For PS4 and PS5 games with a heavy emphasis on online multiplayer, such as Battlefield 2042 and Call of Duty, there's almost no point playing them without a PlayStation Plus subscription, which is required to access the online multiplayer. For this weekend, however, that won't be the case.
Perhaps as an early Christmas present, Sony is holding a free online multiplayer weekend from December 18 at 12:01am to December 19 at 12:69pm local time allowing players without a PS Plus membership to jump
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