free if they dont want to.

[Angerfist]

Its good but not overwhelming - I am alive was a pretty ugly game on Old Gen and not very exciting.

Overall X1 wins this month, simply cause of Sunset Overdrive.