Sony’s PlayStation Plus service has proven to be incredibly popular with fans. And while some months are better than others, it’s always exciting to learn of the next batch of free games for the service. Unsurprisingly, Sony is continuing itsPS Plusservice on its upcoming PlayStation 5 console when it releases on November 12, and some of the early announcements about it may give fans an idea of what to expect from PS Plus on the PS5 on a long-term basis.
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Here is how the previously announced free PS Plus games for PS5 may reveal Sony’s bigger plans for the service on the new console.
What We Know About PS5 PS Plus So Far
PS5 Games on the Service Longer
Based on how Sony is handlingBugsnaxandDestruction AllStars, it certainly seems as though free PS Plus games will be available on PS5 for a longer period than they are on PS4. For the uninitiated, PS4 PS Plus games are available for about a month at a time, and so extending their availability for two months is quite the departure from the norm. Since the PS5 will have a relatively small library of games when compared to the PS4, at least at first, it makes sense for Sony to stretch out the free games, as otherwise it could burn through them rather quick. This could also explain why there’s only one free PS Plus game for November 2020, as opposed to the two free games that PS4 gamers are used to getting each month.
Something that potentially throws a wrench in these plans is the fact that there is a month gap betweenBugsnaxleaving PS Plus andDestruction AllStarsjoining the service. It seems highly unlikely that Sony is just going to let January come and go with no new free PS Plus games for PS5 owners, so one has to imagine thatsomethingwill be coming to the service in the interim betweenBugsnaxandDestruction AllStars.
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It’s possible thatBugsnaxandDestruction AllStarsare unique situations, and that’s why they are going to be free on PS Plus for two months instead of one. After all,Bugsnaxis the very first PS5 PS Plus game, whereasDestruction AllStarswas once aPS5 exclusive launch title, only to find itself delayed to next year at the last minute. Then again, whatever game will be added to the free PS Plus games lineup for PS5 in January of 2021 may be the exception to the rule, with the games staying on the service for two month intervals from February onward.
More “Day 1” Releases
Sony seems to be bolstering PS Plus in general when it comes to the PS5. Not only will this potentially come in the form of more day 1 debuts, but also through the PS Plus Collection. Along with the games that were previously announced for the service, it was recently confirmed thatCall of Duty: Black Ops 3andCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogywill also be available to PS5 owners thanks to the PS Plus Collection and the console’s backward compatibility with PS4 titles.
PS4 Games
Eventually, though, free PS4 games will likely be phased out of PS Plus. As some may recall, PS Plus used to include free PS3 and PS Vita games on top of the free PS4 offerings every month, until Sony decided to focus exclusively on PS4. Until that happens, it seems as though PS5 owners will be getting the most bang for their buck when it comes to PlayStation Plus subscriptions, as they will not only be able to redeem the free PS5 games, but the free PS4 titles as well.
Of course, fans should keep in mind that all of this is mainly just speculation at this time. It’s possible that Sony itself doesn’t have all itsPS5 PS Plus plansset in stone just yet, and so fans should standby for more information.
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