PS Plus Extra and Premium Confirm New Day One Game for May 9

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PlayStation has officially confirmed Animal Well as a day one game for the Extra and Premium tiers of PlayStation Plus. While Xbox Game Pass features more day one games on average, PlayStation Plus has added its fair share of day one games over the years as well. In fact, a day one game is coming to the subscription service later this month.

It was recently confirmed that Metroidvania Tales of Kenzera: Zau would be coming to PS Plus Extra and Premium on April 23, the very day of its release. Dave the Diver is also coming to PS Plus Extra and Premium in April, joining the service on April 16, coinciding with its debut on PlayStation platforms. However, Dave the Diver previously being available for PC and Switch means it's technically not a day one release.

Now PlayStation has confirmed yet another day one game joining the PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers, as the highly-anticipated Animal Well is launching on May 9. Developed by Shared Memory and published by Bigmode, Dunkey's publishing label, Animal Well has looked extremely impressive so far. A Metroidvania with puzzles and platforming, the game has also turned heads thanks to its striking and unique art style. Time will tell if Animal Well lives up to the hype, but PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers will get to find out through their subscriptions.

Animal Well is the only new addition to the PS Plus Extra and Premium lineup for May 2024 that has been announced so far. Unless Sony strays from its established PS Plus announcement pattern, subscribers can expect the other new additions to be announced at some point in the middle of next month. It's likely that the announcement will come after May 9, which is why Animal Well has been confirmed for PS Plus Extra and Premium now instead of later.

As far as the free PS Plus games go, those should be announced much earlier, though still somewhat later than fans may expect. Most of the time, the free PS Plus games are announced on the last Wednesday of the month, since