PlayStation Plus Essential - Monthly Games - January 2025

[@Vincornelis]

Poor Rob being forced to try and hype up Suicide Squad.

[@mosesdeleon2481]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ebmax55]

Is it worth playing for free?

[@Gamer88334]

Why would they do this to him? Who did he piss off? And how did he do it?

[@rcontrerastaule]

​@@ebmax55not even for free 😂

[@ABOBOBEE]

But damn did he give it his best shot

[@DOOMStudios]

Kill the Justice League is gonna be one of those free titles that just stays in your library without even touching it lmao

[@UnrealGenius]

Just had that feeling about Forspoken last month!

[@crimecity]

Same here I'm not going to play it never

[@logiclunacy606]

Most games I add to my library, I won't be adding this one

[@PETEYTHECLOWN]

Not even worth getting the licence for that trash

[@sheldonpetrie3706]

I got it free via Epic a few months ago.

[@VasilisGak]

January is supposed to be a strong start to the year. Last January it was BOTH Plague Tale Requiem AND Evil West, I cannot believe they actually headline with Suicide Squad

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@VasilisGak Atomic Heart or Lords of the Fallen would have been far better alternatives

[@star6694]

Well this year is starting out very sad with games like these. I'm sure some out there are happy. It's hard not to want to cancel, but I keep hoping. Happy New Year Everyone 🎉

[@raccoonpeddler6730]

evil west was absolute booty crumbs tho

[@mac1bc]

​@@star6694just get the Extra tier. That has plenty of games to play.

[@Ghostlynotme445]

@@star6694ps plus nowadays just give you straight up dead games people don’t want

[@pheonixfire9517]

I love how much they try to hype up Kill the Justice League, like it wasn't a garbage fire... Lol

[@mza4739]

What are they supposed to say? "Don't bother with this title, it's a complete shitshow"?

[@ryder19]

@@mza4739 at least that would be honest

[@TAGibby]

@@mza4739That would be hilarious 😂

[@CrookedShoeTales]

Did you play it?

[@w12266]

​@@CrookedShoeTalesyes he did. And you? ; )

[@richardpinkerton4419]

PlayStation starting off the New Year with a whimper, I see.

[@7Edgard]

Let's see for bright side, we can only go upward from here, right? Right guys? Anyone? 😂

[@Jonthekiller9]

@@7Edgardthat is the only way to go after this month. Jesus Christ I would have taken madden over kill the justice league

[@alexharrison2743]

I mean, NfS:HP + The Stanley Parable seem like decent entries, just a shame about SS

[@eXgamesPL]

@@alexharrison2743 If they give them like 8 years ago then sure.

[@Pizzanator-gp2bb]

​@@eXgamesPL I don't have either. They're good picks

[@t3hGawd]

Good reminder to check that I don't have the auto-renewal still on.

[@suavion]

I wish I saw this comment back in november, they charged me $180. I was pissed!

[@kirbysaurus5670]

@@suavionjust disable it after every purchase. it takes 30 sec to repurchase once it runs out

[@suavion]

@@kirbysaurus5670 Oh I disabled the moment I got that message. I didn't even know I had it on since I barely use my PS5 now after I built my PC lol

[@uvmedia2550]

Ended 4 months ago best decision

[@georgem2768]

I purchased Suicide Squad for £17 almost 4 months ago and I haven’t played it. Now that it’s free, I’m gonna add it to my library and still not play it.

[@mosesdeleon2481]

Lmaoooooo yo

[@poppamic]

Give me £18 and I'll take it off your hands (and not play it)

[@brabea23]

Then you spent money for nothing. Who's the loser here?

[@nycpnb-lzzzz]

​@@brabea23You are... You are the loser, because you'll end up playing it anyway! 🤣

[@Mr.Drew70]

@nycpnb-lzzzz They literally spent good money on it. They’re playing it for free. So I believe you’re the real loser here

[@UnrealGenius]

The juxtaposition of Stanley Parable and Suicide Squad in every single aspect from initial idea to success/failure, is hilarious when packaged together!

[@sheldonpetrie3706]

Never played Stanley Parable, so I'm glad I'll finally get to try it out.

[@cuprashoe]

It's great

[@papia3109]

The only one worth trying, great game

[@SgtMajorShutUp]

I actually laughed when I saw that Kill the Justice League was in the thumbnail.

[@Mr.Drew70]

Cool Anyway are you gonna play it or not?

[@doomiag]

Same lol

[@Mr.Drew70]

@ Ha! So funny! I don’t get it

[@AnormaIPerson3121]

@@Mr.Drew70 If only he could, sony did a bad choice

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@AnormaIPerson3121 I don’t get it

[@michaelmurray2033]

Every damn time I buy a physical copy it goes on PlayStation plus.

[@TJ-js7uf]

Thats why i stopped buying games unless its really important to me

[@jeffreyabbey9592]

Epic! Good luck you got 🍀 😂

[@gulshan621]

Please buy spiderman 2 copy

[@pauldog]

Thats why i refuse to buy any game im not insanely hyped for. Wastes money when I already have a backlog of games to play

[@FreeBandz658]

Any game that goes on sale regularly will usually end up as a monthly game or part of the PS subscription catalogue

[@leonardofelippine9781]

Rob trying to sell Suicide Squad as a good game is just sad. Why do this to him?

[@Mr.Drew70]

You’re the one talking about it. I think you like the game

[@heretic124]

It's his job. If he doesn't like it he can quit. Stop acting like someone's forced him.

[@leonardofelippine9781]

@@Mr.Drew70 GOTY material for sure

[@Mr.Drew70]

@ Absolutely

[@Oakeybloke]

​@@Mr.Drew70are you looking at the same comments section? Nearly everyone is mentioning this game and what a failure it was. Fair shout if you ask me, given how the game was received and how much we like Rob.

[@chadgaming8288]

I’ll be picking Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit: Remastered. Looks like Burn Out.

[@Hazard1007]

I'm pretty sure it was made by the same devs

[@ketanahire984]

NFS Hot Pursuit is really good game u must try I played the original one in my childhood

[@1fellowmellow]

Just picked up Burnout 3 for ps2. Nothing quite compares. Hoping for a revival one day.

[@chadgaming8288]

@, have NEVER played it, but I will on the 6th!

[@gavhadamz81]

It's nfs burnout pal actually a really good game. Hope there's enough who dl it for the online to be reborn

[@TenBear]

Who else can't even begin bothered to add suicide squad to their library?

[@-chase-]

I wouldnt

[@trevertravis8963]

I won't be downloading it.

[@tombrearley-smith5777]

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League? More like Suicide Squad: WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!

[@solidfrost3623]

Best game ever

[@snapdragongaming6238]

Suicide Squad: Kill Rocksteady's reputation

[@w12266]

​@@solidfrost3623lmao

[@christianboyd4635]

I’m actually looking forward to playing NFS and Stanley Parable, never played that one.

[@alexharrison2743]

Yeah same, those two make this feel like an okay month tbh

[@Carter40]

This is what 30% increase in subscription price grants us? Rather have free multiplayer and zero free games, like it used to be.

[@Ektambo]

“Free” is literally the only price tier at which I would give Suicide Squad a chance so I guess this is a good thing 🧐 Stanley Parable is definitely the standout!

[@Crayons317]

That's too high

[@syklsd2556]

Subscription runs out this month and sony has convinced me not to renew

[@Jonthekiller9]

Kill the justice league is a flick to the nuts because they’re literally ending support for it once this last season is done

[@Mr.Drew70]

People will still play the game. Your point?

[@Tomaszia]

@@Mr.Drew70 they dont even play it now

[@Mr.Drew70]

@Tomaszia Proof?

[@rasinshuriken]

​@@Mr.Drew70 proof is that thay r ending support...

[@MrJambola123]

It was literally 5$ in steam a few weeks ago too

[@jamescarroll384]

Stanley Parable is the only item of interest, and I already own and have completed it on Steam. I do wonder if it keeps the "Go Outside" achievement as a Trophy. That achievement required you to not play the game for 7 years.

[@ChrisGroff-z1y]

Ten years. You can't boot up the game for a full decade. XD Yeah, not going to be able to live long enough to do that platinum. I don't like the game anyways.

[@bobcat946732]

It does but you can just set the date and time to get it.

[@TheAlphaDingo]

you couldn't pay me to play SS:KTJL let alone entice me with it being free - frankly, a large skid mark on the legacy of the Arkham games.

[@Mr.Drew70]

Then don’t talk about it and let other people play it. Is that so hard for you to do?

[@MrJambola123]

​@@Mr.Drew70insulting garbage deserves to be criticized

[@h3w45]

Game flops = Addition to ps plus

[@M9_Prime]

I actually wanted to try out Kill the Justice League, at no extra cost is the best way to do it

[@mrvoldis6688]

Forspoken followed by Justice League. So this is just were they stick the games that utterly flopped and no one wants, this service really is the worst its ever been

[@Peter-Meter]

Finally a good game, the hit Playstation juggernaut Suicide Kill the Justice League! This surely revived all our hopes for the future betterment of player treatment in the year of 2025! Sony is an actual joke I'm cancelling

[@Mr.Drew70]

Cool

[@aarondoherty753]

So two mid ancient games and a flop. Guys happy new year, but damn thats woeful.

[@Juror_Grafias]

Stanley's surrogate was only slightly surprised to see the Suicide Squad show up so soon in the lineup; perhaps that pinch of panic proved premature, as he was unaware of the hot pursuit primed to pounce upon its pitiable prey... "He's being hunted..."

[@Mr.Drew70]

I don’t get it

[@fusionmasterable]

Not even free will I add suicide squad😂 they can stay in the low charts for all I care

[@Mr.Drew70]

You’re the one talking about it. That game is living in your head rent free. You’re definitely gonna buy it.

[@krieglich]

@@Mr.Drew70 Are you on a mission or what? Stop defending this trash "game".

[@Mr.Drew70]

@ Are YOU on a mission. Seems you desperately want attention for talking about a game you don’t like

[@Christoff8188]

Wow. One of the biggest flops of the year, and a game from 11 years ago. Riveting.

[@adamtapparo2168]

It’s getting hard to be a PlayStation fan

[@Seikengaming07]

I usually don't complain about the ps plus free games, at the end of the day, it's up to taste if it's a good month or not. But suicide squad is an insult. A game that will soon be dead? Well, by dead i mean with zero support, it's been dead on arrival.

[@Supermanohman]

Remember people, these aren't free. Stop using that word. They're part of a subscription we pay for and they're not an extra bonus part, they're part of the core subscription. Many people keep PS Plus just to get the monthly games. So please don't think of them as bonuses. "If you don't like the game just don't download it." I don't want the money I'm paying to go towards licensing this game for the program. Therefore I have very much a right to complain about the game and downvote this video.

[@gleave9]

😂 cry more

[@Supermanohman]

@@gleave9 Ok, well nobody's crying here. I don't understand the point of your comment. You should also never mock people for calling out corporations. You should never side with a company against a customer calling out their bad consumer policies.

[@gleave9]

@@Supermanohman haha vote with your wallet mate and cancel your subscription if you are that upset. You should perhaps not mistake the title ps plus essential as a Life Essential. You can live without a PlayStation and certainly a PlayStation subscription but you choose to purchase it. PlayStation are charging for use of their online servers and you get 3 games included per month as part of the subscription. Theres no guarantee those games will be to your liking. If you are not happy about the choices you don’t have to cry about it on a KZbin content creator who promotes PlayStation.

[@Fuening]

I only clicked on this video for the comments.

[@ottot3221]

If your game seriously fails because it's bad ( Suicide Squad) there is always PS Plus to pay a few bucks to "give" it to their "valued" customers. This is a bad start.

[@flyaway6671]

Stanley Parable is a great unique experience, highly recommended. Then you got a 15 year old racing game and a game that was panned.

[@Ad-jl7si]

I can see Sony reviving Concord in a few months and shoving it on here.

[@k88m1]

I'm starting to feel bad for you playstation owners we got stalker 2 and Indiana Jones on Gamepass, while Sony offer dying game like suicide squad 🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭

[@heyojayo8642]

Remember when they took away the number of games we get and then raised the price of ps+ sub saying it will benefit us all bc the offerings will be of higher quality 😂😂😂 🤡🌍

[@RyanJD1]

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered is amazing on PS5!!! It’s 4K60 fps and it’s just such a blast to play! 🏎️🚔🏎️🚔🏎️

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I already bought it several years ago when it released. I wish I waited

[@stevehornsby7727]

Same here. Basically finished it. Awesome game ​@@unicorntomboy9736

[@RyanJD1]

@@unicorntomboy9736 I have unlocked the platinum trophy for the game, but for those who haven't, it's a great chance to play the game, especially as the online will have a flood of new players.

[@PopsiCOLE]

After playing need for speed Hopper suit when I was young on the computer. I will definitely be picking up this remastered one.

[@simpleexplodingmaybe]

Stanley Parable is easily the stand out top title this month.

[@notmephisto1375]

Even at the low, low price of $0 I still wont be playing Suicide Squad.

[@benjaminhutto9297]

Wow. Thank goodness for The Stanley Parable.

[@twennysebben]

The original Hot Pursuit was a game my friend and I played a ton of back when we were kids, might actually give that one a try.

[@fientjuhhwowsl4610]

same :p

[@mete76]

Games are too expensive and playstation plus does not offer any decent games.

[@OnlyRealmatze]

The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe

[@shmet]

Another month closer to cancelling my subscription

[@NewBeganningsAgain]

Suicide Squad Servers Shut Down the 14 of January 😂😂😂😂 wait ago Sony

[@Frenchiedavillain]

All these games are dust collector

[@CaliChemist]

NFS:HP remaster is a huge, awesome game. If you don't have it already, add it to your library. Usually I always redeem the monthly games, but I am not sure if I should do that for Suicide Squad. I wouldn't play it anyways, so best thing to do, perhaps, is to send a message by not even claiming it hoping that more people will do the same.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@CaliChemist I already have Evil West to play, which we got last January. A really underrated game, essentially God of War 2018 with guns in a cattlepunk setting.

[@CaptainCJ97]

What a interesting way to start the year

[@aisforannihilation1662]

$80 for hot garbage. How about Stray, Sniper Elite 5, Hogwarts, dredge, slime rancher 2? Give us stuff worthy of our $20 price increase! Tell them that, access! Still love u guys. Just sick of getting a platter of poo after a fat price increase which has been far from worth it.

[@danielleoooo]

Not the best start to the year I must say

[@Phoenix11720]

Don't sleep on Stanley parable

[@donalddervishaj8196]

Cant wait for my subscription to expire. Not worth the money for at least 2 years now

[@cosmos5382]

probably the worst month i have ever seen. 2 dead ps4 games from a decade ago and PS5 mega flop? think ill pass on all 3.

[@squidpork3937]

I was hesitant to unsubscribe from PS Plus the last few months, but now is the time. Suicide Squad headlining January leaves me smh.

[@maazghilmaan7145]

Worst PS plus lineup in months.. Sony just pretends to learn, never learns.

[@Mortified_Penguin]

Right as the latest Hitmas episode finishes. Perfect timing!

[@toongrowner1]

So.... are they hoping to get a few more players by putting one of 2024 worst games on ps+ or what is the point of that? XD

[@Randale-f2w]

Stanley Parabel is awesome. Great news!

[@karlos3063]

Outstanding lineup for Jan 2025 , shape of things to come! happy new year Access 👍

[@TheZardark]

Getting SS for “free” is an insult i wouldn’t even give it to my worst enemy.

[@roderick3690]

I feel bamboozled 😢😢😢 pure brown pellets 😂😂

[@francisco24slb1]

Happy New Year Playstation Acess team !! good month !!

[@shmookins]

I'm excited for Hot Pursuit. I had so much fun with the original. Crazy cop chases and crashes. I didn't know they did a remaster. A very nice New Year surprise.

[@TheMacabreGamer]

Not for me this month.

[@Electropylon]

Thanks for the video, but why is it 1080p, as opposed to 4K resolution?

[@federalnickel]

Can we do away with the "free" games and go back to free multiplayer access?

[@SpyroTDragon80]

9 years left for that one Stanley trophy

[@chris.williamson]

Happy new year!

[@Luboltz3301]

Haha! I was just talking to my friends a couple weeks back, telling them; "I bet either January or February's free games will include Suicide Squad." Damn, I should've put money on it. Makes me wonder how long till Skull & Bones is gonna be a free PS Plus game.

[@DDT_KDog]

I'm so excited not to download the worst live service game ever created. Thanks for Suicide Squad Sony

[@timt5381]

It's a sign of quality that a recent AAA game is free via the service that never fails to disappoint, at least only in part this month because the Stanley parable is obvs lush. But it's been a while since I spent time with any monthly game, and that monthly charge is looking less important all the time

[@shadowjoker285]

Honestly apart from kill the justice league, the other 2 monthly games are great 👍 Especially as someone who sank alot of hours into need for speed hot pursuit and never played Stanley parable before

[@TheSpanishzombie]

Giving us suicide squad is the biggest disrespect we could get

[@Mr.Drew70]

How? It’s just a game. Play it or don’t

[@grgamer8470]

​@@Mr.Drew70fair enough but at the other view : it gets the seat for a better game ( an unknown/ non popular) .

[@Mr.Drew70]

@ Not really. Suicide squad is all the game you need

[@Wheeliam_Ironside]

@@Mr.Drew70 It’s really not though it’s essentially a dead game. It’s honestly great if you enjoy it…god knows the devs put tons of work into it…but let’s not be disingenuous

[@Mr.Drew70]

@ If it’s a dead game then why does it have so many great scores on PlayStation? Might wanna think again.

[@BadandMadMartin]

I'm so glad I let my ps plus expire last month.

[@Dycaite]

Oh dear…

[@EndertheWeek]

Considering the cost (on sale) of Kingdom Come Deliverance atm. They could have made a mega-bundle and offered that and got some extra hype for KCD 2

[@spriteking3944]

Can’t believe I bought kill the justice league when it came, when I could have just waited a year

[@Todischo]

Pooicide Squad - wow.

[@otterpoet]

A line up to truly capture the essence of 2025...

[@nathant1428]

Stanley parable and need for speed are doing all the heavy lifting this month!

[@AdamAircraft]

SSKTJ is actually a great game. Too much micromanagement for my taste, but the Rocksteady DNA is still present and the banter between the squad is excellent. Also the game has fast-paced involving gameplay that's really fun.

[@JoaLoft]

Well, I already have all three games, everything is worth playing except Suicide Squad. See you next month!

[@Mr.Drew70]

You’re the one talking about it. You definitely like the game.

[@w12266]

​@@Mr.Drew70and you're the one who copy paste-ing this comment everywhere and try to defend it. Why?

[@Mr.Drew70]

@ Because it’s a great game. You didn’t even play it

[@Wheeliam_Ironside]

@@Mr.Drew70he said he owns it…you good Drew?

[@Mr.Drew70]

@ He said he hates suicide squad. That’s all the information i need to go after him

[@kingdoom5022]

This might be the worse lineup in ages

[@ExperimentalProfessor]

....so basically, we got two games. Got it.

[@Mr.Drew70]

Three

[@w12266]

​@@Mr.Drew70*two

[@ExperimentalProfessor]

@Mr.Drew70 nah. Two games, and POS.

[@ArawnDan]

Justice League was gifted to me for $4 on Steam, now free on PSN. Just like Marvel Avengers it's like a collectors item. Only reason I say not to play it on PSN is that they might infer that to mean people like it.

[@WhereverHugo]

Looking forward to playing The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe!

[@BenOzzy]

About to get SSKTJL for free and it feels like I’m getting ripped off.

[@Legendalvin]

No surprise, Sony has been pretty consistent lately.

[@Crayons317]

As someone that paid for the game: It's not even worth playing for free. Save your GB for something else

[@LeviathanChaotic]

I'll have Stanley parable but the other two can get stuffed

[@wraith23GT]

Although I've heard bad things about Suicide Squad it looks like it might be, at least, a bit of a fun. The best game, for me, on the list is Hot Pursuit. Too bad I played the crap out of it a couple of years ago and I'm not planning on replaying it, at least not anytime soon. I know The Stanley Parable is considered a very good game but it's not something I'm interested in playing right now. So, all in all, a good line-up but I'm not sure I'll be playing any of them soon. Or maybe I'll give the Suicide Squad game a chance. I'll be sure to claim them as soon as they are free, though.

[@kevcod413]

So they're giving us a game that recently went as low as 4.99. Nothing for me this month

[@greenlotus3718]

Man Sony isn’t what it used to be

[@yanezja98]

why do i even pay for this mid service anymore

[@Zlatano-pc5pd]

Just gets worse and worse doesn’t it

[@rockynrolling6206]

Sad month when kill the Justice league is the best of it 😅

[@ryusensai5954]

Yess justice league i was waiting for this haven't played it