This month, there was a lot to love in PlayStation Plus. Whether it was a gruesome mystery in the middle of Dubai in Spec Ops: The Line, or the hilarious mis-adventures of those in The Cave. Tomorrow, Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention joins the Instant Game Collection. We’ve also got more deals and discounts from our friends at Square-Enix and THQ. Not to mention, there are also two new timed trials of BioShock: Infinte and Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel. Play an hour of these new releases, free with your PS Plus membership. If you like em’, make the purchase and continue playing.
One last reminder: you’ve only got until until the end of March to take part in the Get $10 for Every $50 Spent promotion. We’ll be sending out your rewards around mid-April via XMB Message and email.
March 26th PlayStation Plus Update
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (PS Vita)
PSN Price: $39.99, Free for PS Plus members
Square-Enix Sale
55% Discount for PS Plus members on titles listed
Discounts
| Game Title | Normal Price | Sale Price | Plus Price |
| Just Cause 2 | $19.99 | $9.99 | $8.99 |
| Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days | $19.99 | $9.99 | $8.99 |
| Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | $14.99 | $7.49 | $6.74 |
| Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light | $14.99 | $7.49 | $6.74 |
THQ Sale
Various Discounts for PS Plus members on titles listed
Discounts
| Game Title | Normal Price | Sale Price | Plus Price |
| Darksiders II | $49.99 | $34.99 | $27.99 |
| MX Vs ATV: Alive | $19.99 | $14.99 | $10.49 |
| Red Faction: Armageddon | $19.99 | $9.99 | $5.00 |
| Red Faction: Guerrilla | $19.99 | $9.99 | $5.00 |
| Costume Quest | $14.99 | $7.49 | $3.75 |
| Stacking | $14.99 | $7.49 | $3.75 |
| De Blob: 2 | $14.99 | $7.49 | $3.75 |
| Red Faction: Battlegrounds | $9.99 | $4.99 | $2.50 |
| Darksiders II: Official Soundtrack | $9.99 | $4.99 | $2.50 |
escapeVektor (PS Vita)
55% Discount for PS Plus members (Regular Price: $9.99, PSN Sale Price: $4.99; PS Plus Price: $4.49)
Last Chance (Leaving on 4/2)
Instant Game Collection:
Spec Ops: The Line (PS3)
Discounts:
THQ Sale
Square-Enix Sale
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken Discounts
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational Course and Character Pack Discount
Thanks for reading this week’s update. You’ll find all the content detailed above with their Plus benefits active when the PlayStation Store updates on 3/25. 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!
Morgan – I renewed my PS+ membership in the 1st part of Feb, and have since made a couple of Playstation Store purchases – will I qualify for the $10 back promo?
cool! another free game!
Can’t wait! Thanks Sony.
Btw, those complaining about lack of free PSN games… Closure and Joe Danger 2 are still free. kthxbai
Disgaea 3 for Vita… not too shabby. I bought 1 and 2 as PS2 classics when they were released on PSN, but have yet to beat either (still on training matches on 1). I’ll definitely download D3, but… not sure when I will get to play it. I have SOOOO MANY GAMES TO PLAY AND BEAT! Thats what I get for being a PS+ member.
Would’ve been nice to see Ragnarok Odyssey but I’ll take it.
A suggestion for the PS+ IGC format: Give us a game every week and alternate between types. Start with full-retail (Darksiders, Spec Ops The Line, etc.), then go retro with the classics (Silent Hill, Castlevanias, etc.), and then give us either a mini (Canabalt) or a relatively unknown (that last one with the daredevil stuntman). Then do it all over again!
I really do miss getting my freebie PS1 games. Sure, I bought all the Final Fantasies with the Squeenix FF sale (almost missed out on that one!), but it would be nice to get Suikoden, Wild Arms, even Crash Bandicoot!
Once every… I dunno, four months, you should hook us up with a PREMIUM, NEW game. Like imagine how crazy we would be if right now we were getting Bioshock Infinite tomorrow! Of course that will never happen…
tnx dud :)
@Morgan Haro’s reply to post #45
It makes me wonder if you guys really do read these posts like you claim to, or do you just skim them. It’s obvious the poster wants to buy (aka own) the stated IGC products but somehow that went over your head. I appreciate the effort you put in here but it seems to be less and less each week. This is one of the most popular threads on the Playstation Blog every week and there are less replies each week. I’m concerned it will end up like The Drop where Rey Hernandez used to reply to posts and now never replies anymore. Before you came along we were lucky to get any replies so I was grateful when you came along and I think you have done a helluva job here. Keep it up and don’t ignore us.
and since Bioshock Infinite was a midnight release would it have really been that hard to put up the timed trial of it at the same time? I didn’t pre-order the game but I would have likely bought the digital copy from the PS Store if I had the opportunity to try it for a measly hour first. Now I’ll just get the hard copy since I have to wait anyway. Lost sale for you guys Sony.
sorry I meant Rey Gutierrez not Hernandez, a slip as Hernandez is an old buddy of mine. my bad. :)
@204 DoobieDoctor5000 – If you have a Vita, why wouldn’t you’ve gotten the enhanced PSP versions, “Afternoon of Darkness” and “Dark Hero Days”?
Nothing for me this week, and I still think it’s a good update anyway.
I know most of you guys can’t understand that, but maybe if you just think about it for a minute…
Nah, forget it. You’ll never figure it out.
I don’t know what everybody is complaining about…
Just cause 2 is an awesome game, and is well worth 8.99
red faction geurilla and armageddon are also well worth the price ($5.00)
The square enix sale is a bit lacking, but they already had all the classics on sale earlier so I don’t mind.
The only was I wanted that they didn’t have were chrono trigger/cross
I’ve never heard of disgaea, but it looks interesting and I’m always willing to try new games. Who knows, maybe I’ll find another favourite?
Although It would be great if eventually we got the deals that the eu version is getting this month.. namely okami and zero escape.
that character that constantly says ‘dude’ is so very annoying…
I had to re-write my comment about considering a Vita due to PS+ after I remembered about buying a memory card :( Well…whenever I finally do get a price break, whether it be system or in a really good bundle, at least PS+ games will be there to comfort me and my wallet. Yay….
Anyways, even though I haven’t been able to use my PS3, I’m pretty happy to see what has been offered for Plus in March. Seems more substantial than the Plus months I remember seeing a few months ago. No, I haven’t seen what Europe has, and I don’t wanna know!
@198 Lol, you need to chill man. You paid $50 for a year right? Thats $4.16 per month. Now you are telling me that all the “PS3” games currently in the Plus free catalogue and all the PS3 games you’ve previously downloaded/added to your profile for free through Plus is not worth the $4.16/month you paid. On top of that, you want more games to be offered, not necessarily better, but more?
Idk what to tell you man, might as well go to Gamefly/Blockbust/Redbox or something. But I hope you aren’t like me and regret the overall cost for just renting the games, especially if you are working and can’t flip the games that often.
disgaea 3 still has not shown up on my instant game collection :(
contrary to the previous ps admin stating that bioshock infinite would be out at midnight its 11:31 am est and bioshock is still listed as pre order in the store and the timed trial is no where to be found
@ Purple_Panda1996
You must be brand new to this. Consider yourself very lucky, if the store updates by 4 p.m.Eastern. It’s usually later than that!
@klassymike
Thnx
@ Purple_Panda1996
You’re welcome. Last week, I think it was around 5 p.m. but I’ve seen it as late as 9 p.m. or even later. I think they are trying to get it done earlier from all the people complaining about late updates.
HI Morgan,
Do you think we could get the game Pangya Fantasy Golf in PS Vita? I really miss this game :(
I really enjoy how all the playstation plus updates are announced for the whole month now. I hated having to wait and guess what to expect as the weeks go on. At least we know what we’ll get in the month. Less anxiety for us gamers.
Yeah there seems to be a bit more calm in the comments in March since we announced the month’s lineup.