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Our monthly update on new games being added to PlayStation Plus, Xbox Game Pass and other subscription services.
Editors’ Pick(s)
The following hand-picked games are either part of a subscription services at the time this articles gets published or were made available recently.
Persona 3 Reload
(Included in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate since 2.2.2024, Author: Isaac)
Persona 3 Reload released at the start of February 2024, following the trend of recent Sega/Atlus titles by also coming to Game Pass on day one. It had been a while since I played through Persona 3 (or more specifically, Persona 3 Portable), so I was down to give this latest version of the game a try.
Most of the story beats are still the same in Persona 3 Reload, as you take your blue haired protagonist through both their life at school, and their shadow hunting activities in the mysterious “Dark Hour”. The combination of life sim-style stat raising and more typical RPG dungeon crawling was a relatively novel concept when Persona 3 originally released — especially in the west — and it’s something that hasn’t really been improved upon since outside of later Persona entries.
What makes this latest version of Persona 3 a little odd is that it’s not a definitive release. While some changes from other versions make it over (fully controllable party members and being able to max your bonds with female characters without dating them), but content like The Answer from FES and a female protagonist from Portable do not.
Adding to the confusion is the fact that Persona 3 Reload also includes some content that’s completely new. A lot of this revolves around the main cast of characters, giving them new events in the dorm room. This is a welcome addition, especially for the male characters — for whatever reason, they didn’t have any social links outside of playing as the female protagonist in Persona 3 Portable — and makes the group feel like an actual team.
Dungeon crawling in Tartarus, the main dungeon of the game, is still relatively familiar. The game makes use of a camera angle closer to Persona 5, giving dungeons a greater sense of scale compared to the more top-down version used in the original. Each character can also make use of “Theurgy” abilities by filling a metre, letting you deal out big damage without expending SP.
For people that have played any version of Persona 3 recently (the ports of Persona 3 Portable only came out last year), then I wouldn’t say that you should rush to play Persona 3 Reload. But it’s a great way to revisit a classic RPG, even if I still think that the female protagonist should have been included.
Monthly update
It’s easy to lose track of new games being added to the countless subscription services. Catch the latest titles below. All information is subject to change. We try to update this post as soon as new titles get announced.
PlayStation Plus Essential
€8.99/£6.99/$9.99 per month. Included in PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium. Playable on PlayStation 5/PlayStation 4. Available from 5.3.-1.4.2024.
- Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (PS5, PS4)
- F1 23 (PS5, PS4)
- Hello Neighbor 2 (PS5, PS4)
- Sifu (PS5, PS4)
PlayStation Plus Extra
€13.99/£10.99/$14.99 US-Dollar per month. Included in PlayStation Plus Premium. Playable on PlayStation 5/PlayStation 4. Available from 19.3.2024.
- Blood Bowl 3 (PS5, PS4)
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (PS5)
- LEGO DC Super-Villains (PS4)
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns (PS5, PS4)
- Mystic Pillars: Remastered (PS5)
- NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition (PS5, PS4)
- Resident Evil 3 (PS5, PS4)
- Super Neptunia RPG (PS4)
Leaving on 19.3.2024:
- Code Vein (PS4)
- Ghostwire Tokyo (PS5)
- Haven (PS5, PS4)
- Neo: The World Ends With You (PS4)
- Tchia (PS5, PS4)
- Outer Wilds (PS5, PS4)
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (PS4)
PlayStation Plus Premium
€16.99/£13.49/$17.99 per month. Playable on PlayStation 5/PlayStation 4. Available from 19.3.2024.
- Cool Boarders (PS5, PS4; originally on PS1)
- Gods Eater Burst (PS5, PS4; originally on PSP)
- Jak and Daxter The Lost Frontier (PS5, PS4; originally on PSP)
- JoJos Bizarre Adventure AllStar Battle R (PS5, PS4)
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (PS4)
Xbox Game Pass Core
€6.99/£6.99/$9.99 per month. Playable on Xbox Series/One.
This post will be updated if and once the games coming to and leaving Xbox Game Pass Core have been announced.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass for Console / PC: €9.99/£7.99/$9.99 per month each, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (Console + PC + Games with Gold): €12.99/£10.99/$14.99 per month. Playable on Xbox Series/One.
- Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Cloud, Console, PC) – 5.3.2024
- PAW Patrol World (Cloud, Console, PC) – 7.3.2024
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (Cloud, Console, PC) – 12.3.2024
- Control Ultimate Edition (Cloud, Console, PC) – 13.3.2024
- No More Heroes 3 (Cloud, Console, PC) – 14.3.2024
- Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – 19.3.2024
- MLB The Show 24 (Cloud, Console) – 19.3.2024
- The Quarry (Console, Cloud) – 20.3.2024
- Evil West (Cloud, Console, PC) – 21.3.2024
- Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC) – 26.3.2024
- Diablo IV (Console, PC) – 28.3.2024
- Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged (Cloud, Console, PC) – 28.3.2024
- Open Roads (Cloud, Console, PC) – 28.3.2024
Leaving on 15.3.2024:
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Cloud, Console, PC)
- Shredders (Cloud, Console, PC)
Leaving on 31.3.2024:
- Hot Wheels Unleashed (Cloud, Console, PC)
- Infinite Guitars (Cloud, Console, PC)
- MLB The Show 23 (Cloud, Console)
Nintendo Switch Online
Nintendo Switch Online: €3.99/£3.49/$3.99 per month or €19.99/17.99/$19.99 per year. Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack: €39.99/£34.99/$49.99 per year.
- Nintendo Switch Online – GameBoy – 12.3.2024
- Dr. Mario
- Mario Golf
- Mario Tennis
- Nintendo Switch Online+ Expansion Pack – GameBoy Advance – 29.3.2024
- F-Zero Maximum Velocity
EA Play
EA Play: €3.99/£3.99/$4.99 per month. Included in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. EA Play Pro: €14.99/£14.99/$14.99. Available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One.
This post will be updated if and once games coming to and leaving EA Play have been announced.
Ubisoft+
Ubisoft+ Premium: €17.99/£14.99/$17.99, available on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Amazon Luna. Ubisoft+ Classics: €7.99/£6.99/$7.99, available on PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 (since 7.3.2024) and included in PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium.
- Ubisoft+ Premium – 7.3.2024
- Valiant Hearts: Coming Home (PC, Xbox)
- Ubisoft+ Classics – 7.3.2024
- Assassin’s Creed Chronicles China
- Assassin’s Creed Chronicles India
- Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Russia
- Assassin’s Creed The Ezio Collection (including Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin’s Creed Revelations)
- Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered
- Assassin’s Creed III Remastered
- Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Assassin’s Creed Origins
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
- Assassin’s Creed Unity
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Child of Light
- Eagle Flight
- Far Cry 6
- Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
- Far Cry 3 Classic Edition
- Far Cry New Dawn
- Far Cry Primal
- For Honor
- Ghost Recon Breakpoint
- Immortals Fenyx Rising
- Legendary Fishing
- Monopoly Madness
- Monopoly Plus
- Rabbids Invasion
- Rainbow Six Extraction
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Rayman Legends
- Riders Republic
- Risk Urban Assault
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World The Game – Complete Edition
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Space Junkies
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas
- The Division
- The Division 2
- Trackmania Turbo
- Transference
- Trials Fusion
- Trials of the Blood Dragon
- Trials Rising
- UNO
- Valiant Hearts: The Great War
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Werewolves Within
- Wheel of Fortune
- Zombi
Humble Choice
€9.99/£8.99 Pfund/$11.99 per month. Available on PC from 5.3.-1.4.2024.
- Afterimage
- Black Skylands
- Citizen Sleeper
- Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
- Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
- Saints Row (2022)
- Soulstice
- Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin – Ultimate Edition
Prime Gaming
€8.99/£8.99/$14.99 per month. Available on PC.
- Fallout 2 [GOG Code] – 7.3.2024
- Scarf [Amazon Games App] -7.3.2024
- Mystery Case Files: Moths to a Flame [Amazon Games App] -14.3.2024
- Invincible Presents: Atom Eve [Epic Games Store] -14.3.2024
- Pearls of Atlantis: The Cove [Legacy Games Code] – 21.3.2024
- Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop [Amazon Games App] – 28.3.2024
- Through the Darkest of Times [Amazon Games App] -28.3.2024
- Bridge to Another World: Secrets of the Nutcracker [Amazon Games App] – 28.3.2024
Updates:
7.3.2024 – Humble Choice, Ubisoft+ and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate were updated.
11.3.2024 – Nintendo Switch Online, Ubisoft+ and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate were updated.
12.3.2024 – Ubisoft+ was updated.
13.3.2024 – PlayStation Plus was updated.
22.3.2024 – Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was updated.
27.3.2024 – Nintendo Switch Online was updated.
Xbox and PlayStation provided us with access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PlayStation Plus Premium. Atlus provided the screenshots of Persona 3 Reload.