Out of nowhere, the PlayStation Store has been up to date so two retro video games unique to PS Plus may be bought individually.
While one of many incentives for paying for a PlayStation Plus Premium subscription is entry to a library of retro titles from older consoles, you’ll be able to normally buy them individually from the PlayStation Store as effectively.
There have been a few weird exceptions, although, and coincidentally they have been two beloved survival horror video games made for the unique PlayStation by Capcom: Resident Evil Director’s Cut and Dino Crisis.
For no matter cause, the one strategy to entry these video games on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 was with a PS Plus Premium subscription. However, that’s now not the case, as the 2 are instantly obtainable as separate purchases too.
The listings for each video games on the PlayStation Store now embrace buy choices and so they’re being offered at £7.99 every. You can view Resident Evil here and Dino Crisis here.
For context, a PS Plus Premium subscription usually prices £13.49 for a single month, although it does include further advantages like choose recreation trials and cloud streaming.
There’s been no formal clarification for why these two video games have been solely accessible by means of a subscription nor has any cause been given for the change.
Perhaps it was merely because of the adverse reception from followers, since they weren’t being allowed to truly personal these two video games digitally. After all, as soon as a subscription runs out, you lose entry to the complete catalogue.
Dino Crisis notably upset followers, who’ve been eager to see it added to PS Plus since 2022. The recreation had initially been marketed for the service, just for stated ads to be taken down, leaving individuals confused as to what was occurring.
Considering Capcom has but to make any formal plans for a brand new Dino Crisis or remake, regardless of overwhelming fan demand, this retro re-release is the closest factor followers have.
With any luck, this may mark the tip of retro PlayStation video games being unique to PS Plus subscriptions. Or a minimum of it means any such video games will solely be locked to PS Plus for a restricted time.
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