PlayStation Plus Quietly Rolls Out Controversial Change Alongside June Free Games
GAMINGbible • • technology
Key Points:
- PlayStation Plus announced its June free game lineup, featuring seven titles for the Extra tier and one for the Premium tier, with Gitaroo Man as the sole Premium addition.
- Unlike previous months, PlayStation is staggering the release dates of these games in select regions (US, UK, Japan), with titles becoming available on different days rather than all at once.
- Sonic X Shadow Generations was released immediately, followed by Final Fantasy XVI and Gitaroo Man on 16 June, Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Life is Strange: Double Exposure on 23 June, and Farming Simulator 25, Black Desert, and Blades of Fire on 30 June.
- This new staggered rollout approach resembles Xbox Game Pass's method and aims to deliver new games more frequently, though it does not increase the total number of games offered.
- PlayStation is conducting this trial in select markets to gauge subscriber reaction before deciding if the staggered release schedule will become a permanent feature.