February 2023's PS+ Essential games announced

[Yuna4353]

Have mafia DE on my Series x so proabley will claim it just to have it on playstaion other than that not really nothing for me really but not a bad month 

[MarcusPunisher]

Might actually start pursuing Destiny 2 100% not that the DLC is free. Also, already got a platinum of Evil Dead for PS5, but not for PS4. 

 

[yowzagabowza]

Well I don't even have a slight interest in any game on the list aside from OlliOlli, but I would have bought the complete edition during the Holiday Sale if I wanted it. The trophy list and time commitment to plat turned me off the game before I even played it. Oh well.

 

I have PSVR2 pre-ordered plus a few backlogged games so it's not like I need a game this month anyway 

[LastMinuteSavior]

1 hour ago, blue_blur_98 said:

Has a paid DLC pack ever been offered as a PlayStation Plus freebie before this? I think this may be a first.

 

It surely is unusual, if nothing else. They must really need fresh blood on those servers.

 

 

[Juzota]

Looks good especially OlliOlli and Mafia.

[RedDevil757]

6 hours ago, GUDGER666 said:

Absolute garbage imo. Mafia looks great but I deleted it after 60sec due to input lag. No interest in Olli, Evil Dead no thanks sick of getting dead online only games. And a 2+yr old Destiny 2 DLC wtf. Essentials is more like an advertising service now. 

I'm someone that seems to be really sensitive to input lag and I must say I didn't feel any on Mafia. What console did you play on? I played the digital version on ps5 maybe that made a difference

[AgentSmiz]

Seems like a solid month, if true. 

Nothing jumps out personally as a "Download and play as soon as they're available!!!" type of game but they're all ones I'll add to the library. Evil Dead was free on the EPG a while back and a few of my mates picked it up then. Given it's got crossplay, it's the sort of game a bunch of us can play, regardless of platform.

Olli Olli and Mafia will definitely be added to the library in case I get the hankering to ever play them. Destiny 2 stuff means nothing to me but I'm glad that those that do enjoy it get the content.

[MD_91]

Will definintely get around to playing OlliOlli and Mafia at some point so this is a good month for me

[JediKnight_327]

I thought they'd stop putting PS Now games in PS+ after the tier update ?

Edited January 30, 2023 by JediKnight_327

[Infected Elite]

meh. Beat Mafia way back when it originally released. Its good but I'm not going to play it again. Its on my shelf. No interest in Olli or Evil Dead. Havent touched Destiny 2 but ill take the free DLC i guess just in case.

 

Either way, i normally add everything to my account but yeah nothing special for me this month. At least LiS: BTS was last month. 

[starcrunch061]

Somewhat uninteresting lineup for me. Never had much interest in Mafia or OlliOlliWorld games. Maybe Evil Dead, just because I like the movie franchise.

[Jelly Soup]

One of the few months where I don't have any interest in the offered titles. Might try Mafia for the hell of it.

[BloodyRutz]

On 1/29/2023 at 9:17 PM, LastMinuteSavior said:

 

It surely is unusual, if nothing else. They must really need fresh blood on those servers.

 

 

 

I doubt it. It has more to do with Sony owning Bungie now and the upcoming DLC at the end of February. I know people wish this game to fail for some reason but that does not seem to be happening any time soon.

 

Edited January 31, 2023 by BloodyRutz

[da-Noob123]

Only thing of interest for me is Mafia. That said, I will probably never get around to it as I have had 3 for years without touching it. Ah well, Chalk up one more for backlog.

[HansPatat050]

Heads up all, complaints about the race on classic difficulty in Mafia incoming ?

 

[jonesey46]

Olli Olli World seems like fun. Need a good meaty indie game to sink my teeth into  

[The_Jigsaw_Cult]

On 30/1/2023 at 1:35 AM, SpaceIsDandy said:

All the mafia games were 100% on plus until they were removed a few months ago. Evil dead is a weird choice for feb though 

New movie coming out for Evil Dead soon so that’s probally why they put this on plus to drum up interest 

[LastMinuteSavior]

Confirmed

 

 

Blog post

 

Edited February 1, 2023 by LastMinuteSavior

[Mr_Tenno777]

Does the Beyond Light stuff in Destiny 2 offer anything to make curtain trophies easier?

[LastMinuteSavior]

From blog post:

 

We also wanted to provide an update on the PlayStation Plus Collection that has been offered as a benefit to PlayStation Plus members on PS5 since 2020. On May 9 the PlayStation Plus Collection will no longer be offered.

 

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Gotta make time to play Crash Bandicoot while I can.

 

Edited February 1, 2023 by LastMinuteSavior

[UnboundedCash99]

W

[Squarevii87]

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Edited February 2, 2023 by Squarevii87

[Lance_87]

39 minutes ago, LastMinuteSavior said:

From blog post:

 

We also wanted to provide an update on the PlayStation Plus Collection that has been offered as a benefit to PlayStation Plus members on PS5 since 2020. On May 9 the PlayStation Plus Collection will no longer be offered.

 

❗

?

 

Gotta make time to play Crash Bandicoot while I can.

 

 

Play? You won't lose it, just go and redeem it

 

Anyway, not a big loss for me, i'll probably miss only BF1 and Fallout 4. Bought some games, obtained others from Essentials, and others were obtained thanks to glitches. Hopefully they'll offer at least the latter on Essentials someday.

Edited February 1, 2023 by Lance_87

[ChiefMichigan]

Eh, might not play any of these. But there have been worse months. 

[LastMinuteSavior]

2 hours ago, Lance_87 said:

Play? You won't lose it, just go and redeem it

 

 

Yeah, just read it works like the games from Essentials.

 

I really gotta start reading stuff to the end.

 

Edited February 1, 2023 by LastMinuteSavior