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PlayStation Plus Premium December games are light on retro classics – again
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While Xbox has quite correctly received an abundance of criticism for itsbarren line-up of new games in 2022, Sony’s problems lie with the lack of old ones.
The newPlayStation Plus Extra and Premium gameswere announced today, and once again the line-up didn’t bring a lot in the way of retro classics from the vast PlayStation back catalogue – the key bonus feature for the Premium tier.
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For December,PlayStation Plus Premiumsubscribers will get just four additional games over Extra subscribers’ PS4 and PS5 centric line-up of 18 games. They are: Heavenly Sword (PS3), Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus (PS1), Pinball Heroes (PSP) and Ridge Racer 2 (PSP). It’s hardly enough to justify the additional outlay and the story is a familiar one.
November brought a few Ratchet & Clank games from the PS3 era, but nothing from before that. October did introduce Ultra Street Fighter 4, Yakuza 3 and 4 Remastered and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, but nothing from that much heralded first two generations of the PlayStation era.
It’s turning into a bit of a problem for Sony, which is missing expectations for its most expensive monthly subscription service, making it difficult for gamers to justify spending an extra £2.50 a month (£10.99 vs £13.49) when the Extra tier is also providing so much.
In December, Extra subscribers will get 18 games in total including some massive heavy hitters like the Middle-earth series, three Far Cry games, two Yakuza games and some good ol’ fashioned WWE rasslin’.
The list is as follows:
If we’re heading up the PlayStation Plus department at Sony, our New Year’s resolution is to ensure PS Plus Premium is loaded with the best of the PS1 and PS2 – two of the most celebrated and best selling games consoles ever made.
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Chris Smith is a freelance technology journalist for a host of UK tech publications, including Trusted Reviews. He’s based in South Florida, USA. …
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