February's free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers: Remember Me, Metro: Last Light, and more

Those that still haven't subscribed to PlayStation Plus may finally cave in after Sony released their list of free games their offering in February for the PlayStation platforms.

The PlayStation Blog announced the games for North America on Thursday. Here are the games that will be available, spread out through the entire month..

• Outlast (PS4, previously announced)
• Remember Me (PS3)
• Metro: Last Light (PS3)
• Payday 2 (PS3)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (Vita)
• ModNation Racers: Road Trip (Vita)

New games will be available every Tuesday, but no official dates are ever announced.

Next month is an unbelievable deal; all of those games are quality titles that didn't receive much attention when they were released. There's an abundance of fighting and racing games for Vita owners that have subscribed to PS+. I haven't played MNR: RT yet, but that's likely the weakest offering in the batch. Especially with Sonic All-Star Racing Transformed was available for free recently.

For those that haven't purchased a PS+ subscription, think of it this way. If these games were all purchased on Amazon today, that total price would be $119.92. PS+ is $50 a year. It's an unbelievable service that offers a wide variety of titles; for those that purchase PlayStation for that variety like myself, it's a must have.

Worst case scenario, players can always download the games they already purchased for back up when they're available for free, or they can just sell their physical copy for a little cash to put into the PS+ subscription price.

Next month has my full attention. What game are you looking forward to the most?

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'Outlast' free on PlayStation 4 with PlayStation Plus in February

The PlayStation 4 version of Outlast will be free for all PlayStation Plus subscribers this February.

Outlast is developed by Red Barrels, and they announced on Facebook that their survival horror game would be free on the PS4 edition only

This game will be a port of the PC release last September. On the Gamespot review, Outlast received a 7 out of 10, citing "beautiful, ominous environments" and the "absence of weapons requires smart uses of hiding spots" in a "fascinating story told through documents and notes." However, some bad notes on the game include a lack of variety in enemy encounters and "nonhuman enemies are not as scary."

I think this is a good move for Sony to make it free exclusive to PS4. While it's not a system seller, it will be another game that will be released for free on the new console.

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