At this point, the rebranding ofPS Plusand the new structured tier system as a way to compete with Xbox Game Pass is Sony’s worst-kept secret. Many reliable insiders began to share information after its initial reporting, and foregoing a minor detail here or there, there’s a lot already known about thePS Plus upgrade/Xbox Game Pass competitor.
Still, nothing is official quite yet. Sony could change any number of things about it, including the game access, price points, demos, and so on. It’s well within Sony’s power to cancel it too, but in looking at thefree PS Plus games for March 2022, it’s pretty clear this upgrade is still on Sony’s mind.
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PS Plus Free Games for March 2022 – An Odd Arrangement
Then, there’sGrand Theft Auto Onlinewhich is confusing for a lot of fans.GTA Onlinewas announced as a PS Plus gameback when it was releasing in November, got delayed, got a new release date, is still free for PlayStation Players for three months, but it’s not clear if PS Plus is required for that aspect…though PS Plus is required to play. Nonetheless, it’s somehow remotely connected. Then, there’sGhost of Tsushima: Legends, which is labeled as a “bonus game.”
It would be odd to call it a bonus game when PS Plus has given away four core games before, a second PS5 game in one month before, and there doesn’t seem to be any special stipulations for it. The only real benefit that the “bonus game” gives PS Plus is a bigger sense of reward, which given nothing else really fits, could be a shift into the comingPS Plus Project Spartacus Upgrade.
How Language Shifts May Indicate The Coming PS Plus Upgrade
This month, fans noticed on the PS Plus image change to say “available this month at no extra cost” instead of “available for PS Plus members.” There’s really no reason to change this, but for a time, it was. It was likely a small aspect of the upgrade accidentally being pushed through, since PS Plus would need to be better defined if there were tiers. There have been a few other odds and ends too, all pointing toward this coming tier system. This bonus game likely does so too. Again, there’s no reason to label aPS Plus game as a bonus game given its history, and doing so would only make sense if “bonuses” were a regular part of PS Plus—which, they are not.
So, whether it’s bonus demos, bonus access, or a bonus game based on the tier of Project Spartacus, it’s all hard to imagine how this works. But, it would not be surprising to see this newPS Plussubscription service use the word “bonus” quite a bit.
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