PS Plus Premium is Dropping the Ball for Retro Gamers
When it first premiered in June, one of the main perks of PS Plus Premium was a collection of PS1, PS2, and PS3 games. Sony admitted it would be unable to include many day-one launches on the service, but its suite of older games was enough to get fans excited. While it didn’t have the reputation of Xbox Game Pass yet, PlayStation owners were anticipating the thrill of having a similarly great subscription service in PS Plus Premium.
While Xbox Game Pass is famous for its day-one releases and premium titles, PS Plus seems to have prioritized older games. From Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter to Rogue Galaxy to the original Resident Evil, PlayStation Plus Premium had some of Sony's best games from the late ‘90s and early 2000s the day it launched. Since then, PS Plus has been ignoring classics in favor of solid offerings that ultimately appeal to a limited audience and aren’t bringing in new subscribers.
PS Plus Extra and Premium Are Starting to Establish a Pattern
Despite the service's initial offerings providing hope for retro gamers, August’s new PS Plus games seem to be continuing a disappointing trend. New games include Bugsnax, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands, and a trio of Yakuza games: Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, and Yakuza Kiwami 2. For fans of online multiplayer, the hit horror game Dead by Daylight was also added this month.
The two Kiwami games offer some hope for fans of classics, as they are remakes of the first Yakuza PS2 games, but they aren’t truly retro games. Sony owns a sizable collection of PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP games under its studios’ umbrella. PS Plus wouldn’t have to pay a penny for that content, yet has chosen not to include more options.
There have also been concerns about the retro games already on PS
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