Welcome to the PlayStation Plus preview for May! Read on to see what’s coming to the Instant Game Collection this month, as well as this week’s discounts.
Please extend a warm welcome to Square-Enix’s thrilling crime drama Sleeping Dogs, joining the Instant Game Collection tomorrow! You’ll also find a sweet discount on the award-winning indie, Papo & Yo. There’s more where that came from, so read on. As always, let us know what you think in the comments.
May Preview
The following games are slated to be free to PS Plus members through the Instant Game Collection in the month of May.
Sleeping Dogs (PS3)
PSN Price: $49.99, Free for PS Plus members
Welcome to Hong Kong, a vibrant city whose exotic locations hide one of the most powerful and dangerous criminal organizations in the world: the Triads. You play Wei Shen, an undercover cop trying to take down the Triads from the inside. Heralded on several Game of the Year lists, this version of Sleeping Dogs comes with not only the full game, but also 3 premium DLC packs including the Retro Triad Pack, the Red Envelope Pack, and the Street Racer Pack.
Knytt Underground (PS3, PS Vita – Cross Buy Enabled)
PSN Price: $14.99, Free for PS Plus members
With an array of thrilling quests, unique zen-like gameplay and plenty of dynamic characters to meet and guide you on your adventure – Knytt Underground delivers a captivating and unparalleled experience. Download today and begin your journey to ring the six bells of fate and save this vibrant and enchanted underground world before it’s too late.
Germinator (PS Vita)
PSN Price: $9.99, Free for PS Plus members
Germinator twists the bubble genre, wiping away old school match-three games. Crash germ bubbles into those of the same color. Combine and grow them until they explode in a splattering goop. Trigger power-ups to pop them all and mess up the screen. Timing and accuracy are the keys to solving puzzles and preventing the germs from rising too high. It’s a great title for all ages, and will be downloadable free in PlayStation Plus later this month.
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND (PS Vita)
PSN Price: $24.99, Free for PS Plus members
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND is the definitive version of the Continuum Shift series, which includes character balance tweaks, a new character, Relius Clover, story modes for all previous three DLC characters: Platinum, Makoto, Valkenhayn, new modes, and improved online multiplayer! Watch for it later this month.
Pinball Arcade (PS3, PS Vita – Cross Buy Enabled)
PSN Price: $9.99 Free for PS Plus members
It’s pinball action on the go with Pinball Arcade on PS Vita. You’ll find great pinball tables likeTales of the Arabian Nights, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Theatre of Magic, and Black Hole available from within the game. There are other tables available to download if you’re looking to augment your Pinball Arcade experience.
Leaving PS Plus In May
- May 7th – Demon’s Souls
- May 14th – Mega Man 9 & 10 Combo Pack
- May 21st – Tekken 6 PSP
- May 21st – Darksiders
- May 28th – Zombie Tycoon 2
Entering PS Plus in May(in no particular order)
- Sleeping Dogs (PS3)
- Knytt Underground (PS3, PS Vita – Cross Buy Enabled)
- Germinator (PS Vita)
- BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND (PS Vita)
- Pinball Arcade (PS3)
May 7th PlayStation Plus Update
Sleeping Dogs (PS3)
PSN Price: $49.99, Free for PS Plus members
Welcome to Hong Kong, a vibrant city whose exotic locations hide one of the most powerful and dangerous criminal organizations in the world: the Triads. You play Wei Shen, an undercover cop trying to take down the Triads from the inside. Heralded on several Game of the Year lists, this version of Sleeping Dogs comes with not only the full game, but also 3 premium DLC packs including the Retro Triad Pack, the Red Envelope Pack, and the Street Racer Pack.
Papo & Yo Bundle(PS3)
25% Discount – PSN Price: $11.99, $8.99 for PS Plus members
Papo & Yo is an adventure that follows the tale of a young boy named Quico and his best friend Monster, a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth and an addiction to poisonous frogs. The minute Monster eats a frog he goes into a violent rage that’s bad news for everyone around. And yet, Quico isn’t afraid to make a dangerous journey to find a cure for his best friend. As Quico, you’ll need to build your friendship with Monster by solving puzzles with his help as you adventure through a magical, imaginative world in which you can conjure solid objects from thin air. You’ll need to learn to use Monster’s emotions, both good and bad, to your advantage if you want to complete your quest and find a cure for your scary pal! This bundle also includes the soundtrack.
Remember, check back every Monday to learn when BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND (PS3)
Germinator (PS Vita), Knytt Underground (PS3, PS Vita – Cross Buy Enabled), and Pinball Arcade (PS3) are arriving to 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, 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!
hey add me on PSN @ trill-orielly please
So I wonder what the free game will be for June, Hitman Absolution I presume? I hope not
Way to go Sony!!!! This is a solid line up for PS+ members and will surely get many more because of the great freebies! Much thanks and keep it up!
People, If you’re gonna ask a question why not check to see if its been answered first. haha.
“SLEEPING DOGS ISN’T FREE UNTIL THE STORE UPDATES LATER TODAY (so stop asking please)”
I’m a patient person and obviously there is a problem with the game being in the free game section but sill $49. What I hate is BS excuses like the one I’ve quoted above. Clearly the store has updated or Sleeping Dogs would not have found it’s way to the free game section. Clearly someone made a mistake and forgot to change the game to be recognized as free by the store. And clearly as always when a corporate entity makes a mistake they do everything but admit it. Looking forward to playing the game though once Sony corrects the problem they will not acknowledge.
@ ham_hands – Incorrect, they actually do the updates for plus in the evening. They probably did put it there for what someone else referred to on another comment. Is to let people know that its gonna be added to plus. Sorry I haven’t been a plus member for years but I have been from October and they never updated it in the morning, the earliest it has been was 2-3pm PT.
I’m looking forward to playing Sleeping Dogs today :)
Please stop with the fighting games on Vita. I didn’t buy a Vita for fighting games, and overall, its a niche genre. You’re oversaturating.
Ummm so yeah my store has Sleeping Dogs in the playstation plus section but its $49.99 why is that? I am still a plus memeber for atleast 6 months
Ok NVM i thought the update was at 12 today my bad
I have playstation plus and sleeping dogs is on the free games but ant free why is that?
Can we perhaps get an update on why isn’t Cross-Goods enabled for following DLC:
Private Getaway DLC for Dead or Alive 5+
Cheerleader outfits DLC for Dead or Alive 5+
I, along with many other US PSN users, were able to redeem the code via PSN on Vita, but are unable to use Cross-Goods. When I check Download list on both PS3 and Vita, only the Vita version is available for download.
Nice update, i would like to see more indie games in the next update
:D
I’m currently still a PS Plus user but when I try downloading sleeping dogs, which should be for free, I am redirected to my wallet and asked for funds. Why?
For it!!!!!!!!yes!!!!now I just got to wait two days for it to download
Got it!!!
We have a major problem Sony. It says that Sleeping Dogs is suppose to be free for PS+ but when I add it to my cart, Sony suddenly wants me to add $49.99 in funds. What is going on Sony?
Sleeping Dogs is available right now for free
I searched for “Sleeping Dogs” and it shows up as “Sleeping Dogs Digital Version” and it’s free!
I just started downloading it right now and the file is 7,107 MB
So far this is a great spring season for PS plus members!
Awesome Update Now Downloading Sleeping Dogs
I really like PSN+. It’s such a great value! You would *think* the games would not be very good, or of poor rating by IGN and Game Informer, but no – they are all very solid. Games like Little Big Planet 2, Infamous 2 and all the awesome PSN games? Truly a blessing.
Thanks Sony!
It’s amazing that so many children aren’t satisfied no matter how hard the PS store team works at getting great releases for us Plus members.
I for one am a happy person. This month is going to be great for Plus, my PS3 and Vita are ecstatic.
It’s GLORIOUS!
I don’t care much for discounts or free games. what i want to see more is MORE games on demand and more ps1 titles. Thanks for the free games and discounts you guys and i will always support Sony all the way. keep up the good work and thanks so much. Sony does better then Microsoft.
@ham_hands it’s not an excuse, I have no reason to make one. If the game is still showing a price, the store hasn’t been updated yet (at least not fully). Besides the store almost never updates before 2pm PST (5pm EST). If a “Playstation Store Update” post appears on the blog and Sleeping Dogs still isn’t free, then it may be a problem.
Thanks for Sleeping Dogs! Hope you upload more games like that.
The store is updated people now stop complaining lol
This update is awesome! Already got blazblue last month so… One less game for me, but! This is the best update since that one w/o gave iNfamous 2. Thanks Morgan. Thanks PlayStation.
Dammmm this auto text …. it’s no “w/o” …. is “who”
Lets go Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend! im happy about that :)
im not gonna lie I raged a little when I skipped the “later this month” part is when it’ll be free for ps+ lol
Sleeping Dogs is great, one of my favorite games this gen. I’ve played the PC version, but i will play it again for the trophies sometime.
Its about time we got Sleeping Dogs in North America! Especially since Gamestop has been advertising it since the end of May and it wasn’t even available to us here.
I can’t wait to play through this again and finish grabbing the trophies I didn’t complete when I owned the disc version!
This is gonna be great,iv been wanting to play Sleeping Dogs for a while now.
You can download God Of War HD and God Of War 2 HD for free, too. At least I did it. Let me know if somebody else can do it. I bought one of the bundles last week ( Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta), so I don’t know if by mistake they threw the other two games in the same bundle or just added them as free games for Plus members. The bundle I bought was only the two games I mentioned. If this was a mistake, thanks, Sony!…and please, don’t take those two extra games from me :P
Confirmed, just added them both. Maybe they are changing IGC. I would’nt have said anything lol!
Hey thanks a lot carlpain! Just got GoW 1 and 2, would have never known if not for your comment. Surprised you noticed it was free. I already have the GoW collection on disc but now i can give it to my bro.
Thank you carlpain!
I would have thought that since Sleeping Dogs was free the DLC’s would be discounted. They are still full price. I got like $30 on my account what I was gonna use to buy some dlc’s but I guess I’ll just wait
Yesssss… many many cryes, but we got it… Thank You Morgan to reed our comments… Now i love more PS+
you can delete that comment sorry for swearing
I NEED HELP! SONY CHARGED ME $50 FOR SLEEPING DOGS EVEN THOUGH ITS FREE! WHAT DO I DO?
I hope in the next delivery hitman and catherine
FOR THOSE WHO ALREADY HAVE SLEEPING DOGS: the digital download comes with 3 dlc packs so even if you still have the game, you get free dlc pakcs
Great looks like I wasn’t the only one charged for sleeping dogs. Getting my monies refunded, thanks.
Great looks like I wasn’t the only one charged for $50. Getting my monies refunded, thanks.
Sweet, and I had almost given up on PS+ US. Pretty nice month, both for my Vita and my PS3. Add Zero Escape or the Metal Gear collection for Vita during the next two months or so, and I’ll be the happiest customer :-)
@321
What do you think this is, Youtube? Get out of here.
Yes they were spamming because they advertised what EU got and what benefit do i get from that?
Hey Morgan,
Any chance there will be an announcement (E3 perhaps?) about the swapping out the core IGC titles (infamous 2, LPB2, R&C) for different core titles (Uncharted, Sly, Killzones, etc.)? Seems like a good opportunity that might be missed. I know that I joined for the core titles last year… Might entice some new people. Also glad to see some more love going out to the vita crowd… might just have to pick one up if there is a price drop (also E3?). Anyway, fantastic update for this month. Keep it up guys!
Those saying racing games for June, I think it should be Motorstorm Apocalypse.I already own this, but the online could use a decent boost in players, it had a rough start when psn was hacked. Its really fun, but it gets boring when you play with max level racers that only use unbeatable dirt bikes.
wish BB:CSE would be on PS3… but still getting a vita soon so i won’t have to blow 25 bones on this bad boy. still BB is the only good game for this month i guess…
How many games will be included with the pinball? Are any expansions included (or discounted)? I already own all the expansions for my tablet (android), is there a way to transfer them to the ps3? Love the game but not looking to have to purchase the expansions for a second time.
Has there been any thoughts about skyrim dlc discounts? With all the bugs and ps3 delays the full price point is way too high, but i’ll bet you could get people playing again if the price came down a bit.