Sony has announced changes in how they will be distributing free games on their PlayStation Plus service, and there will be two free games per platform in a monthly release.
What does that mean for the future of the service and how does that change from what it's like now? Currently, one to two games are released every Tuesday, and a new PlayStation 4 game is generally released at the beginning of the month. In this new format, that means two free PS4 games will now be available.
The move is great for both sides. Sony doesn't have to mess with releasing a free game on a weekly basis. Gamers won't have to wait until they see a game they like on a list that's released at the end of the previous month.
In the past, Sony would release the full list of games being released for the following month. Now, instead of those being staggered through each Tuesday, gamers can just pick them all up on the first Tuesday of each month.
Here's the full installment of games for both the United States and Europe in the month of June:
PS4
- Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate
- Trine 2: The Complete Story
PS3
- NBA 2K14
- Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (US)
- Lone Survivor (Europe)
VITA
- Terraria (US)
- Mutant Mudds Deluxe (US)
- Dragon's Crown (Europe)
- Surge Deluxe (Europe)
Constant stables of the Instant Game Collection, such as Uncharted 3 and XCOM Enemy Unknown, should be picked up before its too late. Those games that have been free for almost a year now will likely be taken off the service fairly soon.
It's a bummer to see Dragon's Crown not on the US shores, but don't be surprised to see that as a free game this summer. I bought it while on sale on the PSN, and it doesn't disappoint.
I'll definitely look to pick up the NBA game as I skipped out on it this season (although it would have been better as a PS4 freebie) and since I could never get into Terraria on my mobile Android phone, perhaps I'll get into it on the Vita.
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