PlayStation Plus members across all three tiers continue to get free games every month. Unlike the Extra and Premium libraries, users have access to the free monthly games for as long as they are a member of PS Plus. Yesterday, Sony announced the PS Plus lineup for August 2022, confirming that three exciting games will soon be a part of the subscription service.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, and Little Nightmares will be added to PlayStation Plus next month. August 2022 looks like one of the best months for PS Plus users in recent history as all three titles launched with positive reviews. Additionally, many consider Yakuza: Like a Dragon to be one of the best games in the series. Despite an already strong month, PS Plus members in some regions are getting even more benefits in the form of a bonus game.
PlayStation Plus subscribers in Asia also get Unrailed! in August 2022. This means that PS Plus members with an Asian account get four games instead of three next month. Unrailed! is a co-op game where players work together to build a train track in a procedurally generated world. The objective is to keep the train from derailing, and users must coordinate with each other to achieve success.
PS Plus members in Asian regions often receive an extra game every month. For example, they got Zero Strain in addition to Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan, and Arcadegeddon this month. Sometimes, members in Asia get a different game altogether, as Sony offered Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons instead of Ark: Survival Evolved in March 2022.
The exact reason for these differences is unknown, but it’s safe to assume that PS Plus members in Asia will continue to get an extra free game each month for the foreseeable future. Such discrepancies aren’t limited to the monthly games either, as the collection of titles available in the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tiers also varies by region.
Sony revealed more exciting news for PlayStation Plus members following the announcement of the free monthly games. It confirmed that eight Yakuza games will be coming to PS Plus, across its different tiers, in 2022. Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, and Yakuza Kiwami 2 join the Extra tier next month in addition to Like a Dragon coming to Essential. The dates for the rest of the mainline games are not finalized, but they will get added to PS Plus later this year.