PS Plus Free Games for February 2022 Could Be Setting Up a Big March

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The PS Plus free games for February 2022 are available now, should anyone choose to claim them, but many are quite upset with this month’s selection. Namely, it comes down to the fact that each game really utilizes a certain genre or trait that has never done well on PS Plus, meaning this reception was to be expected.

PS Plus free games for February 2022 include the following UFC 4 (PS4), Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep (PS4), and Planet Coaster: Console Edition (PS5). UFC 4 isn’t a bad game, but it is a sports game, and they have never traditionally been too popular on PS Plus. This is because most sports fans will already have the latest entry; meanwhile, there’s nothing wrong with Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep. It’s just not remarkable for a one-short release of just a single Borderlands 2 release. It’s probably meant to build hype for Wonderlands, but it’s not really needed either.

Why Fans Aren't Happy with the PS Plus Free Games for February 2022

Then, there’s Planet Coaster—which to many PS Plus subscribers is likely the worst offender. It’s a theme-parker building management and simulation, in and of itself not a bad game style. But PS Plus and simulation games don’t get along. Back in May 2020, Sony included two simulation games on PS Plus—Farming Sim 19 and Cities: Skylines—and this remains the only time a petition raised a massive number of supporters, asking to change the free PS Plus games.

Now, the thing is, PS Plus operates off a number of patterns—even if they are impossible to predict. They’re not impossible to see, though. Throughout much of 2020, PS Plus gave away two games: one big, one niche. Then, as it neared the release of the PS5, it really gave away a bunch of hard hitters, 3-4 games at a