PlayStation Plus will now stagger new additions to the library

Each month, Sony updates its PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium line-ups with new (and sometimes returning) games. As expected, June’s titles have now been officially unveiled. In an interesting move by the console maker however, Sony announced that all future releases on PlayStation Plus will be added in a staggered manner – at least in the UK, US and Japan.

Taking to their blog to make the announcement, Sony officially unveiled the full list of titles which will be joining PlayStation Plus Extra / Premium’s library later this month. Curiously, the console maker is changing the way it releases games onto the service, now taking a more staggered approach in certain regions.

While globally all the games will go live on the 16th of June, users in the US, UK and Japan will seemingly be getting some earlier, while others later; with Sony noting that they are “exploring new ways to deliver PlayStation Plus Game Catalog titles in select markets.”

With that, the full list of upcoming inclusions and their regional release dates are as follows:

• Sonic X Shadow Generations | PS5, PS4 (Available today)
• Final Fantasy XVI | PS5 (16th of June)
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance | PS5, PS4 (23rd of June)
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure | PS5 (23rd of June)
• Farming Simulator 25 | PS5 (30th of June)
• Blades of Fire | PS5 (30th of June)
• Black Desert | PS5 (30th of June)
• [PS Plus Premium] Gitaroo Man (16th of June)

While a solid month overall, particularly with the inclusion of Final Fantasy XVI, Life is Strange: Double Exposure and Kingdom Come, PlayStation’s decision to spread their arrivals across multiple weeks in a small handful of regions does seem a bit odd.

That said, it is likely that this renewed version of the program will find its way to the rest of the world in due time. We will have to wait and see.

KitGuru says: What do you think of this month’s offerings? Do you prefer a staggered release or a big drop all at once? 

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