Once upon a time, it was free to play multiplayer games on Sony’s flagship home console – but the PlayStation 4 has changed all of that. The platform holder sneakily announced during its E3 2013 press conference that you’ll need to pay in order to play its next-gen system online, and considering the popularity of PlayStation Plus at the time, very few complained.
There have been some criticisms aimed at the quality of the service of late, but by and large, it still remains an excellent value proposition – even if we did wish that multiplayer was free. Still, we suppose that our wish will be granted for one weekend only, as the Japanese giant has announced that it will be holding a free multiplayer event.
Starting from 12:00AM PST (08:00AM BST) on Friday, 26th September, the manufacturer will be lifting its next-gen system’s paywall for an entire weekend, meaning that you’ll be able to play titles such as Destiny and FIFA 15 online without requiring an active subscription. You’ll have until 00:00AM PST (08:00AM BST) on Monday, 29th September to give things a whirl.
We can’t imagine that there are an enormous amount of PS4 owners that don’t have an active PlayStation Plus membership, but we suppose that this entire initiative is designed to show those few what they’re missing out on. Have you refused to subscribe to Sony’s premium subscription service? Tell us why in the comments section below.
[source blog.eu.playstation.com, via blog.us.playstation.com]
Comments 9
I'm down for that, it's only once a yr. as long as there are freebies 😁😁😁
PS+ is great value for money, at £5 and a couple of free games each month, even if these games don't appel to everyone (i'm one of these people the only game's i've enjoyed are dead nation and don't starve) I can't complain, keep up the good work This could be quite a shrewd move after Destiny's flawless launch, the more people using PS+ the better.
I wanna know if il get 2 free days when my sub runs out cus ive had ps plus since the day i had my ps4 so why should i pay and others get it free hmmm
@xMEADx Definitely agree with what you said. This is also a move to get more people on board for PS+ which is a good strategy to do. I also think the value of PS+ is really good, as some people don't like the smaller games, I have no complaints about them. Some are good, some games suck, and some are just awesome. Sony has really been kicking #@! lately.
Love the PS+ service. I get an annual sub for Xmas so it's really all free for me too!
Looks to me like out of the 10 million there's still a lot of people of line with ps plus. It's good deal and fair and gives the vita a bit more to play around with.
@mikey85: Cause SOny doesnt have to convince you to buy it. That's all this is is a marketing ploy to get more subs.
Still it's nice for those you are on the fence with it and want to try it.
i don't know why anybody wouldn't have ps+ anyway,
for a minuscule £1.50 a week you get free games, discounts, and
online play. It's a bargain.
Sony I'd like my two free days at the end of my script please Thank You
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