Alongside a few other benefits, one of the biggest draws Sony’s new initiative provides is two free games to stay at home and play: Uncharted’s Nathan Drake Collection and Journey. It’s worth mentioning that these games are in addition to April 2020’s free PS Plus games as well, which includes Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Dirt Rally 2.0. In short, Sony is giving its fans the tools to isolate, have fun, and stay safe. Here’s what everyone interested in the initiative needs to know about it and its free games.
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Sony’s Play at Home Initiative
When downloaded, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey will be for keeps, so players will want to download them as fast as possible. Internet speeds are reduced, of course, because of the on-going pandemic, but this shouldn’t be too big of a concern. They are available now, beginning at 8 AM PT this morning, and will last until 8 PM PT on May 5.
What’ll be interesting to see if the world returns to normal or not in May; many predict that this virus is currently at its peak in April, yet the virus will likely stay around long. This stands to reason then that May 5 may not be an expiration date for this new Sony initiative, but a plausible continuation of it with new games, even alongside May’s PS Plus games?
Sony’s second pillar is in support of indie developers who may be enduring financial hardships during this pandemic. The Play at Home initiative’s second pillar is a $10 million fund to support these developers.
It’s uncertain how long the money is available, likely until claimed or whatnot, and it’s uncertain overall how long the game-giving initiative will last. After all, it would be nice if the world return to normal in May, but given cancellations like E3 2020, it just doesn’t seem plausible. Here’s what players will want to know about the games.
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
Genre: Action-adventure
Metacritic Rating: 86
Multiplayer? No. However, Uncharted: A Thief’s End, the fourth game unavailable in this collection but one of April’s free games, has multiplayer.
File Size: 44.46 GB
Game Description:
Technically, while Sony is giving away two games as part of this initiative, it’s actually more like 4. There’s actually a lot to dive into as well, as Drake’s Fortune takes 8-9 hours to beat, Uncharted 2 takes 10-12, and Uncharted 3 takes about 11 or so. Combined with A Thief’s End, it’s a good a time as ever to play through each game if players haven’t before.
Journey
Genre: 3D Action Platformer
Metacritic Rating: 92
Multiplayer? 2 Players Online
File Size: 2.51 GB
Game Description:
It’s no surprise that Journey is critically acclaimed, as its graphics, score, and so much more come together to deliver a unique and beautiful story that doesn’t rely on cheap tricks. Especially now, if players have never checked out this 2012 game (ported to PS4 in 2015), they have little reason not to now.
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