PS+ Games for March 2018 + an important announcement from Sony
The March PS+ titles have been revealed a day earlier than usual by PlayStation and this month we are getting two rather big Playstation Exclusives on the PS4, Bloodborne and Ratchet and Clank! For me, Bloodborne was a surprise as I thought we would have gone another 6-12 months before it appeared on the service but I kinda knew Ratchet was going to be on it as the Asian PS+ received it two months ago.
In brackets, after the title of the game is the time to platinum and the difficulty rating taken from PlaystationTrophies and PsnProfiles – so at a glance, you can see if they are ones to add to your hunt. Here is the full list of changes:
Joining the PS+ Family on Tuesday 6th Feb 2018 are (Click images for trailers):
PS4
Bloodborne (30-50 hours, 7/10 difficulty)
Ratchet and Clank (20 hours, 2/10 difficulty)
Mighty No. 9 (15-30 hours, 5/10 difficulty)
Claire Extended Cut (2 hours, 2/10 difficulty)
Bombing Busters (?? Fastest achievers are 3-5 hours)
PS3
Legend of Kay Anniversary (26-35 hours, 5/10 difficulty)
Mighty No. 9 (15-30 hours, 7/10 difficulty)
Vita
Bombing Busters (?? Fastest achievers are 3-5 hours)
Claire Extended Cut (2 hours, 2/10 difficulty)
And Leaving PS+ on Tuesday 6th Feb 2018 are (Click images for trailers):
PS4
Knack (35+ hours – 7/10 difficulty)
RiME (5-10 hours – 3/10 difficulty)
Grand Kingdom (100+ hours – 3/10 difficulty)
PS3
Mugen Souls Z (300-600 hours – 9/10 difficulty)
Spelunker HD (20 hours – 7/10 difficulty)
Exile’s End (6 hours)
Grand Kingdom (100+ hours – 3/10 difficulty)
And the following is also leaving PSPlus
Starblood Arena (PSVR) (35-50 hours – 3.5/10 difficulty)
Additional Important news:
Sony has announced that as from March 2019 they will no longer be giving us PS Vita and PS3 games in the PS+ package as they want to concentrate on delivering content for the Ps4 owners going forward. Any games you have already redeemed will remain part of your PS+ package and you won’t lose them, even if you stop paying then come back at a later date, but we won’t be getting any new games. Personally, I’m okay with it as I like getting random PS3 and Vita games, but it has been a while since I’ve played any. The Vita games are usually cross-play so I end up playing them on the PS4 and the PS3 games are ones I’ve already played.
The full quote is:
We also have an important service update to share. Starting next year on 8th March 2019, the PS Plus monthly games line-up will focus on PS4 titles and no longer include PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita titles.
This won’t affect any games you’ve already downloaded, or will download, prior to 8th March 2019. Those games will still be part of your PS Plus games library as long as you remain a member.
Your game saves and other benefits of PS Plus will also remain the same – the only change is that no new PS3 and PS Vita games will be added to the PS Plus monthly games line-up beyond 8th March 2019.
Many of our fans are playing on the PS4 platform, with the increasingly vast number of PS4s in homes around the world. We’ll continue to prioritise the benefits you receive through your PS Plus membership, such as online multiplayer, PS4 monthly games, online game save storage and exclusive PS Store discounts across content and network services.
As a reminder, if you do not wish to continue your subscription, please be sure to cancel it by turning off auto-renewal in your account settings before 8th March 2019.
There are plenty of new games and exclusive PS Store discounts for PS Plus members to come, and we can’t wait to share these with you in our ongoing monthly blog posts.
Leave your comments below or on our Twitter over at @Square_XO regarding your thoughts on both the line-up and the news that we are no longer going to get Vita and PS3 games from March 2019 onwards.
