Old PS Plus Pattern May Reveal One of the Free Games for March 2022

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It’s impossible to predict, month over month, what games will appear on the PS Plus service. Sometimes, there are huge PS Plus free game selections that have everyone excited; sometimes, like with the PS Plus free games for February 2022, fans find them more disappointing than anything. March remains to be seen, but PS Plus fans already know they’re getting a bonus of sorts in GTA Online.

However, fans may know more about the PS Plus free games for March 2022 than they realize. PS Plus may be unpredictable, but it often relies on patterns that are quickly identifiable. In fact, at one point last year, fans were able to figure out Hell Let Loose was a PS Plus game for October 2021 because there were a few key identifiers. Now, this method isn’t exactly foolproof, but the simple fact is that over the past few months, few games remotely fell into this pattern. For March 2022, there are two games that actually fit, but at least one that hits every identifier of this pattern.

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First, it’s worth explaining how this pattern works. Everyone knows that thePS Plus free games are announced on the last Wednesday of the month ahead of the first Tuesday of the following month. Fans can expect a PS Plus free games for March 2022 reveal on February 23 and their release on March 1. This is important because, when PS Plus includes a launch game on the service, it releases on that date but cannot be pre-ordered. If the game was pre-ordered but then Sony turned around and gave it away for free, it would require refunds.

Secondly, what really cemented Hell Let Loose as a free PS Plus game was a Beta on PlayStation consoles. It was clear there was already some deal between Hell Let Loose publisher