PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for July: Crash Bandicoot 4, Man of Medan, Arcadegeddon

The all-new PlayStation Plus is now available globally. Today, we’re pleased to share the monthly games that will be included in July for PlayStation Plus. From July 5 to August 1, all PlayStation Plus members can add Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan and Arcadegeddon to their game library.

[Obscure_Observer]

The leaks were legit.

[monkey602]

Have been consistently for months now

[Eonjay]

Yeah the source has a 100% track record.... We got about three leakers out there right now with perfect records. Something big is supposed to be coming tomorrow. Lets see if it pans out.

[LoveSpuds]

Can you elaborate please Eonjay, I am not in the loop regarding any rumours.

[Iceball2000]

What’s happening tomorrow and who are the leakers?

[Eidolon]

Something big for PS+?

[Eonjay]

Apparently the GOW releases date drops tomorrow. The Snitch is the leaker on this one

Btw I'm taking bets on the date. My guess is Nov 18th

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

@Eonjay

Nah

October 25th or 28th.

There won't be any other games competing for attention in that time frame.

[Eonjay]

@IGiveHugs2NakedWomen

Isn't that the week Call of Duty releases?

[LoveSpuds]

Ahhh, hadn't heard that Eonjay, thanks for the info. Hope the rumours are true, I am gagging to play this game!

[MaximusPrime_]

Crash Bandicoot 4 is a fun game. Good addition to next month's free games for all those wishes to stay on basic essential tier.

[CanadianTurtle]

Crash 4 was the game fans wanted for YEARS. I grew up on the original series from the 90s and fans have been waiting for a faithful sequel that stands close to the shoulders of the NaughtyDog games. Crash4 is amazing, and I encourage everyone to support the game. Unfortunately, it didn't do well in sales, so us fans are worried about the future of the franchise.

[SoulWarrior]

We'll put, it's how exactly how I feel. The issue was poor release timing just before the launch of the current gen consoles, maybe could have been a tad cheaper, and had a PS5/SX version at launch, would have faired a lot better that way imo.

[Orchard]

Very strong month. Crash 4 was awesome (still hoping we get a sequel).

GWG, take note, this is how it is done - you CAN keep giving good free monthly games after launching a catalog subscription service.

[Crows90]

That's what I've been saying. Not to mention ps extra is cheaper than game pass basic.

If Xbox gamers don't start complaining they're always gonna end up with the crappier services and games. Value is in quality of games not amount. And it's also in the price point.

[Orchard]

I still view the two subscriptions separately though.

If you're comparing PS+ premium tiers VS GamePass, then I think GP wins, mainly due to the day 1 content.
If you're comparing the base PS+ vs XBL Gold games, then PS+ is the clear winner. GWG has been dreadful for... well years.

MS needs to do a better job on the GWG content. They could look to their back catalog, especially with Zenimax and soon Activision. No one is asking for the next Forza to be day 1 on GWG, heck, Crash 4 is almost 2 years old at this point - but it's a high quality AA/AAA game, not some bargain bin title like those which have been on GWG.

Older games are fine, but they have to be high quality older games.

[--Onilink--]

Well, one thing to consider is that free plus games is probably something that is managed months in advance, so its still pretty early to tell if the free plus games will eventually take a hit. Hopefully not, but it still certainly makes a lot of sense for Sony to try to push people to the more expensive tiers

[Orchard]

True, although Sony would also have known they would be releasing the new PS+ months in advance. But yes, contracts could've already been in place that they couldn't back out of.

We'll wait and see how it all plays out anyways.

[Crows90]

Gwg was crappy long before gamepass released. Ps plus has been consistently better overall every single year.

[Crows90]

My impression of both services is very clear.

Both offer games. One touts day 1 releases while the other actually has also had day 1 releases both on ps now with Shadow warrior 3 and plus offerings for some titles on day 1. PlayStation doesn't tout day 1 releases because they don't plan on devaluing their 1st party.

The only difference between them is price. The rest is wordplay and meaningless without quality titles.

[purple101]

I keep hearing this day one pop up in arguments too but they have had nothing on day 1 . Bar a Brocken halo game.. and they had to buy outriders just so they could say it was day one. But that's 3rd party. 2 games. 2 games. God dam give up with the day one. There has been no day ones.,day twos . Day 3,4 or 5's.

Untill they release some Games they are basically lying to their fans at this point.

Side note: I'm very happy with crash 4. Just saved me £20..I wanted to buy it at some point. But now don't have to. And carmageddon thing is, laughably .. a day one!. Albeit a smaller game.

[Orchard]

There have been many day 1 GP titles. A quick list off the top of my head:

- Halo
- Forza Horizon 5 (the highest rated first party game of 2021)
- Psychonauts 2
- MLB The Show 21 + 22
- Hades (the 4th highest rated game of 2021)
- Back4Blood
- Sniper Elite 5

Sorry, but the reality is nothing of those scales or scores is coming to PS+ day 1. MLB, a Sony made game, isn't even on the service.

EDIT: Full list says there were 53 day 1 titles for GP in 2021 ( https://gamerant.com/xbox-g... )

[badz149]

@Orchard

enough with 2021 already. you're also paying for 2022 which is NOW, right? what has been there that is "oh so high quality" based on your comment, released day 1 on GP this year??

[LG_Fox_Brazil]

Great month, looking forward to Crash and Arcadegeddon to have fun with my family

[TheGoodestBoi]

Crash Bandicoot 4? It’s about time.

[SullysCigar]

Well played sir

[badz149]

I still have an unopened copy at home. just can't find the time to play

[Terry_B]

Excellent Month for me.

[VersusDMC]

My ps plus expired and i was hoping to only subscribe back in a couple of months...but you got me back in right away.

At least i get to see what happens when i redeem a ps now card that are still available at the gas station by my house.

[purple101]

@orchard

I see on the list wrekfest. Which I can tell you, 100% released August 27, 2019. So, NOT dayone on January 2021, as they say.

Also listing quake as a day one is pushing the boundry a little as it's a 20+ year old game.

While there may be a few more games than the halo & outriders I mentioned, if were talking strictly high rated blockbuster games, I'd say there is just one, in about a 3 year span. (That being Forza horizon - pysconaughts is also high regarded but I haven't played it myself, does look good)

[DazaMc]

It's great when you don't own any of the games but would like to play them.

[willbillbill]

I bought Crash 4 a month ago, it's fantastic.

The original 3 were a big part of my childhood and it amazes me how easy I found them then and how hard they are now