One of the first games to join PlayStation Plus' Instant Game Collection for PS4 is DriveClub. However, Plus subscribers won't get the full game. Instead, they're getting a restricted version of the game--essentially the "Prologue" version.
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PlayStation Plus will be required to play online multiplayer games on PlayStation 4. However, Sony says the cost will ultimately benefit the consumer.
"We decided that on PS4, because we want to continue to invest and improve our new services, we've asked the most engaged consumers in the online activities to share the burden with us so that we can continue to invest," Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida said. Continuing the service for free on PS4 would put pressure on Sony to cut costs, and that would be at odds with the goal of providing "very robust and great online services going forward."
Playing online multiplayer on the PlayStation 4 is going to require players to have a PlayStation Plus subscription. The policy is similar to the what Microsoft uses for Xbox 360 and Xbox One for Xbox Live Gold.
Unsurprisingly, PlayStation Plus is coming to PS4. Not only will memberships carry over from PS3 and Vita, but the well-regarded Instant Game Collection will be available at PS4's launch. On Sony's next-gen system, Plus will grant subscribers one free PS4 game each month. The first game set to be featured in this program will be a special PlayStation Plus edition of DriveClub. No details were revealed on what this version of the game will include or leave out.
Sony has announced another set of games to join PlayStation Plus' "Instant Game Collection" next week, in the midst of E3. On June 11 the line-up will include Uncharted 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and LittleBigPlanet Karting.
The PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection adds quite a number of high-profile games this month. Headlining the new additions is Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which will be available for members in tomorrow's PlayStation Store update.
Other noteworthy additions to Plus this month include IGF-winning adventure game Machinarium. You can also prepare for the superpowered-hijinx of Saints Row 4 with Saints Row: The Third.
May has arrived, and with it comes a new set of PlayStation Plus arrivals to help you avoid the nice weather. This month will be headlined by Sleeping Dogs, the open-world action game modeled after Hong Kong action movies. It's due next week, on May 7.
Before Dark Souls became a massive success, From Software released Demon's Souls--its bone-crushingly difficult predecessor. PlayStation Plus members will be able to grab it later today as part of this month's update to the Instant Game Collection.
While PlayStation Plus subscribers have regularly enjoyed free games through Sony's Instant Game Collection, they'll soon be able to get free movies as well. The EPIX app is launching on PS3 later today, and it will offer up a free weekly movie to Plus members--even if you're not a subscriber to the EPIX service.
Tomorrow's PlayStation Plus update will get a heavy dose of heavy subject matter, with Spec Ops: The Line. The anti-war polemic is joining the Instant Game Collection, alongside a few discounts. Sony has also outlined plans for other IGC games coming throughout March.
Just in time for the release of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, PlayStation Plus members will be able to enjoy one of Platinum's best games. Vanquish is a shoot 'em up that has you sliding into and over cover, as you fight ridiculous robots with even-more-ridiculous moves.
Free-to-play FPS Dust 514 is offering a free bonus to Plus members as well. The "Starter Pack" will include consumables to use in CCP's online shooter, and is a $9.99 value.
Guardians of Middle-earth wasn't directly tied to The Hobbit, but it rode the wave of excitement -- right down to certain pieces of tie-in DLC. As the movie works its way out of theaters, GOME is still going strong, and starting tomorrow PlayStation Plus subscribers can grab it for free.
After an initial volley of Vita games, PlayStation Plus has yet to offer much new for Vita owners. The service is adding Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus tomorrow, offering a real treat to those who love notoriously punishing difficulty. It comes just in time for the Vita sequel next month.
PlayStation Plus membership is already a pretty redonculous bargain, given how many free games it gets you for PS3 and Vita, but Sony has sweetened the deal further. For the next few months, buying a year's PS Plus membership will get you a bonus three months. That's three extra months of free games, discounts, and wondering why Xbox Live is still so expensive.
Tired of your black PS3? Or maybe you've been waiting for yet another console bundle? A "limited edition" Crystal White version of the console will be coming to North America on January 27, bundled with a full year of PlayStation Plus.
The "Instant Game Collection" on PlayStation Plus is getting yet another addition this week. Vigil Games' Darksiders will be "free" to download for Plus subscribers. The first game in the Zelda-inspired RPG franchise has you playing as War, one of the Horseman of the Apocalypse. People seemed to really like the game.
This week, PlayStation Plus members will be able to download two new-ish old games: Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10. These retro throwbacks aren't the only "free" goodies available to paying subscribers, however.
The God of War: Ascension beta begins this week for Plus members. To commemorate the occassion, you'll also be able to download a "Eye of Kratos" avatar as well.
The inverted tower defense game Anomaly: Warzone Earth is the next addition to PlayStation Plus, set to hit with tomorrow's PlayStation Store update.
Anomaly: Warzone Earth has you guiding a convoy through a battlefield of towers firing at it, with various upgrades, powers, and path-switching to avoid enemy fire. In other words, it's a tower-defense game if the defending towers were the villains.
In case you missed the news, God of War: Ascension will have a competitive online multiplayer mode, a first for the series. While many will undoubtedly have reservations, we found it to be pretty darn fun. PlayStation Plus members will be able to get their hands on the online offering soon, with the beta opening on January 8th.
But if you participated in The Rise of the Warrior social game, you may have earned access to said beta now. Additional bonuses are coming to players, including "exclusive DLC items," so it's not too late to join.
Another pair of games are coming to PlayStation Plus subscribers tomorrow, in the shapely forms of Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition and Rochard. If you like punching faces or, er, the voice of Duke Nukem muttering about solving physics puzzles, it's good news.
PlayStation Plus is taking a dive tomorrow, with the addition of BioShock 2 to the Instant Game Collection. The full game will be free for Plus subscribers tomorrow, which should serve as ample excuse to pick up the excellent "Minerva's Den" downloadable content, if you haven't played it yet.
If you're a PlayStation Plus member -- and if you own a PlayStation system, you really should be -- you've probably figured out that buying games is now for suckers. A new Vita bundle acknowledges this strange new reality head-on, by offering the PlayStation Plus "Instant Game Collection" feature as its major selling point.
Tomorrow's PlayStation Plus update adds six games for Vita owners. And they're pretty amazing. But even if you don't have Sony's newest handheld, Plus subscribers have something to look forward to.
Headlining tomorrow's PS3 update are two Sonic games: the HD remasters of Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 2. In addition, multiplayer tower defense/action-RPG Dungeon Defenders also joins the Instant Game Collection lineup.
Sony's premium subscription service PlayStation Plus will spread to Vita next Tuesday, Sony announced today. The cracking launch lineup of 'free' games just adds fuel to the idea that, really, you'll be perfectly happy not buying PlayStation games but simply waiting for them to hit Plus.
It's a good month to be a fan of quirky puzzle games if you're a PlayStation Plus member. Just in case last week's addition of Resident Evil 5 wasn't quite your style, this week's addition is a bit more cerebral: Quantum Conundrum for free.
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