Sony has revealed February 2019's PlayStation Plus games, and with the announcement, the company has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Gunhouse, Rogue Aces, and Divekick are the service's last ever PlayStation 3 and Vita titles.
This news shouldn't come as a surprise if you've been keeping up, as Sony first stated that the end was nigh for the two ageing platforms back in February last year. Starting in March 2019, only PlayStation 4 games will be up for grabs if you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber.
It's currently unclear whether Sony is looking to replace PS3 and Vita offerings with something else. The company did just announce that cloud storage space for members is increasing from 10GB to 100GB, but we're surely many would argue that's not exactly an even trade.
Honestly, we reckon Sony's just going to dish out two PS4 games a month and leave it at that, so we'd recommend not getting your hopes up. You've got to remember that the PS5 is on the horizon, and PlayStation Plus is bound to go through another change to accommodate the next-gen console.
Still, let us know your thoughts on this potentially touchy topic in the comments section below.
[source blog.eu.playstation.com]
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People will think that Sony will add PS4 more games but in all likelihood their dropping PS3/Vita cos people weren't redeeming the games anymore so no real value will probably be lost beyond March.
This month's content isn't that remarkable to me outside of the increased storage. But i am looking forward to next month.
I'm curious if dropping PS3 and Vita will increase the quality of PS4 free games or not. I could just as easily see us continuing to get mediocrity while Sony saves money.
What would be nice is if they could offer you a choice of a free Ps Now game or Movie Rental for that month period from March onwards, or maybe bigger discounts on sale games for PS+ members
Man, I guess I was in the minority cuz I was redeeming absolutely everything. I still play Vita often and mess with my PS3 occasionally too. Upping the cloud storage doesn't do much at all for me so if it's going to be just 2 PS4 games...meh? Doesn't seem all that fair. That said I won't get rid of PS Plus cuz I like all the loads of games I've acquired over the years.
Oh and Gunhouse looks sweet so rockin!
Rest in peace! I remember when I first got PS Plus, right at the start of it...good times I had with some games!
Also...it's really the end of the Vita! It helped me through the first year of university, kept me sane!
Will PS4 have more than 2 games now?
Maybe they'll add VR games or an extra PS4 game or something. Or maybe we'll just get less games now. Yeah that one probably.
Somebody needs to move the "L" in that PS+ slogan pic so it works better for the article. 😫
Won't be renewing 'til I find out what they're doin'.
That's MY new PS+ slogan. 😁
Well, we all knew it'd happen eventually, but giving people MGS4 for free on your way out the door?
...isn't it?
Mmm hope we get some ps2 classics in the future but the dram would be a 20€ subscription just for multiplayer and cloud storage
Only MGS4 is the most worthy out of the bunch. Other than that, I'm disappointed with the rest. If I were to give PS Plus on PS3 and Vita, I would have given the PS3 MGS4 and Uncharted 2, while for the Vita Soul Sacrifice and P4 Golden. But hey, that's just me.
@AdamNovice or they're just stopping PS3 and Vita games because they are running out of publishers willing to agree to add them
@Ryumoau They better up the quality, since Games With gold continues to offer xbox one, 360 and OG xbox games. They're just going to make the service look worse by comparison if not.
@Freakdahouse I would love to know how many people complaining still have a PS3.
I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to boost vr, maybe give one vr title in addition to the ps4 games every 3 months or so to start with.
All good things must come to an end i guess, although i am disapointed i wont be getting Vita games in March (i thought they would have included next month). Im not partucularly impressed that i will be paying 50 for less content, and i would consider not renewing, if it wasnt for the fact i want access to the vast library of vita games that havr been included over the years
I’ve not had Plus for a year now and not really missed it, the discounts were the only good bit since I stopped playing Destiny and my game buying has slowed down a bit in the past year so it’s not worth having a sub.
I’m sure i’ll reup when PS5 drops.
2 ps4 titles and VR title
What will be interesting though is what will happen to PS+ games on PS3 for all those that only own a PS3 and/or Vita. Will they they give them away 'free' so they are not dependent on owning a PS+ account? I don't know what percentage of gamers have a PS+ subscription but not a PS4. If they cancel their subscription due to not getting any free games, what happens to the access of the PS+ titles.
It's not a concern for me as I didn't bother with PS+ until I bought my PS4 and since owning my PS4, I haven't bothered with my PS3. I know a lot will be unhappy if they can't play their PS3 games without a PS+ subscription or without an internet connection if/when Sony do turn off support. At least all my games are 'playable' - maybe not fully as the MP component won't work but MP is reliant on other people being online so if no-one is online, you can't play MP anyway.
You never owned the games, just a licence to play as long as you subscribe and remain online so it would seem that access to these games will soon end one way or another - either because people cancel PS+ or Sony turn off internet support...
My PS3 and Vita are just dust collectors at this point anyways.
Sony having been giving away poor PS3 and vita games for a long time. They gave up a long time ago.
I still playing my ps3 everyday .too many games on my ps3.word up son g.o.a.t.
@BAMozzy I'm assuming it will be the same as any other game you have through PS+, you won't have access to them once you stop subscribing. I think there is a period of grace where you still access the games if your sub expires, like a week or something. I don't think Sony will be offering free games like you mentioned and I've not seen anything to back that up.
Will miss the Vita offerings for sure. Am dreading when they stop allowing downloads from my account.
@JohnnyShoulder Of course that makes sense - I can still see people being 'upset' if they have to keep paying for a subscription to keep playing PS3/Vita games and not getting anything in return if they don't own a PS4. I can see people getting upset if/when Sony turn off internet support to the PS3 and those PS+ games become unplayable too.
Its obvious to me that the games have a 'finite' playability (unless Sony change the licence on these games) as they are 'yours' to play as long as you maintain your PS+ subscription and keep your console connected to the internet. However, there will be a lot that think they are entitled to these games 'permanently' as they have paid a lot of money to Sony for PS+ - you know what a lot of people are like...
@Rudy_Manchego
Oh man, I'll be so gutted when they drop all support for vita. Hoping they keep it online for at least a few years yet.
@Flaming_Kaiser that would be interesting, I still have mine because of no BC on ps4, and still have a huge backlog of games on ps3.
Xbox Live Gold has them beat now, it's cheaper and has 6 games a month as opposed to 2.
Personally I think Sony dropped the ball on the last year for ps+ on PS3 and Vita they could have released some better titles each month. Because there's really no need to buy plus if you only have a PS3 now just only for the games and what way to say thank you for your support here's some triple A and great indie titles to play. If they can end it with MGS4 they could have done a bit better in previous month's too.
RIP PS3/Vita games being available with PS+.
I redeemed pretty much everything, so should I ever get another PS3 I'll have an expansive library.
It's a shame they didn't retire the Vita from + with any particular fanfare, Divekick is a great game and all - but they could've thrown out something a bit more substantial.
A VR game every other month would be nice
@kyleforrester87 Yeah I let mine run down 3 months ago and not missed it. Mainly was because I got PS Now for £59.99 for a year in a sale and found that all the games end up on there within a month anyway so no real need to have both services. I'm not really an online gamer either so no issues here. Like you, may be worth revisiting when PS5 comes out.
It'll certainly be interesting what happens from next month. I imagine they will just give out two PS4 games from now on. Not sure what these people are on about that we should now expect 'better' games. What better games? I mean, they're not likely to start giving out GTA V or Spiderman or GoW or RDR2 just because they're now not giving out £10 worth of PS3 and Vita indie games.
The fact of the matter is, Steep, For Honour, Hitman etc ARE big AAA releases. What do people expect above and beyond games like that? That's not to mention in the past having received MGSV, Knack, Infamous, GoW3, Destiny 2, Mafia 3, Rayman Legends, XCOM 2 etc.
@IBeAGamer Whilst I will agree Gold is cheaper, it doesn't offer 6 games a month but 4 - 2 of which are XB1 only titles whilst the other two are older (360/OG Xbox) but permanently yours regardless of Gold subscription status and playable on XB1. For owners of the latest generation consoles only, Gold certainly represents the 'better' value. Its immaterial if it 'beats' PS+ or not, if you don't own both, you still have to pay whatever the price is if you want 'any' of the benefits - inc Online Gaming. - and if you don't want the games, benefits of in store discounts etc, the value of each drops. Over the course of a year, the 'value' of games you are able to play equates to well over the price you pay - regardless of which is more expensive - and therefore you do get 'great' value for that.
@Imagremlin Its that kind of self-entitled BS that I was expecting with regards to PS3/Vita games. I don't think Sony 'should' gift unrestricted licences to these old games. People NEVER bought the games and paid for unrestricted but conditional access and continued to pay for that privilege. By Unrestricted, I am referring to access of the whole game at any time as long as you met the conditions - such as having an active PS+ subscription and connected to online for verification of the status of your PS+ subscription. If any of those conditions are not met, those games are not accessible and so that SHOULD continue.
As I said, people never paid for those games, never 'owned' those games but were able to 'rent' them essentially. You have indefinitely borrowed all these games and at some point, you have to give them back - either when you yourself cancel your PS+ account OR if Sony decide to turn off online support - meaning that the check to see if you have the right to play by having an Active PS+ subscription cannot be performed and so you lose access. Its different on XB360 of course as those games are gifted to you unconditionally...
Those games have NEVER been owned - unlike digital purchases which will allow owners to continue to play. If you have uninstalled those games, when Sony do turn off online access, people will lose those games but until then, you can still redownload and play. If those games are 'important' to the owner, then download them before that happens.
Digital games have NO value other than to the person/account they were bought on. It makes NO difference in terms of value if you were to sell a console with no games or a console with 100 digitally purchased games - unless you sell your account - which also includes all your game progress, trophies, friends list, wallet, and personal data linked to that account.
The PS+ games belong to the Devs/publishers and Sony have an agreement to give conditional license to subscribers of PS+. Even if you buy a game, that game still belongs to the Devs/Publishers so what you are actually purchasing is just a licence to access that game. Physical based games (Disc, Cartridge etc) come with a 'general' licence and if you trade that 'game' you are actually trading your 'general' licence. That is why you need a Physical disc to play the game as the licence is held on that. With Digital games, you get an account locked Licence which cannot (currently) be traded individually. That does mean though that ANY compatible device that you sign in on will enable you to download and play that title but even if the game is stored on the console, anyone else who doesn't own a 'personal' licence cannot play it. Therefore if you sell a console with 100 digital games saved on the HDD, they are totally worthless to anyone else.
Its that misconception that people think they are purchasing a 'game' and therefore own it to play anytime or sell/trade. They only own a license - whether that's general (like Physical games come with), Account locked (like Digital games come with inc XB360/OG GwG games) or conditional (like PS+ games, XB1 Gold or Game Pass games). These licences can expire or be blocked (banned players for breaching T&C's) removing access to the games.
In the future, they could have the games stored in the cloud and sell you just a 'licence' to access the game - nothing on a disc but that general licence and as soon as you put the disc in, you can access the game without any installation or downloading. If you sell the 'disc' you are selling just your general licence to access it and not the 'game code'. Point is, the code is only on Discs to give gamers the code to install but to access it, you must have a licence. The code is actually worthless to anyone as it never belongs to them (unless you also happen to be the Dev/Publisher) but the Licence can have value - that's essentially what you are buying, what the Publishers are selling.
@Freakdahouse I still have a lot of PS3 games but i just dont want to make the effort. 😁
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