August 31 was a shockingly informative day forPS Plus, as while Sony was expected to reveal the free games for September 2022, the company also revealed the Extra and Premium games too. It has been spacing these announcements out, so it’s not sure why Sony pushed them all at once, but it does seem fans are complaining. ThePS Plus Extra and Premium games for September 2022includeDeathloop,a couple of Ubisoft titles, theSly Cooper collection, a couple of PSP games, and many more (for a total of 17 games added on September 20). Meanwhile, the Essential tier of games will be available beginning on the 6th.
ThePS Plus free games for September 2022includeNeed for Speed Heat(PS4),Toem(PS5), andGranblue Fantasy: Versus(PS4). At first glance, it seems like standard fare for the lowest subscription tier, butNeed for Speed Heat’s inclusion is interestingly timed.
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PS Plus and a New Need for Speed Game
Usually,PS Plusgames are just randomly selected titles, but there seems to be some subtext or underlying expectation in them from time to time. This could be because the game is expected to be a viral hit (likeRocket LeagueorFall Guys), that the selected game is pushing a different PS Plus tier (likeGod of War’s recent inclusion), or that something is happening with the franchise soon. The best example of this, perhaps, isBattlefield 5.Sony and EA included this title in the free games for May 2021 and, one month later,Battlefield 2042was revealed. At the time, “Battlefield 6” rumors were rampant, and includingBattlefield 5only increased the hype for that.
So, it’s interesting to seeNeed for Speed Heaton PS Plus Essential while rumors about the next game are everywhere. Fans are so excited that a recentDragon Agepost by EA was overtaken by fans asking aboutNeed for Speed. Indeed, rumors suggest that the nextNeed for Speedgame will be revealed soon (aligning perfectly with theBattlefield 5/2042rumors and PS Plus situation from May) and that it was internally delayed into December. IfNeed for Speedis going to follow the exact same path asBattlefield,then it’ll likely be revealed in October (asBattlefield 2042was revealed one month afterBattlefield 5’s inclusion on PS Plus).
That would be incredibly late for a game reveal, especially one coming in 2022, but stranger things have happened. Perhaps it’ll actually be revealed sometime this September, but what’s clear is that anyone interested in the newNeed for Speedrumorscan check outHeaton PS Plus to revisit the franchise’s last pit stop.
PS Plussubscribers get a handful of games every month.
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