Paul Sullivan
Community Manager, PlayStation Digital Platforms
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Welcome to June’s edition of the PlayStation Plus preview. At the start of every month we let you know what you can expect to hit the Instant Game Collection, and we’ll also detail the current week’s discounts. I’ll be sitting in for Morgan once again this week, but don’t worry, he’ll be back soon.
I’d like to introduce Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution to the Instant Game Collection. With discounts on Portal 2, Let’s Fish! Hooked On, and GRID 2, you’re sure to find a deal worth picking up this week. After that, check out the hefty update we’ve got in store for the Instant Game Collection in June. Catch all the details below, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
June Preview
The following games are slated to be free to PS Plus members through the Instant Game Collection in the month of June.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3)
PSN Price: $19.99, Free for PS Plus members
To save his life after a deadly attack, Adam Jensen had no choice but to become physically augmented with cybernetics. Driven by his need for answers, he soon finds himself chasing down leads all over the world. The choices he makes, as he unravels a vast conspiracy, will help determine the fate of humanity.
Machinarium (PS3)
PSN Price: $9.99, Free for PS Plus members
IGF – Excellence in Visual Art Award
DICE Awards Finalist
Gamasutra – Best Indie Game Of The Year
VGChartz.com – Best Indie Game Of The Year
PAX10 Finalist
90% Destructoid / Adventure Gamers
Saints Row: The Third (PS3)
PSN Price: $39.99, Free for PS Plus members
Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to household brand name, with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobble head dolls all available at a store near you. The Syndicate, a legendary criminal fraternity with pawns in play all over the globe, has turned its eye on the Saints and demands tribute. Refusing to kneel to the Syndicate, you take the fight to a new city.
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward (PS Vita)
PSN Price: $34.99, Free for PS Plus members
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward is a suspense-driven visual novel/puzzle game and spiritual sequel to the hit, 999. Zero has kidnapped nine people and placed them in a warehouse to play the deadly Nonary Game. These seemingly nine strangers have bracelets that will kill them if they don’t play the game correctly. However, how can they trust each other, and do some have ulterior motives? Play as Sigma and decide who to trust and who to betray in this plot twisting visual novel! Who is Zero, why has Sigma been brought here and who exactly are the others? With fully voiced dual language support, mind-bending puzzles and more, solve the mystery that is Zero!
Gods Eater Burst (PSP, Compatible on PS Vita)
PSN Price: $19.99, Free for PS Plus members
In GODS EATER BURST, the earth is plagued by altered beasts known as Aragami. The player is a new member of an elite force created to wield the God Arc (the only weapon capable of killing the Aragami) and devour the hostile gods. The player’s mission is to defeat the Aragami and gather material from them for research, but the player soon will realize they are being drawn into a giant conspiracy that will irreversibly alter the fate of humanity.
Leaving PS Plus In June
June 4th – Sleeping Dogs
June 11th – Closure
June 11th – Ratchet & Clank All 4 One
June 11th – inFAMOUS 2
June 11th – LittleBigPlanet 2
June 18th – SOULCALIBUR: Broken Destiny
June 25th – BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND
Entering PS Plus in June (in no particular order)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3)
Machinarium (PS3)
Saints Row: The Third (PS3)
Orc Attack (PSN)
Gods Eater Burst (PSP, compatible with PS Vita)
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward (PS Vita)
June 4th PlayStation Plus Update
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3)
PSN Price: $19.99, Free for PS Plus members
To save his life after a deadly attack, Adam Jensen had no choice but to become physically augmented with cybernetics. Driven by his need for answers, he soon finds himself chasing down leads all over the world. The choices he makes, as he unravels a vast conspiracy, will help determine the fate of humanity.
Let’s Fish! Hooked On (PS Vita)
50% Discount – PSN Price: &19.99, $10.00 for PS Plus members
Cast-off on a fun fishing adventure with Let’s Fish! Hooked On, the first full-scale fishing game on PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system . Select your favourite character, unlock the latest lures and enhance your skills as you progress through Amateur, Professional and Master Class tournaments in your bid to win the World Tour!
Portal 2 (PS3)
40% Discount – PSN Price: $15.99, $9.59 for PS Plus members
Portal 2 draws from the award-winning formula of innovative gameplay, story, and music that earned the original Portal over 70 industry accolades and created a cult following. Portal 2 is now available for digital download with PlayStation Move motion controller support along with new motion DLC.
GRID 2(PS3)
10% Discount – PSN Price: $59.99, $53.99 for PS Plus members
Be fast, be first and be famous as you join the elite in ‘World Series Racing’ where the greatest cars, drivers and events come together in the search for a new motorsport icon. Experience aggressive racing against advanced AI and become immersed in the race with GRID 2’s new TrueFeel Handling system which powers edge-of-control exhilaration behind the wheel of every iconic car. An extensive, separate online campaign powered by RaceNet sets new standards in the genre. Welcome back to racing.
Portal 2 In Motion (Add-on)
40% Discount – PSN Price: $7.99, $4.79 for PS Plus members
Portal 2 In Motion is a DLC campaign for Portal 2 designed by Sixense for use with the high-performance motion tracking of the PlayStation Move motion controller. Building on the characters and world from Valve’s Portal 2, Sixense created Portal 2 In Motion to provide the most intuitive motion control experience ever seen.
Be sure to check back every Monday to learn when June’s Instant Game Collection updates are arriving for PS Plus members. You’ll also find more discounts and other exclusives that we weren’t able to detail here just yet. Remember the month preview is subject to change.
Thanks for reading this week’s update along with the month outlook. You’ll find all the content detailed above with their Plus benefits active when the PlayStation Store updates tomorrow. Got more questions on Plus? Leave your comments below, or, if you’re looking to engage with more of the PS community, make sure you head over to the PlayStation Community Forums to discuss this week’s news more, find other topics to contribute your thoughts to, or start one for yourself. See you in the comments, and this time I won’t be late!
@ #49
“Oh and anyone noticing that Finally inFamous 2, LBP2 and Ratchet & Clank A4O being rotated out. Perhaps at E3 they will announce the new games. Put in your predictions people I say
Starhawk
Playstation All Stars Battle Royal
Metal Gear Solid 4”
Starhawk was already free for PS Plus once ….they cant put that one on!
PS Allstars… that looks like a maybe…. could be…
but MGS4 …. thats not gonna have a digital release AND its not a FIRST PARTY title…. thats clearly not the game …. but seriously man you can get that at the store lol its 15 bucks…. just get it :)
@146 I know Demon Soul’s counted as an RPG, but that’s past tense. Not present. I’m saying they need to keep at least ONE RPG in the mix at all times, especially with the community that grew PlayStation to what it is, grew up with RPG’s in their blood. Now to have them be a rare occurrence on what Sony wants to be their main draw on PlayStation (PS Plus) is wrong.
I think people forgot this is E3 month you know Sony has something special up their sleeves and if you don’t think so well shows how much brand loyalty you have. I’m excited 7 more days baaybeee… You know they are going to give out epic games I honestly believe, Heavy Rain, God of War, Twisted Metal, Metal Gear Soild 4 would make awesome replacements for the games leaving the IGC. Just wait and see :D
Oh man… This is awesome stuff. I just gotta say – I platinumed Zero Escape last month, and that game is by far the most intensely scripted and well written story I have ever experienced in a game. The game enlightens you in physics in a way that no other game would care to detail, let alone accurately. Plus the story is SUCH a great murder mystery! I was instantly attached to the characters when the second I realized they were all the same voice actors from Persona 4 :) Everyone with a Vita is in luck this month
Never really left a comment before but I needed to say that I bought zero escape when it first released and the game was amazing. Anyone with a vita that likes games with great stories should be ecstatic to have this game added to their game library. It makes me happy to see that the game will get around and get exposure to different gamer types, which may promote more games like this to continue being made.
This is a brilliant month, even without the notice from the comments that there will be more to come this month. Deus Ex, Saints Row, Virtue’s Last Reward… Awesome. This is exactly the kind of month I was hoping to see from PS+, and I’m very, very pleased to have this coming down the pike. (Granted, my excitement’s muted the tiniest bit by already having Deus Ex and Saints Row on my PC for what works out to be about $10, but even so, I can’t hold that against the PS+ team).
A few things
1. Nice monthly update. :)
2.If you are going to not show the results of polls, can you at least reveal last weeks one?
3. I would Love something Like a Classic Plus, It will have a free PS1 Game, A mini and free themes, avatars.
Though I’ve beaten a few of these already I wanted to chime in and say my mind has been blown. This update is amazing! Not a single person can say this was a bad month even if they already have the games or it’s not their cup of tea these games are still great. Hats off to ya PS+ team.
Wow! Insanely good month for me….as I don’t own any of the free games. I love that Orcs, Machinarium and Last Reward are coming on Vita (Please announce a Vita refresh with 128GB built-in storage). I’m also excited for Deus Ex and SR 3 – which are games I was interested in, but never picked up. Plus I’ll get the discounted Portal 2 In motion DLC. Pleasure Overload!!
I have a Vita (and a 360), but never had a PS3. I got PS+ just for the vita in January, but started purchasing the PS3 games from PS+ as a just-in-case type of thing. I am definitely thinking of getting a PS3 after E3 (hoping for a price break). I never played Deus Ex or Saints Row the 3rd on Xbox, so that will be just two more of the games waiting for me that I never played but wanted to (along with Demon Souls, Infamous 2, Sleeping Dogs, Little Big Planet 2, Dark Siders, and plenty of others that I picked up).
If I had to guess for the E3 games this year, I’d go with an Uncharted game (2 or 3?), God of War 3, and Sly Cooper Thieves in Time….just a guess though.
Bummed I bought Zero Escape in late April for Vita and haven’t even opened it yet…I’ve been too busy on Soul Sacrifice.
On a side note from my RPG comments, I did want to say that this is a great update. Most games being offered free were games that I wanted to try out, but passed on at release. Glad to see them being featured in the PS plus. Really makes my subscription worth while.
As much of a bad ass update this is, I gotta lob a complaint out there.
Deus Ex was recently in a PS Plus sale a few months ago. Now it’s free. Obviously some of the free games are bound to be ones you already have at some point. But this was something I bought specifically from the Plus program. I think it shows that whoever oversees this program doesn’t really have long-term customers in mind. Even if I had a 3 month sub I would be missing out. This happened to me previously with BioShock 2. Please please have more outlook on these kinds of things. If something goes on sale, don’t offer it free this soon down the line.
@ Paul Sullivan – I will definitely have my eyes peeled for June, Already my month is made with SR3, because it’s not exactly GTA but its like it so waiting on GTAV is going be awesome with SR3.
listen all psvita games sucks!! always after the june 2012 update which made me subscribe to playstation plus for a year now we only get small indie uninteresting vita games……..please tell me some of the free vita games aren’t listed pleaseeeeee dont make me think it was a bad desision buying a vita
Excellent Plus lineup guys, really, really nice to see Virtues Last Reward! After Disgaea, BlazBlue and this, totally renovating subscription and going for a bigger memory card. Please keep up with this line of Vita games! -hint Totori hint-
I might end up buying a Vita now just for Zero Escape after reading what everyone is saying about it… Gameplay sounds right up my alley, and I just sold my Star Wars Battlefront PSP for $100 to go toward it =)
Glad I wasn’t the only one to notice games leaving the IGC June 11th, games I could see joining the IGC June 11th:
Playstation All-Stars (even though i got it on sale for $19.49 a month ago, amazing PS Plus deal)
Twisted Metal (grew up on the PS1 twisted metal’s, would play the new one even though it looks ok)
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time! (my wildcard pick! I really wanna play this game, maybe when I get a Vita I’ll pick up Sly 4 for the cross-buy)
I wasn’t really paying much attention to E3, till now! Over 100k gamerscore and 10 years of xbox live gold and ever since i picked up my Assassin’s Creed 3/500gb PS3 bundle last november I haven’t looked back! Thanks for the ride Sony!
Wow, Virtue’s Last Reward =) This month is so full of awesome that I get a great free game even though I already have other 3: Deus Ex, Sains Row 3 and Machinarium.
A lot of people are really going to enjoy Virtue’s Last Reward. That is a fantastic game for PS+, because I can imagine many people have never given it a shot. I wonder if the physical save file is compatible with the digital version.
ok ppl stop praising PS+ remember thi sis June E3 month of course theyre gonna giv eus great stuff and have wonderful announcements we actually WANT to hear.. to rope us in… and then once they have us hooked give us crap throughout the year.
Just look at last June… instant game collection first annouced, all those free GOOD games for PS+ subscribers… Im sure we had about 500+ NEW PS+ subscribers that month (myself included) then the next 12 month after we maybe got 5 GOOD games out of 40? While EU was dropping 1-2 blockbusters EVERY month. So again people lets not get our hope sup, the real test will be what July and August give us.
with E3 around the corner PS + always gets real good summer months. It looks good to show whats currently avail during the press conferences….they do this every year and I’m not complaining.
So, when exactly are the DLC skins for Isaac Clarke an Zeus going to be released for Playstation All-Stars? Inadvertently, everyone knows about them, and I really want Isaac’s. I’m begging you guys to take my money T_T
I may be completely wrong, but after Paul’s hint of more to come and seeing that the evergreen titles are leaving the IGC on June 11th, I am mildly suspecting some more surprises from E3.
Unless you mean that the new evergreen titles will be cross-buy, they will have to be PS3 exclusives by definition as they will be Sony published titles. I don’t see a big publisher having their titles on PS+ for a full year. So it would be Sony title again.
On a side note, may I say this new store design has not grown on a lot of people at all. Please go back to the old store. This new one is SLOOOOOOW. It’s incredibly hard to find product even if you know the name and correct spelling.
It feels so good buy in game content and it sends me to the old storefront, I just sit there and stare at it wishing it replace the current store. sigh…..
Great job on the update guys! I’ve been wanting to try both of the PS3 games for a while so I’m looking forward to trying them out. I also can’t wait to see what games get added to the rotation at E3.
Great month for me – Deus Ex and Zero Escape, in particular, are games I’m very curious about. Might even try that Vita fishing game, considering it’s just $10. :)
@ #49
“Oh and anyone noticing that Finally inFamous 2, LBP2 and Ratchet & Clank A4O being rotated out. Perhaps at E3 they will announce the new games. Put in your predictions people I say
Starhawk
Playstation All Stars Battle Royal
Metal Gear Solid 4”
Starhawk was already free for PS Plus once ….they cant put that one on!
PS Allstars… that looks like a maybe…. could be…
but MGS4 …. thats not gonna have a digital release AND its not a FIRST PARTY title…. thats clearly not the game …. but seriously man you can get that at the store lol its 15 bucks…. just get it :)
Glad to see Deus Ex up there! It’s been one of those I’ve been meaning to play, but haven’t been able to throw down the money for.
And Virtue’s Last Reward was FANTASTIC and I hope more people get into it because of this
i already bought Deux Ex a couple of days ago….. this is so sad….. it could had been a great month…
Thank you PS+, you just made me need a portable charger for my Vita.
#ILovePSPlus …again.
@85. VLR is an rpg.
@146 I know Demon Soul’s counted as an RPG, but that’s past tense. Not present. I’m saying they need to keep at least ONE RPG in the mix at all times, especially with the community that grew PlayStation to what it is, grew up with RPG’s in their blood. Now to have them be a rare occurrence on what Sony wants to be their main draw on PlayStation (PS Plus) is wrong.
I think people forgot this is E3 month you know Sony has something special up their sleeves and if you don’t think so well shows how much brand loyalty you have. I’m excited 7 more days baaybeee… You know they are going to give out epic games I honestly believe, Heavy Rain, God of War, Twisted Metal, Metal Gear Soild 4 would make awesome replacements for the games leaving the IGC. Just wait and see :D
Oh man… This is awesome stuff. I just gotta say – I platinumed Zero Escape last month, and that game is by far the most intensely scripted and well written story I have ever experienced in a game. The game enlightens you in physics in a way that no other game would care to detail, let alone accurately. Plus the story is SUCH a great murder mystery! I was instantly attached to the characters when the second I realized they were all the same voice actors from Persona 4 :) Everyone with a Vita is in luck this month
@153 VLR is an adventure game. Not an RPG.
Never really left a comment before but I needed to say that I bought zero escape when it first released and the game was amazing. Anyone with a vita that likes games with great stories should be ecstatic to have this game added to their game library. It makes me happy to see that the game will get around and get exposure to different gamer types, which may promote more games like this to continue being made.
Question: Is SR3 The Full Package or just the base game?
This is a brilliant month, even without the notice from the comments that there will be more to come this month. Deus Ex, Saints Row, Virtue’s Last Reward… Awesome. This is exactly the kind of month I was hoping to see from PS+, and I’m very, very pleased to have this coming down the pike. (Granted, my excitement’s muted the tiniest bit by already having Deus Ex and Saints Row on my PC for what works out to be about $10, but even so, I can’t hold that against the PS+ team).
Great work, guys!
Haha, I already own DE:HR, SR3, Mach, and VLR. Still, HUGE month for Plus. Keep up the good work, people.
Well finally a legitimately good month for the North American version of PS+!!
A few things
1. Nice monthly update. :)
2.If you are going to not show the results of polls, can you at least reveal last weeks one?
3. I would Love something Like a Classic Plus, It will have a free PS1 Game, A mini and free themes, avatars.
Morgan is the gatekeeper for these polls. I’ve just been trying to fill in for him as best as I can. I’ll let him know you asked about this.