So, About Those PlayStation Plus Games…

Many people subscribe to Sony’s service for the monthly games alone. They are well within their rights to post that they feel underwhelmed with the next offering.

[Neonridr]

Whatever.. it is what it is. Some months are going to be fantastic, others, not so much.

I am done worrying about it. If I get some good games, great.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

This has been my attitude for a while already. I'm glad that PSN has improved so much since the PS4 came

[KentBenMei]

No. No months are going to be fantastic, especially not for Vita-only subscribers. Pure, unadulterated garbage.

@UnwanteDreamz: Because I had a couple years stacked back when PS+ was great for Vita. Gravity Rush, Uncharted, Tales from Space, and such were all great. Now...Invizimals PSP...I'll never forget that spit to my face.

PS+ has fell hard across all consoles but none like Vita. It was so good at first, it was treated the best to lure us in...but now it gets it the worst.

[UnwanteDreamz]

If I was Vita only, no way I'd pay for plus. Why are you throwing your money away?

Seriously I love plus but I have got lots of games across 3 different systems PS3, Vita, PS4.

Why pay for it if all you are doing is handheld gaming? I don't see the value even for MP.

[blackblades]

Screw you, I got around to playing some backlog from ps+ and I can tell you I enjoyed stream world, nova-111 given to vita from ps+. I'm tired of dumb fools like you who probably never even picked up a game on ps+ but only take a glance at it and dis it.

[DLB23]

I've been a PlayStation guy since day one. As a pro Sony guy, I'm very disappointed with the lackluster games we get each month. It's not worth the Ps Plus price tag. I feel Sony is getting lazy since they're the king of the Jungle this generation. Here is a list of games that should of been released already:

1. Killzone Shadow Fall
2. InFamous Second Son
3. Knack
4. Bloodborne
5. The Last of Us remastered

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

I already have those games on dics each. So should I complain that Sony is giving games I already have?

"It's not worth the Ps Plus price tag."

I guess gAAAmers don't know what they are paying for anymore. You are paying for Online, not to download old games AAA or not

Like 2 years ago I felt like @neonrir above^. Sony was giving games I already have or don't care. There was no point waiting for montlhy old games when I can pretty much go and buy for cheap what I want to play. They surprised me with Dishonored, tho that game bored me to death.

I mean I'm not saying you can't demand better, but the people who say PS+ is not wortt it because Sony isn't giving the games they want are reaching it...

PS,
I would like them to give The Last of Us just so it brings more potential new players to the MP and give it more life. I'm still playing it and love it

[2pacalypsenow]

People buy Ps+ to play online the free games are a bonus, last gen was another story

[crazychris4124]

We shouldn't be paying for multiplayer in the first place.

[Lon3wolf]

I keep getting shot down for saying the same thing, last gen you paid for the games this gen the online functions, the games are a bonus PSN is now the same as Live in that respect now.

[Hoffmann]

Why didnt you buy any of these games if you are such a big sony fan?

And seriously..a game thats just a year old?

[wheresmymonkey]

I already own, and have completed all of those games. Why would i want to pay for a service that gives me games I already own and have played before.

Orr. I suppose we could get brand new games each month that i probably wouldn't have played otherwise. you know, actual new experiences.

This month we're getting a brand new shooter from guys that worked on Metroid Prime ffs. How is this lazy. they're securing brand new exclusive content every month.

[johndoe11211]

"I've been a PlayStation guy since day one. As a pro Sony guy"

LOLOLOLOL!!!!! I literally died reading that. Sure buddy, i'm sure your comment history shows that :\

So you want them to give you the highest rated ps4 game that only came out a year ago and just received it's first dlc about 3 months ago?

[CorndogBurglar]

3 months ago is very generous. I think the first real expansion pack came out just last month for Bloodborne. I could be wrong though.

Either way, your comment is still dead on lol.

[CorndogBurglar]

Lol. There was a time for Xbox owners when you paid for the online and got no free games at all.

I know Sony had free online last year but it was awful. It has been much better this gen since they are now charging for it.

Not worth the price tag? You're paying for the ability to play games online. Without PS+ most games can't be played online. The free games are a bonus. Not to mention, like the games or not, they are still more expensive than your monthly fee.

The thought that people seem to think they are paying for free games is kind of funny to me. Just look at how dumb that sounds. PAYING. FOR. FREE. GAMES. lol.

[DMZ_P]

Bloodborne... sure... how entitled are you ?

[slappy508]

It's not bad, could be better. Dead star looks fun to me, and the Vita games Shitsumi and a virus named Tom too (I was like blegh when it first got announced as I never heard of them but actually looking into them they do look fun). Zombi is not for me but hopefully it starts a trend of bringing more retail games to plus

[nitus10]

In Australia we have not got the April's release yet.

Hopefully tomorrow, after-all we are approximately 15 and 18 hours ahead of you.

Still I got PS+ for games with an on-line component (ie. Bloodborne and eventually Dark Soules 2 and 3)) and the free games, whether I like them or not are a bonus.

Personally I have never been that interested in on-line games and especially on-line only although I may give them a go if I consider them good value for money. So far none have peaked my interest.

[pompombrum]

I think Sony really do need to throw in some AAA games every once in a while. As stated in the article, it's obvious that there are a ton of people unhappy at the quality of the PS Plus games.. now many of them are good but younger players in particular probably have zero interest in playing side scrollers that look inspired by the 8/16 bit era.

As someone above has mentioned though, many of us already have the AAA games and if they do add them, people will inevitably complain about already having it but would it really be so bad for older MP games like Killzone and The Last of Us? Even if you have the game already, the population boost could breathe new life into some of these games and in the case of Killzone, potentially even make them extra money with DLC sales like the insurgent class.

[nitus10]

Personalty I classify any game that I like as a AAA game and others that I don't like as rubbish. I am quite sure the majority of people here are like that as well.

Normally if there is a game that I like I will buy it providing my to do list is not queued up which it is at the moment.

Even if I am not that keen on the PS+ game offerings I sometimes give them a go and on occasion may actually enjoy the game. If I did not enjoy the game I have not lost any money.

At least with PS+ if you are into digital downloads you can get discounts which can work out at a reasonable cost saving over buying the game on BluRay. Buy a few PS+ discounted games and you can actually save money which makes your PS+ membership basically free and you still can get discounts.

[PhoenixUp]

I would like to see Sony practice having an equal balance of both AAA and indie games offered on PS+ to please everyone.

[Rookie_Monster]

Same here.

My perfect plan for Sony with PS Plus for PS4 owners is 2 indie games per month and alternate between a AAA game and a PS2 emulated title every month as a 3rd title per month as well. That way they could please the Indies crowd,the AAA game crowd,and also the nostalgic crowd that love old PS2 classics.

[LoveSpuds]

Happy enough so far, some months have been quite weak but others have been awesome. Grow Home, Galak-Z, HellDivers, Plants v Zombies GW and Rocket League are just a few recent titles I thought were brilliant.

Some sections of the community are just self entitled.....I demand Bloodborne, I want Killzone.....you must give us AC: Black Flag. If you want to play these games, buy them and support the developers.

[ruefrak]

Plants vs Zombies wasn't a PS+ game. It was a freebie offered by EA during the first PlayStation Experience.

As for me, I was a bit bummed this month. I saw a bunch of games I'd never heard of and didn't care about... just like last month.

Remember the good ole' days when the service first launched on Vita? Uncharted, Gravity Rush, WipeOut all on day 1. There was no "well the system is still young so we have to wait to get the bigger games" back then.

[Tsunade]

I am very amazed how this has been taken out of proportions. It reminds me about the hate agenda the media had back then with the PS3.

[FunkyGoron]

I'm so sick of the hate towards PS Plus. 100% unwarranted and is 100% the cause of gamers who are entitled and ignorant.

"I should pay $50 for 12 months and get $30+ AAA games each month" - IDIOTIC

I have a vita, PS3, and my PS4 hooked up. I have only downloaded a few games to PS3 that were free on PS+ since PS4 came out: Beyond Good and Evil HD, Ducktales Remastered, and Thief. Those 3 games would have cost me $50 alone without PS Plus.

Now take into account that every month I might download and play 1-2 games. That's 12-24 games a year I am PLAYING FOR 'FREE', not to mention the other games I buy at maybe $2-$5 off due to PS Plus membership, then I own those games forever but still got my discount.

Since PS4 came out, it's been about 29 months. That's roughly $120.83 since Nov 2013 (@ $50/year) if you've been a PS plus member since PS4 released. In 29 months they've released 6 games a month, 2 for each platform but in some cases, PS4 has gotten "4-5" games a month due to cross-play.

174 games released for free if you're a PS plus member. I am sorry, but if you cannot find 29 games (1 a month) to enjoy and play simply by being a PS plus member, then I don't know why you pay for the service in the first place. Tremendous value.

I don't buy PS Plus for cheap AAA games. I buy PS plus for online and to play some really neat/fun games that I wouldn't otherwise have known about.

Rocket League wouldn't have been the success it was without PS Plus, still great game, but I wonder how many would've dropped $20 off the bat.

I don't want to list the great games that have been released just for PS4, again. They're out there. Resogun, Rocket League, Infamous First Light, and many more, are great releases.

The hate is so overblown.

[vikingland1]

Alot of people say we are paying for online mp and the games are a bonus.
Really? I rarely play mp games, so I do pay to get the games. But I'm not griping about the games. I still get to try games out every month.

[Pancit_Canton]

$60 for a year for a playstation+ sound pretty good to me.

You get
- Online game
- Free games ( every month)
- Discounted games ( especially major releases)
- Freebies ( themes and avatars)
- Exclusive contents ( Betas and early access)
- etc (free apps and tv series)

[Jag-T1000]

I have xbox live, I don't need PS+ for my PS4. I'm only gonna by the rpg games though and some of its exclusives like uncharted. So....I don't really need PS+

[nitus10]

I am not sure what was the point of your post.

If you have an XB1 and a PS4 and only subscribe to XBox Live then that's fine. Having two or more on-line services can be a waste of money, however it's basically your call not anyone else's.

[jmac53]

Whatever, Deadstar is a pretty amazing game once you get into it. I have been playing their Beta for the past few months and it has a lot of depth. Maybe it's my age but it's pretty amazing we are given free games every month whatever they are. I am not going to complain.

[MAULxx]

It's definitely not the PS3 instant game collection days of old anymore. I don't play online much at all anymore & never play multiplayer, only coop on occasion. I have been questioning whether or not I will renew it this year.
If I actually played the monthly plus games it would be worth keeping but more often than not I don't care.
I usually buy what I'm really interested in playing. Indies like, No Man's Sky & Hyper Light Drifter are immediate day one buys for me. Nier Automata, Deus EX Mankind Divided also day ones. There's the small backlog of physical games I need to play too. I put Mad Max back on the shelf for a good while because of frame rate issues but I have recently started playing it again. I also need to play Alien Isolation. I also have games to play for Vita & more games on PS3. Admittingly, I have PS3 games I'll never get to that I picked up used.
So, I might just let my subscription lapse this year. For me it may not be worth it anymore. The last plus game I really wanted was Assault Android Cactus & the vote went BroForce. I didn't even que that one up. It really does seem like Plus is more of online play access now. You know it has got pretty bad when I own three systems, 6 games per month & can't even be bothered to download them because of lack of interest. Granted, some of this is me & my limited spectrum of interest but I never even thought about cancelling my sub during the free online PS3 plus days.