January 2020's PlayStation Plus games have been revealed, kicking off a whole new year of technically free goodies for subscribers. With its sights potentially set on new players who have just snagged a PlayStation 4 for Christmas, Sony's offering Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and, er, Goat Simulator.
Based on what we've seen on this site and around the 'net, the reaction to this lineup has been varied. We've seen some people say that this will be their first time playing through the original PS3 Uncharted trilogy, while others reckon PS Plus is off to a weak start in 2020. It's also safe to say that as far as monetary value goes, January's duo don't add up to a whole lot of savings.
But as always, we want to know what you think. Are you happy with your PS Plus games for January 2020? Whether you love 'em or you hate 'em, vote in our polls, and then give us an honest opinion in the comments section below.
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is anyone ever happy anymore?
They're okay! I find it hard to complain about getting three Uncharted games.
I'm one of those weirdos that never played an Uncharted game. Yes I'm happy with this month's selections.
I bought the Uncharted collection for $10 or so a couple of years ago, and I won't be wasting time or money on games made for obnoxious Youtubers.
Really bad month.
Thankfully, I never resubbed.
I'm not happy with my PS Plus games, but then these aren't my PS Plus games; they're the PS Plus games for all the newcomers who got a PS4 for Christmas.
I bet they're delighted, and so I'm happy for them.
@Jimmy_G_Buckets same here! 😃
I mean, they could've been worse. Goat Simulator is better than both Days Gone and Death Stranding according to IGN.
This offering is actually very good for people that got a PS4 for Christmas.
I understand that people that subscribe PS+ for years are disappointed, but we cannot forget that there is always newcomers to the PS4 (even in the eve of PS5 launch).
I mean, it's a great selection, I'm quite happy with it. I already have these game though.
I can't complain about this, I buy a lot of games so that's on me. For the past 6 or 7 months I've only downloaded Titanfall 2 from the list of PS plus games.
I already have the Uncharted Trilogy but for those without it, then this is a great month for this collection alone.
I could care less about Goat Simulator. My brother showed it to me last year and I got bored of it within 2 minutes. There’s barely anything you can do in it and basically no objective or progression. Probably won’t even download it even with it being free lol.
So yeah nothing for me this month but happy for those who haven’t picked up the Uncharted games yet.
I've never played the Uncharted games, so this is a good month for me. But I completely get why its choice is disappointing for so many others and longtime players.
The uncharted collection is okay I guess but they are still ps3 games in the end which is weird cause the ps4 has so many great games that could have been selected
I never bought the Uncharted collection so I'll add it and maybe give the second another go or perhaps finally play through number 3. As for the other I won't be going anywhere near it
Not happy with ps plus games. This is not first bad month, last few months we got bad games or games you can find very cheap.
I canceled my membership auto renew
Btw. Ps plus 12 months is 25% of in EU. 45€
No matter how you try to spin this into something positive it's just a bad selection even for new players if they really care for this games they could easily pay 10 bucks for 3 amazing games that almost anyone who cared already played and the other is fun for like an hour and that's it
Indifference about them real really. Uncharted games aren't my thing and even my 9/11 year old think Goat Simulator looks dumb lol. Nothing to get all up and arms about for a dollar a week though. I'm sure they'll be titles I'm more interested in this year eventually!
I love the Uncharted series and looking forward to playing the original trilogy again on my Ps4. Goat Simulator might be fun after a couple of drinks.
I always have one or both of the games, but the discounts are good. I just wish I could forgo the Plus games for a discounted price or better discounts, or something.
The selection is always poor from my perspective.
@RedMan33 that's a double negative innit
The problem I have with them is we've already been given the Uncharted games with Plus on PS3.
Only ever played 1 and 4 so this is a fantastic month for me. It’s a bit rich for people to complain that they already own Uncharted, don’t they want Sony to give out first party games?
Got uncharted collection, not really interested in goat sim, but might download it for a quick look who knows might actually like it, doubt it though. Hopefully next month will be better for me personally, but i mostly get plus for discounts on games and ocassionally play online, im happy with plus as long as i manage to get 2 or 3 good games a year, discounts alone make it worth it for me, probably why i only manage to get 2 or 3 games a year from plus because i either have the games already or the games not my cup of tea, but will always add the games to library just in case i fancy playing them. Still need to give nioh a try, not sure if its my kind of game but ive heard good things so who knows maybe in a few months will buy nioh 2 lol
Let’s be real NOTHING they gave would make people happy...
Latest Star Wars game - you’d have the it’s EA you can’t pay me to play it crew and the it’s cool to hate Star Wars crew along with the slap in the face to anyone that bought it crew.
Any game in last six months would be hammered from those that bought it and those that wanna point out people bought it.
Older than a year and it’s “too old” and “everyone has played it” or it’s “been on sale” - if it’s a AAA it’s said - those that want it would have bought it and if it’s a indie it’s labelled as indie rubbish:
They literally can’t win no matter what.
I’m happy if I don’t own it and I’m happy if I own it on disk as I don’t have to change disk... also if it’s a decent game I’m happy even if I have it or finished it. Plus shouldn’t have cut from four to two but I think for sub £35 a year - (cmon who pays £50) it’s good value over the year
This is the first month I own all the games! However the Uncharted games I’ve got on disc for my PS3 and haven’t played for years, so looking forward to trying them in their remastered version, but it won’t be in the next month or two. I bough Goat Sim a few years ago as a laugh - and that’s all it is; it’s a ‘stick it on for ten minutes every now and again’ type game.
Purely viewed as a set of games from a quality perspective, the Uncharted trio are a credible offering, U2 definitely so, though for established PlayStation owners, there’s little value here. Goat Sim - even with all its’ DLC doesn’t represent great value.
This is certainly a month for new-to-PlayStation owners !
@Stocksy couldn’t agree more!
Never been a fan of the Uncharted games and Goat Simulator isn't my cup of tea. I will add them though so my son can play them if he wants but I won't touch them.
I have the disc version of Uncharted Collection now I have the digital version also. I hope to get a few laughs out of Goat Sim. I feel its a OK month overall.
Welp, everything is better than Nintendo’s Online Service. :/
Not happy for myself, I played all the uncharted games ages ago and I have no desire to play a goat simulator game.
@Neolit I have to agree I got 5 games for under a hundred quid in the sales so I'm going to be busy up until the big releases of the year!
@Ralizah the uncharted games are “made for obnoxious youtubers?”
That’s an insane statement on so many levels!
I already own most of all PSPlus games. Sony should give you only one game per month but to choose from 5-6 games. That would be fairer.
@Dodoo I was speaking of Goat Simulator.
It means I can offload my physical copy of Uncharted. And I'll probably give Goat Simulator a go for ten minutes. That's about as far as it goes though - there'll be better months this year, no doubt.
Nope...I’m sure Sony choosers the premium game most gamers already have.. I only use PSN for online gaming...what choice do we have ???..
I've played both and I'm shocked that they would deem these as a good choice for ps plus... I love uncharted don't get me wrong but i just think they could have put a better selection on for the first month of 2020! And goat simulator? Cmon! Glad my ps plus runs out this month
I want an option for a Plus without "free" games at a lower price of 30- 40 bucks.
It's not great for me, but I am excited for people who just got a PS4 for Christmas. Getting to play three Uncharted games right off the bat is awesome.
No.
For the first time I'm seriously resentful that I have to pay this in order to play Monster Hunter with my friend on the odd occasion.
I don't want to pay for PS plus again. It's a huge rip off.
Uncharted Collection - absolutely brilliant, but I've already got it.
Goat Simulator - don't have it, don't want it.
Uncharted is quality but I've already done 1 2 and 3. Tbh I have goat SIM on mobile it will be nice to mess around again with a stable FPS and a controller.
This will be another case of downloading a ps plus game and trading in the physical in uncharteds case. As for Goat simulator ive wanted to try it so while not a strong start im still downloading both games lol
I can't remember the last time I was happy with a plus game as I either have already owned or played them before or they garbage games like the motocross game that I could care less to play. I want a month where I haven't owned or played any game before. I'm not expecting any aaa games to be given out on plus but just better quality games that aren't mobile quality games, visual novels or sports games. I also don't want gsmes that are very cheap on plus either. I think the plus games should total at least $40 or $50 and not be totaling under $30. I haven't played uncharted since the ps3 so I guess it will be nice to play them on ps4 now. I almost bought the uncharted collection and I'm so glad I didn't do it.
Ppppssshhhh they held back the release of these two turds of games like we was getting something good then boom a game 95% of playstation owners already have and a simulator that 98% of playstation players dont want. They'd have to pay me to play goat simulator
I’m reasonably sure that a great many PS4 owners have experienced the first three Uncharted titles. But for those that haven’t, getting the Collection for free is honestly fantastic.
Yeah I think bought the UC Collection a while ago für 8 $ something... goat simulator as well for 5 $?! Value of the games is great again... but I don't care anymore, I need plus to play my multiplayer games anyway but this is really far far away from Sony's promise to deliver quality and valuable games.
I got the year for $35 on Black Friday. Don’t really care what they give at that price.
That said, Uncharted collection is a great deal for anyone who just got a PS4 for Christmas. I mean, you usually need to pay $60 to play Last GEN games on Switch 😜
I'm happy for whoever hasn't played the first three Uncharted games & will play them now
Honestly both games are decent but I own both. gimme knack 2 already jerks.
A lot if people seem to want at least £80 worth of games a month for their £50 a year. Would be nice but never going to happen. Also, even if these games are available for £5 each you are still saving across the year.
Personally, the only benefit will be in not having to stand up and change the disc for Uncharted. I could potentially get about £1 for trading it in. Goat Sim will probably be a 5 mins of fun then never touch again type thing. That is ok though.
@Sanctanox sounds like a sensible idea.
I've beaten all the Uncharted games twice already. Not really excited about getting it as a PS Plus game, especially since it's been out for so long and is dirt cheap. Most PS users have played it already too. It's like getting a movie service that gives you two free movies each month and instead of giving you something contemporary they give you Jaws and Star Wars: A New Hope.
I've always fancied replaying uncharted 2, unbelievably brilliant and the best uncharted by a stretch.
I’m glad I’m not paying for ps+ anymore. I mean it’s still ok value but doesn’t seem as good an offer as it once was with PS3 + Vita games. When they ditched those consoles I thought the PS4 would get better selections but it seems Sony have just pocketed the savings instead.
Not only that other services are improving in comparison.
As I said on last topic PlayStation 3 games and the worst sim ever invented. Disgraceful from Sony. They need to overhaul their service drastically if this is all they're offering!
@JoeBlogs they're not remastered they're the same as they were on PS3. The graphics aren't improved. Lame offering. They could have given PS4 games, seeing how its a PS4 service nowadays and The Uncharted series has been on PSnow for ages. And Goat sim is the worst game ever invented. Just saying.
I have had PS Plus for over two years now and I am confused and dissapointed why they think rewarding loyal customers with old ps3 games that many already own is acceptable? They need to step it up cause I forsee them losing a lot of customers if they keep this up.
My backlog floweth over. Won't be adding to it this month. Got Goat Sim already, played uncharted 3.
@RedMan33 Sir, Everybody Played Uncharted Already and Goat Sim is just A Joke ;]. They Should've Given us Something Else Instead of Goat Sim.
It's a shame that we've been given last gen games. True, the uncharted collection is fantastic but I got for £10 a while ago. We should be getting more indie games or maybe even a voting system?
Why all the hate for Goat Sim? Especially from those that have not played it.
Goat Sim was designed to be the silly stupid fun gamers need some of. While not a serious sim it does have cleverness found when playing that adds substance to the game. For example experimenting with mutations can offer amusing results. Also a game that is great for short play times.
My only issue with Goat Sim is the PS4 port that has camera motion blur and dof effect that blurs the distance in a map where the distance is close. There are no options to disable those effects so i can not recommend the PS4 port unless patched to allow disabling of those effects that makes my eyes spaz out. The PS3 version is free of blur and the version i recommend.
@RedMan33 you guy's are never happy anyway when companies announced New games always whining about something so does it mstter?
I want my own way! give me everything I want now!! so tired of PS+ whiners games are fine.
Just because some have played it, they gotta act like the world revolves around just them. Makes me wonder if gamers really are the biggest batch of whiners out there.
@RedMan33 if the internet is anything to go by, no they ain't
Uncharted bought for cookies and played long time ago, just after U4.
Goat sim - not interested.
Would better have some Sudden Strike, Tropico, Civilisation or any tycoons.
@FullbringIchigo true story
@2Rebellious I just ment generally, they could give The Last Of Us Part 2 at launch and people would still have a problem with it
@Undeadlogan what do you mean you guys?? I think any games given on Plus are good as your paying for the service at the end of the day aren't you? the games are always a bonus
I think for the "whiners" are right here. These games all are super old. Look, I don't think anyone expects a 2019 right now, but at least 2015 should be possible.
Giving us PS3 games... that's pretty bad.
@RedMan33 nope they all complain
@mini_piekarnik ment to say ever 😀
@JoeBlogs I stand corrected 😕 not the best quality, but enough to run on the PS4. Noted.
I've been thinking about an Uncharted replay recently but didn't fancy unpacking the PS3 so it works out pretty well for me.
My son (who's 7) has got a hell of alot of fun out of Goat Simulator. I wonder, does it come with the DLC as well? He'll be able to play at home with it now as it's on my account, so a win there for me.
Almost bought the Uncharted Collection a few times, so again, a win. 2 & 3 will definitely be worth a play through again.
I sometimes wonder what people want from PS+. The games can't all be AAA blockbusters and they're great for parents to have in their collections for young kids on rainy days. I'm building a collection for my son even though alot of the games are slightly too complex for him currently.
Sometimes, people should just be grateful for something. For the price of the subscription & the discounts it offers it's a reasonable deal.
Hopefully with PS5 they will split PS+ into tiers with the basic tier of online gaming being free like PS3 era, then extras for those who choose the service.
We should not be paying for online gaming in 2020...
Goat Simulator is one of those games were you jump on for an hour of stupid, random, weird fun. I tried Uncharted 1,2 and 3 a few years ago and I just couldn't get into it. There was something about the controls that felt off, and I couldn't stand the non stop talking of the main characters. I did however play and enjoy Lost Legacy, but for some reason can't enjoy the rest of the series.
I only just bought my PS4 a month or so ago, along with Uncharted (amongst five games). So I’m a tad disappointed, but I’m still playing Titanfall II from last month, so can’t really complain. The Goat looks like a giggle at best, but I’ll not waste hard-drive space on it. Happy gaming y’all
So many people complain about the games, it could be way worse. I haven't played uncharted in forever so it will be fun to play again, my kid will have a blast with goat simulator so it's a good month. Not many get psplus for the games anyway, maybe 10% if that. I pay for it to play online and have the cloud, the games are just a bonus
It’s time to let us pick from a selection of games every month....
Uncharted collection is quite good. I played most of it and already own it.
Goat Simulator, however, is an utter insult.
Pointless flapping about. Originally a joke PC "game" meant for a couple of quid. Why it came to console is beyond me.
Resenting PSPlus more than ever right now. Very little on the subscription feels worth while now yet I need it for Monster Hunter Multiplayer and ONLY that.
How about dropping Multiplayer from the sub now eh Sony?
Uncharted is of course fantastic but anyone whose had the slightest bit of interest would have played or bought it by now, i know people are saying new PS4 but i doubt there's that many new players considering this Gen is nearing its end. Honestly i think Sony picked Uncharted because they know all the people what would want it have it or played it and so it gives them a cheap easy "giveaway", as for Goat Sim well its for fun for an hour and that's it.
Been meaning to go back and platinum all three games so this gives me the incentive to do it 👍🏻
@LiamCroft 3 old remastered games that most people have already played.. and are really cheap.. and 2 of them already have come out in plus before.. so they're repeating games...
And goat simulator was almost free a couple of times with the promotions..
@RedMan33 Sorry, but you have it the wrong way: Ps plus is not supposed to be about the online playing, but about the games.. The online playing is the bonus part.. When it was created, no one was even thinking to pay to play online, but sony created this "plus" and this service had: ps3 and psp games (like two or three of each) per month, early access to upcoming games, beta trials, store discounts and free cloud storage. and later ps4 games..
So I think that the quality of the ps plus service has gone down.. a lot.
@LowTech I'm sorry but when when they locked the online functionality behind the paywall on PS4 (not PS3 were the games were what you paid for) Plus became about online with the games always being a bonus
Mostly happy - it's one title I won't be playing substantially (no point in streaming a game that's directly available on Switch) vs THREE titles that can cover my respective franchise binge from the beginning and all the way to Golden Abyss I've long owned. I'd be a jerk to complain.
@RedMan33 Because now most people that have plus see things that way, they can get away with the bad games..
Plus was never about the online playing, and never should be.
Honestly at this point I don't think I've actually played one of the PS Plus games for like a year or something. Uncharted is great, but the games are ancient, and I've played them all twice already.
Goat simulator looks whatever
I have loads of games from Christmas, some still from my birthday, and a bunch already on my backlog. I'm okay with months like this.
@LowTech it wasnt when it launched as there was no real reason to have plus aside from a few "free" games but when they began to lock the online play behind it that's what it became
I don't have it, so it's ok, but it isn't great.
@RedMan33 when you guy's are gonna stop whining and complaining about petty crap?
@Undeadlogan I wasnt moaning I was asking a question, I have zero issue with the "free" games on Plus
@RedMan33 oh ok
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