PlayStation Plus: Sleeping Dogs Joins the Instant Game Collection

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PlayStation Plus: Sleeping Dogs Joins the Instant Game Collection

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.

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May Preview

The following games are slated to be free to PS Plus members through the Instant Game Collection in the month of May.


PlayStation Plus: Sleeping Dogs Joins the Instant Game Collection

Sleeping Dogs (PS3)

PSN Price: $49.99, Free for PS Plus members

Sleeping Dogs
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

Knytt Underground
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
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
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

Pinball Arcade
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.

PlayStation Plus Update 5-7-2013

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

PlayStation Plus Update 5-7-2013

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!

PlayStation Plus Update 5-7-2013

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  • when does sleeping dogs become free? it’s in the free games section of ps+ but says it’s 49.99 not free.

  • Good for the PS+ ppls. It’s an excellent, open-world semi-non-shooting elements…NOPE! JUST DRIVE AROUND AND BEAT UP PEOPLES! I would buy this on PS3….if it wasn’t for the sale on Steam, still, no regrets, great game…play o_o

  • The price will update when the store is updated. It will not be until much later today, they do not have a set time for the update so people will have to check back periodically for the store update post.

  • Why is Sleeping dogs still not available on the PSN as free for the Playstation plus user?

  • Was about to get sleeping dogs but it says 49.99. I thought it was gonna be free for plus members

  • Thank God, Sleeping Dogs is coming… Had traded mine and regretted so much…

  • @trum3n1 They never promised that and if they did, who cares!? IT’S SLEEPING DOGS! I’ve been trying to justifying getting this for awhile, but now I have no excuse. Seems like a franchise I could enjoy and hopefully enjoy enough to come back day one for a sequel. I’d say PS+ came through here.

  • At first I was going to ask Morgan to include in the post that the games/discounts/etc. go into effect when the store updates so people would stop saying Sleeping Dogs isn’t free yet, but it clearly does (2nd sentence last paragraph). Maybe make it bold or underlined Morgan?

  • Crazy_Lunatic463

    @375 Oh I did not know that, I guess ill be getting the cartridge. Thanks for letting me know :)

  • Sleeping Dogs is alright, but I suspect most of my value for the month will come from Knytt Underground. Knytt Underground is a game that was resolutely ignored at the time of its release by the gaming press, and both it and Sleeping Dogs are under a year old. This is the kind of stuff that I like to see from Plus, not to mention this is the kind of stuff that has the most universal appeal/value for Plus subscribers (giving away games everybody already owns is a waste). Keep this trend going. More recent and/or overlooked games, guys.

  • DonkeyKongKilla

    Those people talking about it being in the free section but not free yet need to wake up and realize, they never update the store in the AM… it’s always been in the afternoon. So your arguments render mute.

  • are still complaining?

  • Love the fact sleeping dogs in all here but when i go to download it,it still says the purchase price and not that its free.how come?

  • BballDadOf4 … ummm you know that you have to wait for the playstation store update later today right ? so yea just wait until you see a new post of the psn store update on this blog.

  • Nice games !!!

  • So I go to download Sleeping Dogs and it says $49.99. No line through the price and it doesn’t say free. I’ve tried clicking on it and the only option is to add it to cart. Any help here? I tried restarting my PS3 and I know for a fact I still have PS+ left so, whats wrong?

  • These posts need a disclaimer about the Store’s incongruous update schedules…

  • SoL_Face_Evil … ummm you know that you have to wait for the playstation store update later today right ? so yea just wait until you see a new post of the psn store update on this blog.

  • *reading back through comments* Ah, so SD is showing up in the Plus section already? Well, that’d be sure to throw this many folks off.

  • Oh I did not know that. Thank you! Just wondering, when is the update?

  • LOVE the update!!!!… but please release a 64GB or greater memory card for the VITA… running out of space here and I dislike switching out game cartridges… so much easier to download and start it up whenever

  • Hey so Sleeping Dogs is in the PS Plus free games section but it is still asking me for $49.99? Any idea when this will be fixed? Is anyone else having this problem? Let me know please!

  • What i want to know why can’t the store be update the same time each week come on give us a set time and do it no it will be updated some time on tuesday we do ” pay for this ” come on

  • i was waiting since the morning for this game to download but when i go to store to download it i see it in the plus content but for 49$ :/

  • please get a certain time for these ps store updates… i hate when i cant play a game til wednesday, cause it takes too long to download and install. i know sleeping dogs is like 7gb and thats gonna be like hour for me……please let it be before 5pm chicago time

  • On my PS3 Sleeping Dogs still shows as $49.99? There is no “FREE” to be seen.

  • Guys, I don’t know if anyone else is having this issue, but Sleeping Dogs isn’t showing up asn Free to Playstation Plus members, still has price tag of $49.99

  • @norsegod1990 it’s usually up at about 8-9pm est. every Tuesday

  • Wow another fighting game for the vita. What a shocker.

  • I’ve had plus+ since the start, and with promotions I’ve stacked subscriptions and think I’m subscribed through 2015 or 2016 last I checked, you will support plus for ps3 until then right????

  • Sleeping dogs is in the free game section but there is no plus free logo around it. When i add it to the cart it tries to charge me 50. anyone else having this problem.

  • Holy Crap! Sleeping Dogs! That certainly makes up for the sub-par Drop. And while none of the other games in the instant collection look good, this makes up for all the losers this month!

  • I always until Wednesday morning to download and buy what I want. Never wait for them to update the store early. I live in NJ and here the store is updated around 7 or 8 pm.

  • wait*
    Man, this blog needs an “edit comment” option.

  • Dude, the store hasn’t been updated yet. You wont be able to get the game for free until this evening (7pm Central Time). If it is being shown on the free game section it is just essentially an advertisement; it’s there so you know that later you will be able to get it, or if you don’t have Plus and see it sitting on there, you may go out and get Plus so you can get the game.

  • I agree, and it also needs a reply option

  • It’s great to see that Sleeping Dogs has made it to the store.

  • DonkeyKongKilla

    @PainOfSarrow – Tried to tell em, and they’re impatient lol.

  • DonkeyKongKilla

    @NorseGod1990 – 20+ people commented about that. the store won’t update til later into the day,

  • My Sleeping Dogs isn’t showing up as ‘Free’. I think it’s a glitch having to do with me buying Hitman: Absolution. It made the game half off (24.99) and now it is saying that same price, even under the free tab of PS+, in the store. Should call Sony about this?

  • Woah, this is pretty huge, I’m impressed. Will surely dl SD And Knytt, maybe buy Papa & Yo as well. Thanks for the update Morgan, and thank you Ps+ for these great releases

  • DonkeyKongKilla

    People can’t read.. DONE…

  • @DonkeyKongKilla exactly….but I’ll give it one more try

    SLEEPING DOGS ISN’T FREE UNTIL THE STORE UPDATES LATER TODAY (so stop asking please)

  • Hey Morgan, why is Sleeping Dogs added under free games but still says 49.99 nothing about plus members yet

  • Kinda weak update for me…for me is just Knytt Underground…but I’m really glad that Sleeping Dogs is coming for free now lets see what the lil whiners will complain about….anyway Sleeping Dogs is a great game…but I already have it.I wish you guys had posted Blazblue for PS3 not Vita.

  • DonkeyKongKilla

    @BlueBl1zzard – Haha, Didn’t work, read the comment below yours. haha…

  • Great update I Already have Pinball Arcade but a Sale on the tables would be perfect because I don’t have them all! Keep the good work!

  • I ended up with over 2 years of PS+ for free when I bought my vita and super slim ps3 at least I’m getting a few games I’ve been wanting to play for free for two years at least wish they had better vita games but I’m not gonna complain because I have over 200 ps3 games on disc alone to keep me busy plus all the free ones on my hdd.

  • Sleeping dogs aren’t free on my psn store, is that going on with anyone else? Maybe the update was not made yet, don’t know :/ really nice update! Thanks a lot for all the effort on bringing new games for us all the time guys :)

  • Its there in the store but its 49.99 Its not free? Anyone know if theres a download problem there working on?

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