The new PlayStation Plus: A disappointment on an okay level

The new PlayStation Plus: A disappointment on an okay level

who mean read the last column on the subject, who knows: I was very much hoping that Sony would use the last few weeks before the switch from PlayStation Plus to build up a games library across all PlayStation generations, which would also not include the coming Day 1 new additions in the coming months can compete with Microsoft’s Game Pass. The conversion has now been completed and I am now a PS Plus premium customer instead of PS Plus (and was able to test all the advantages of the service). In the following I will tell you why I am disappointed at an okay level.

The variety of games at Extra

The promise of the new extra tariff was a simple one: there should be up to 400 of the most entertaining PS4 and PS5 games. In addition, of course, there are all the advantages of Essential, which corresponds to the old PlayStation Plus service, i.e. the monthly available games, exclusive discounts or the online multiplayer functions. This tariff probably corresponds most closely to the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offer, which is also priced at a comparable level (13.99 euros versus 12.99 euros per month).

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PS Plus June 2022 | The free games in June

Which of the two game libraries suits you best is of course highly subjective. I, for example, am a frequent player thanks to my job and private passion. Away from phases where I’m bogged down in an online role-playing game for weeks and months, I feel comfortable in a variety of genres. Year after year I even try to play at least the most important new releases (even if I don’t always succeed).

Accordingly, I already know many games from the Game Pass and the PlayStation Plus extra tariff. Still, Extra is probably the flavor I’m happiest with on the new PlayStation Plus (though certainly not super happy). With Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Returnal and Spider-Man: Miles Morales there are at least a few blockbuster titles that I still want to catch up on. There are also a whole series of smaller games like the MediEvil new edition or Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, for which I haven’t had the time so far.

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But I stick by the fact that important PlayStation pillars like Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart or Gran Turismo 7 would have given the whole extra area a completely different value. In addition, the library of more than 300 games is artificially inflated by a whole lot of meager filling material and the almost complete “Playstation Plus Collection” for PS5 customers. And some of the potential highlights such as Shadow Warrior 3 or Red Dead Redemption 2 will soon disappear again (on July 5th, 2022 and September 20th, 2022 respectively).

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PS Plus Extra & Premium | OPINION | 700 games and still a meager selection

Big disappointment at Premium

I’m really disappointed with the most expensive PlayStation tariff, Premium, because Sony could have positioned itself clearly ahead of Microsoft here with the retro offer for the “old” PlayStation generations. There are some highlights like the God of War series, Red Dead Redemption, some parts of the Resident Evil series, Resistance 3, some retro adventures with Ratchet & Clank, Puppeteer or Infamous.

On the other hand, however, an incredible number of games that simply belong in this list are missing. Here are just a few examples from the PS3 era: Metal Gear Solid 4, Little Big Planet 1 and 2, Journey, Flower and Killzone 3. Or Wipeout HD, Heavenly Sword, Gran Turismo 5 and Sly Cooper: Time Chase. I would have loved to have played in Uncharted: Golden Abyss, but games from the PSP era are scarce anyway. With Echocrome, only one PSP game has made it into Premium’s library.

And the PSOne generation also looks poor: Where are Tekken 3, Soul Blade, Dead or Alive, Ambition, Grandia, Breath of Fire III + IV, Chrono Cross, Alundra, Final Fantasy Tactics, Vandal Hearts, Heart of Darkness , Twisted Metal, Road Rash 3D, Driver, Tony Hawk’s Skateboarding, Silent Hill, Parasite Eve, Dino Chrisis, Legacy of Kain, Soul Reaver, Nightmare Creatures, Tenchu, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Solid, Colony Wars and G-Police?

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