It was recently pointed out by Reddit user kabirsingh84 that 12 of the 20 PS Plus Collection games have been available as monthly free games as well. Admittedly, most of these came before the PS Plus Collection was introduced, but there are a couple that were added later. For example,Days GoneandMortal Kombat Xwere free PS Plus games in 2021, even though both were already available to claim through the PS Plus Collection.
Since over half of the PS Plus Collection games have been given away as free PS Plus games, it stands to reason that the rest are strong candidates for the program as well. The PS Plus Collection games that haven’t been given away as part of the monthly free PS Plus games so far includeBattlefield 1,Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy,Fallout 4,Final Fantasy 15,God of War,Persona 5,Resident Evil 7, andThe Last Guardian.
PlayStation exclusive games likeGod of WarandThe Last Guardianseem like givens for free PS Plus games, though some of the other titles may be less likely. After all,Fallout 4is now owned by Xbox, and so it’s possible that will create hurdles that make it difficult for Sony to give it away as one of its free PS Plus games.Microsoft is also in the process of acquiring Activision Blizzard, which could makeCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogytricky as well.
It’s easy to believe that the other games could very well come to PlayStation Plus at some point down the line. Multiple EA games have been given away as part of the free PS Plus games program, withUFC 4being one of thefree PS Plus games for February 2022, soBattlefield 1seems like an obvious choice. Not to mention Sony has strong relationships withFinal Fantasy 15publisher Square Enix andResident Evil 7publisher Capcom, so it certainly wouldn’t be out of the question for those games to come to PS Plus at some point, especially if it’s to help promoteFinal Fantasy 16or a newResident Evilgame.
In the meantime, fans are waiting to hear about thefree PS Plus games for March 2022. Sony typically announces new PS Plus games on the last Wednesday of each month, so fans should learn more about next month’s lineup in a matter of days. It will be interesting to see if any of the PS Plus Collection games are included or if it will be all titles that are brand-new to the PlayStation Plus free games lineup.
As it stands, there are some rumors about what the free PS Plus games for March 2022 will entail, though nothing official has been announced just yet. One of the big rumors is that one of the free PS Plus games for March 2022 is going to beConan Chop ChoporLittle Orpheus, as both games are set to launch on March 1 and neither are available for pre-order through the PlayStation Store at this time. While there have been some exceptions, Sony has usuallygiven away one brand-new game with its PS Plus offeringsever since the PlayStation 5 launched, but it’s always possible that it will break away from that pattern.
