Sony and Microsoft have announced a list of free games that will be accessible for their PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold members for the month of January. This comes as a great New Year present to subscribers of these services.
PlayStation Plus Members Get Extra Perks this January
PlayStation Plus members will be getting free access to Hardware: Rivals, the multiplayer car combat game for PS4. They will also get free access to Grim Fandango Remastered, available for the PS4 and PlayStation Vita. Also on the list are RPG Dragon Age: Orgins and FPS Medal of Honor Warfighter for the PS3, as well as Legends of War Patton, a turn based strategy. The list concludes with the title Nihilumbra, a puzzle game for PS Vita.
Xbox Live Gold Members Have Timed Benefits
As for Xbox Live Gold Members, their rewards come with deadlines. They will be able to download Killer Instinct: Season 1 Ultra Edition for the whole month, but they will have access to Zheros only from January 16th to February 15th. Thanks to the new Xbox One backward compatibility feature, Xbox 360 games are part of the list as well.
Gamers will have access to DiRT Showdown from January 1st to January 15th, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be available from January 16th to January 31st.
Sony and Xbox, Head to Head As Always
Once again, the two major video game consoles are head to head. They are offering the best of the best to their fans, and fall into a friendly but dangerous competition. There is nothing less to be expected of either party. Both are looking to start 2016 with a bang, and these announcements are only the foreword.
It’s going to be a very exciting year for both Sony and Microsoft, in and outside of the gaming industry. Sony is already partnering up with Hideo Kojima for a PS4 exclusive, and Xbox has been making equally exciting announcements in regards to their new exclusive titles. Not only that, but with the inception of virtual reality, even better things are headed into the video game industry. We only have to wait and see.
