PlayStation Days of Play Is Here: The Latest Games Dropping on PS Plus
Every year near the end of May or start of June, Sony holds its PlayStation Days of Play event, where the company hosts community activities and sales for gamers. On Tuesday, as part of Days of Play -- which runs until June 11 -- Sony announced the monthly games available to all PS Plus subscribers in June, as well as bonus Game Catalog titles for the month.
PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers gaming subscribers a large, constantly expanding library of titles. There are three PlayStation Plus tiers -- Essential ($10 a month), Extra ($15 a month) and Premium ($18 a month) -- each giving subscribers access to games. Although each tier gives subscribers access to monthly games, only Extra and Premium tier subscribers can access the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog, which lets you play games whenever you want and not just in that month.
Here are the monthly games, bonus PS Plus Game Catalog titles and other games PS Plus subscribers can access soon. You can also check out other games available in the PS Plus Game Catalog now, like Hogwarts Legacy and Blue Prince.
Monthly PS Plus games in June
Sony brings new games to all three tiers of PS Plus every month but subscribers can play those games for only a few weeks before access expires. Here are the games available to all three tiers in June.
Destiny 2: The Final Shape
Subscribers can play now.
This is expansion content for the popular first-person shooter Destiny 2. Your main goal is to stop the Witness, a powerful being who can command the Darkness-imbued armada, the Black Fleet. The expansion also includes new abilities, a new subclass of characters called "Prismatic" and new weapons and maps.
NBA 2K25
Available June 3.
A new NBA champion will be crowned soon, marking the end of the 2024-2025 season. But with NBA 2K25, PS Plus subscribers don't have to wait until next season to experience their favorite team taking the court. You can build your dynasty in the MyGM mode, where you're a team's general manager, or you can create your own player and take the court by storm. The choice is yours.
Other monthly PS Plus games out June 3
Alone in the Dark
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Bonus games coming to the PS Plus game catalog
Sony adds new games to its PS Plus catalog every month but only PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers can play these games. When Sony adds games to the catalog, those subscribers can access them whenever they want, not just that month.
Here are some of the games Sony is adding to the catalog soon. Sony said these are bonus games and it'll announce more PS Plus game catalog titles to be added soon.
Another Crab's Treasure
Available May 29.
You know what they say: One man's trash is another crab's treasure, or something like that. This game is like a cross between Elden Ring and the classic game Ecco the Dolphin. You play as a hermit crab who sets off on a quest to buy back its repossessed shell. You'll have to use the trash of the ocean to protect yourself from huge enemies, and you'll also learn why the ocean is so polluted with garbage to begin with. Who knows, maybe you'll see Ariel with her collection of thingamabobs down there.
Destiny 2: Legacy Collection
Available June 4.
Destiny 2 is already a massive game and this edition gives you access to more rewards, a new subclass, more dungeons and the Witch Queen and Lightfall expansions. According to How Long to Beat, these two expansions could add at least 20 additional hours of gameplay to the base game. (Disclosure: How Long to Beat is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.) You'll also be able to access additional dungeons, including the Pit of Heresy, Shattered Throne and Grasp of Avarice.
Other bonus games coming to the PS Plus game catalog
Skull and Bones: Available June 2.
Myst: Available June 5.*
Riven: Available June 5.*
Grand Theft Auto 3: Available June 10.
*Premium subscribers only.
For more on PlayStation Plus, here's what to know about the service, and here's a rundown of PS Plus Extra and Premium games added in May. You can also check out the latest and upcoming games on Xbox Game Pass and on Apple Arcade.
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