A few months after the launch of the PS4, Sony started to give out about six to eight games a month onPS Pluswhich were meant to accommodate Sony’s player bases on PS3, PS4, and PS Vita. Although most of the games that were released month to month weren’t exactly blockbusters, there was always at least one game for everybody. When the company decided to limit its monthly offerings to two PS4 games a month starting in March 2019, it seemed to be more obvious that Sony tended to rely on its first-party games to bolster its PS Plus library.
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Sony’s Pattern with PS Plus' Free Games
This isn’t to say that Sony has never come through on delivering a solid line-up every now and then.February’s PS Plus gamesprove that Sony is clearly still aware of what excites fans, with the inclusion ofThe Bioshock Collection, The Sims 4,andFirewall Zero Hour.The first two games may both be fairly old themselves, but they’re also immensely popular games that are still being played, neither of them are first-party, andThe Bioshock Collectionhas three games in it. WhileFirewall Zero Houris in fact first-party, it’s also a VR title and a bonus third game for the month.
What Sony Could Do for PS Plus Games
Even though Sony seems to be sticking with the plan to release one big game and one smaller game for PS Plus every month, there are still some things it can do to make the service better. The fact that it added a PSVR title as a bonus third game for February is significant. Sony should keepadding PSVR games to PS Plusin order to further bolster its monthly line-up (and to allow users to build up a library if they haven’t gotten a PSVR yet). It could alternatively focus on the quality of the games that it adds to the service.
The Bioshock Collectionwas such a welcome addition because it features three whole games that were all critically acclaimed. Sony should try and keep adding collections or maybe some episodic titles likeThe Walking Dead; there are plenty of games like these that are on many people’sPS Plus wish lists. If Sony really wanted to shake things up, it could also do something as controversial as limiting PS Plus’ free games to just one per month. This would clearly be met with some backlash but would also allow Sony to concentrate its resources on acquiring one huge game for the service each month.
April’sPS Plusgames will be available to download from April 7 to July 24, 2025.
