PlayStation Plus subscribers concerned over March free games lineup and beyond

PlayStation Plus subscribers are noticing a pattern with the Essential tier monthly games, and it’s making them worried for the future.

It’s been an exciting month for PlayStation fans so far. News recently broke about Xbox exclusives like Starfield being ported over to the PlayStation 5, and there was the exciting release of The Last Of Us Part II Remastered and its accompanying documentary.

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Now to put a bit of a damper on things is the harsh reality that PlayStation Plus’ Essential games are seemingly getting worse and worse in terms of variety.

Fans keep a careful eye out for the subscription service’s new arrivals, and have come to the startling realisation that the last three months have been severely lacking in PlayStation 4 games. This was pointed out by kabirsingh84 who said: “Three consecutive Essential games months had one PS4 only game. Could this be a new trend for the future?”

It’d be a huge disappointment if that were the case, as despite it being available for years many are yet to upgrade to Sony’s shiny new console.

Commenting on the PS5 games added to the service, one user said it’s only natural for it to prioritise the new, upgraded versions of the games, saying “PS4 is a console from 2013, PS5 from 2020. We can state easily that from now on there will be more and more PS5 only games … it’s matter of fact that “newer” games will be for the new console.”

Another user pointed out that just because the games say PS5 on the cover doesn’t mean they won’t work on PS4, as many can play them with their current console and simply “upgrade to a PS5” version when they get a new console.

Finally one user said if there’s ever a game that won’t work on the PS4, users can still “add PS5 games to your library every month with the PlayStation app.”

It’s not all doom and gloom, after all more potential PS5 games offered through PlayStation Plus opens the door for more heavy-hitting exclusives, like God Of War or Marvel’s Spider-Man.