PS Plus Free Games for March 2022 Might Be Further Proof of the Rumored Project Spartacus

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At this point, the rebranding of PS Plus and the new structured tier system as a way to compete with Xbox Game Pass is Sony’s worst-kept secret. Many reliable insiders began to share information after its initial reporting, and foregoing a minor detail here or there, there’s a lot already known about the PS Plus upgrade/Xbox Game Pass competitor.

Still, nothing is official quite yet. Sony could change any number of things about it, including the game access, price points, demos, and so on. It’s well within Sony’s power to cancel it too, but in looking at the free PS Plus games for March 2022, it’s pretty clear this upgrade is still on Sony’s mind.

PS Plus Marketing Change Could Hint at New Service

Next month, PS Plus subscribers will be able to claim ARK: Survival Evolved (PS4), Ghost of Tsushima: Legends (PS4 or PS5), Ghostrunner (PS5 only),Team Sonic Racing (PS4), and Grand Theft Auto Online (on March 15, available for three months). The thing is, this array of games is needlessly complicated. ARK and Sonic Racing are okay, but for Ghostrunner, it’s PS5 only. According to the official information, the benefits of this game do not apply to the PS4 version.

Then, there’s Grand Theft Auto Online which is confusing for a lot of fans. GTA Online was announced as a PS Plus game back when it was releasing in November, got delayed, got a new release date, is still free for PlayStation Players for three months, but it’s not clear if PS Plus is required for that aspect…though PS Plus is required to play. Nonetheless, it’s somehow remotely connected. Then, there’s Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, which is labeled as a “bonus game.”

It would be odd to call it a bonus game when PS Plus has given away four core games before, a second PS5 game