PlayStation Plus open multiplayer event starts next week

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PlayStation Plus open multiplayer event starts next week

Play online for free between 22nd and 26th February

Chris Howe Group Manager, Content Lifecycle Marketing , SIE

With PlayStation Plus, you can unlock the full potential of some of the biggest games on your PS4 by taking them online. Not a subscriber? Well, now’s your chance to give it a try.

From 10.00am on 22nd February until 23.59pm on 26th February we’re opening up the world of online multiplayer to everyone. That’s right – between those dates you don’t have to be a PlayStation Plus member to get online and play the games you love with your friends, family and the rest of the world.

All you need to do is get comfy, pick out your favourite games from your collection, pop them in your PS4 and you’ll find all the online modes unlocked and ready to play!

So you don’t really have anything to lose by trying it out and you never know you might find that PlayStation Plus takes you to places you never thought possible where you can meet likeminded gamers all looking for people to play with.

You don’t need to sign up for anything – just get online and play. If you really enjoy the experience, don’t forget that if you sign up to a full PS Plus membership you also get access to two PS4 games every month, as well as exclusive discounts on PlayStation Store!

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  • TomBombFR
    February 16, 2017 at 4:17 pm PST

    That’s cool, unless you already have PlayStation Plus… like most of us do.

    You know what would be nice? And event where, let’s say for a weekend, PlayStation Plus subscribers get to try any game’s multiplayer (or any game in a given list). It would be a nice for people to try out some multiplayer games they haven’t tried yet, and possibly get hooked up…

    • dazzler619
      February 16, 2017 at 9:51 pm PST

      “That’s cool, unless you already have PlayStation Plus… like most of us do.”

      Don’t know where you’re getting your facts. Last count PlayStation Plus subscribers were around 20 million. PS4 sales are over 50 millon. So even if all 20 million Plus subscribers have a PS4 the majority of PS4 owners DO NOT subscribe to Plus.

      As for your suggestion, how does Sony get all those developers on board to give their multiplayer component away for free for a weekend? Plus it’s it kinda of redundant when there’s alreay an open weekend for Overwatch, Doom etc. If all those games are free for a weekend they’re competing with each other. Devs would rather have an open weekend wherein only their game was free. Not everyone is going to download and try every game even if it’s free.

  • PureNomad
    February 16, 2017 at 4:23 pm PST

    I’ve been a plus subber years before it’d become necessary to play online, I personally prefer the ps3 era it was optional… just because I’ve many friends who don’t play nightly so the monthly fee seems excessive. Even though my own pov its amazing value

    • Stonesthrow
      February 16, 2017 at 6:34 pm PST

      It would be amazing value if you got to keep the games as if you’ve purchased them, not just for the duration of your sub. Basically you’re paying a fee and get absolutely nothing out of it but the momentary experience of the rental game. Most PS+ enthusiasts don’t seem to understand the difference between buying/owning and renting. You’re going to feel like fools once this horrendous subscription is finally discontinued and your entire ‘momentary library’ is gone (not that there’s anything in it worth keepingOo).

    • Kinky_Friedman
      February 17, 2017 at 7:52 am PST

      @Stonesthrow “You’re going to feel like fools once this horrendous subscription is finally discontinued and your entire ‘momentary library’ is gone (not that there’s anything in it worth keepingOo).”

      So there’s absolutely nothing in the entire 6+ year PS+ catalogue worth keeping then? Really?

    • Ryusennin
      February 17, 2017 at 12:36 pm PST

      You don’t “keep” anything with PS+. You rent it, 50 euros every year.

      The only value I got from PS+ was Yakuza 5 in English (I already got the physical game in Japanese). If I want to play it for the next six years, I’ll have to shell out 300 euros.

      And remember that once you add something “free” to your PS+ catalogue, you can NOT buy it separately anymore. Which means the only way to access it is to renew your 50 euros subscription. That’s how Sony is making a truckload of money out of the service.

    • Stonesthrow
      February 17, 2017 at 4:32 pm PST

      @Kinky If I’m perfectly honest there were 2 games for me. Puppeteer is one I wanted and would’ve gotten either way. Rocket League was better than expected. That’s it. Since ps4 as I didn’t sub before.
      I buy the games I want and have no need to try out things outside my comfort zone. There might be that one hidden gem in half a decade you might miss out on but that’s not worth the fee for me.

  • talkfire
    February 16, 2017 at 4:28 pm PST

    What would be nice is Mr Sony refunding 4 days subs to the folk who have paid for the period in question. It’s not fair to charge some people for the service and then give it for free to those who haven’t paid.

    • ward1978
      February 17, 2017 at 1:55 pm PST

      You do realise that you’re complaining about someone else getting, at most, 80p worth of free stuff? (minus most of the PS+ benefits)

      Have some dignity man!

    • SwissColony
      February 20, 2017 at 12:10 pm PST

      Not refund, but they could easily credit us with the free days so all their valued customers get free days of PS Plus.

  • RustyM1982
    February 16, 2017 at 4:36 pm PST

    I don’t play online. I’m a single player man. I just have plus for the free games and discounts and it soon pays for itself. I think giving non plus users a free weekend is a good idea.

  • CeScO85
    February 16, 2017 at 6:13 pm PST

    The whole concept behind PS+ just sucks, games are good sometimes, but most of the time are just series Z Indies, online should be free like on PC and not pay service wich beside loosing some weight off your wallet l, grants you nothing useful.

  • Stonesthrow
    February 16, 2017 at 6:18 pm PST

    Oh, how very generous. Giving us a 4 day glimpse of how it should be in the first place. And I bet it doesn’t add to our sub like those lousy 2 week trials that only work if you’ve never been subscribed. So more shameless marketing as opposed to just wanting to hand out a favour to your loyal customers for a change.

    I hate PS+ with a passion. Even before it was mandatory for ps4 online I thought it was a shameless cash cow, now I’ve basically been forced to sub myself for years. Facepalm. It has single handedly put my regard for the once great Sony company on the same level as Microsoft. Who at least came up with the lousy idea as opposed to copying it. Oh how I miss the days when I was proud to be a Playstation gamer…

    • Cataplexy-Pop
      February 17, 2017 at 9:12 am PST

      It costs money to maintain the servers which handle the online capabilities of the games we play. Somewhere along the line, it has to be paid for.

    • Stonesthrow
      February 17, 2017 at 4:40 pm PST

      PS3, their very own predecessor, is proof that it was possible.
      In a way they shot themselves in the foot twice, by first doing it right and giving us a taste of it, and then subsequently doing it wrong after seeing it from the competition. Either they should’ve gone paid online from the start so we never knew any better, or they should’ve done the right thing and kept it free, so the competition had to make changes in their strategy and online console gaming could’ve been free for all.
      These companies make plenty of money to finance their own servers, this way they can just make a bunch extra easily, on our backs.

  • GTIGAMER
    February 16, 2017 at 6:33 pm PST

    Still waiting for optional membership, Just for online multiplayer! PlayStation i don’t want yor rubbish free game, I’ll buy the game I want thanks, I like to choose them my self. Who would ever want someone else to choose there games!.!!!

  • dieselakita
    February 16, 2017 at 7:55 pm PST

    I’m not sure how 4 days is going to convince anyone who doesn’t already subscribe to join up its like your dangling a rotten carrot top instead of a fresh carrot in front of a donkey

    • Hogen_
      February 19, 2017 at 12:23 am PST

      Well, it depends on how hungry the donkey is. I’m sure most donkeys would eat the rotten carrot aswell. They’d probably eat a poisoned carrot. Or a carrot with sharp blades in it.

  • WhiteCactus69
    February 16, 2017 at 8:14 pm PST

    I’m sad to move to PC but this PSPlus fee every month is horrible.Back in the day I had a PS1,PS2 and a PS3 which I was so happy with but ever since I tried to keep up with current gen I feel like I’ve been betrayed by Sony, I know they’re a company but I’m sure that keeping your fans content with your service is goal number 1.Anyhow, this is most likely my last comment as a PlayStation owner and I’m so torn as I really wanted that platinum on FFXV.

    • CluckNuggets
      February 17, 2017 at 4:34 am PST

      Yeah man, If you keep going for the humble bundles, and the monthly bundles, you’ll have the games they give away on Plus at least a month or two earlier… and within a year you’ll probably have gotten 200 games.

  • ST33SH87UK
    February 16, 2017 at 10:39 pm PST

    Il be expecting my money back for the days that ps plus is free! [DELETED] joke us paying for a service then they give it to players who havnt paid for free! Servers and games will be slow with everyone online!

  • bigtexgoon
    February 17, 2017 at 3:20 am PST

    U should give long time sub. Real games for free & no down time maintenance for days on end (JUST SAYING)!!!!

  • CluckNuggets
    February 17, 2017 at 4:38 am PST

    Oh wow.. four days. No free games. Who the fudge is going to want to play multiplayer for four days… anyone that wants to play multiplayer was already stupid enough to pay for it.

  • waynezendo
    February 17, 2017 at 8:44 am PST

    This is going to lose paying customers now coz the servers are going to be chock o block for days and its going to pee me off hope the games servers can handle it

  • Buhaj47
    February 17, 2017 at 12:20 pm PST

    I’m always wondering what the difference between PC and PS4 games is that owners of the former ones don’t have to play for online multiplayer. Don’t PC games require servers maintenance too?

    • H_Flint
      February 22, 2017 at 9:48 am PST

      If you could get away with charging people for something they don’t really need to pay for, would you not do it? Sony have always been about greed, it just took them a whole generation to commit to the mandatory PS Plus scam.

  • fps_d0minat0r
    February 17, 2017 at 7:36 pm PST

    Thanks but I’ll be busy playing project cars from games with gold and star wars the force unleashed which is backwards compatible, and if I want to play online I know i’m not competing against someone playing the game with a better frame rate and higher resolution.

  • Triguay
    February 17, 2017 at 8:30 pm PST

    When the service was down in Christmas, I received an extra day on my suscription. Will I receive four extra days on my suscription like all of the people without suscription?

  • basil-lan
    February 17, 2017 at 9:51 pm PST

    Вауууу !!! Та то є файнооо!!!

  • basil-lan
    February 17, 2017 at 9:52 pm PST

    Вау крутооо!

  • melissajao
    February 18, 2017 at 7:23 am PST

    It should be free to play online all the time, like in ps3 :)

  • MoazNasr
    February 18, 2017 at 7:57 am PST

    That’s so cool! You’re too generous guys, you’ll let people “experience” what should have always been free for two whole days! Wow! I might be crazy though but I’ve been playing online games for free since about 20 years ago on PC, but whatever you say Sony.

  • OttoT
    February 18, 2017 at 10:50 pm PST

    Just 2 month and my subscription stops.
    I’m so happy, no disappointing “free” games anymore.
    This service was great on the PS3, but it went down the drain on the PS4.

    • Hogen_
      February 19, 2017 at 12:26 am PST

      You should get those free games and let other people pay you to let them play. Or ask your friends and family to pay you to get to play the PS Plus games.

  • RyanAVFC87
    February 19, 2017 at 6:53 pm PST

    Good game

  • Deadly_Don69
    February 22, 2017 at 4:12 am PST

    Its 2:11 22nd February and I can’t play online ?? I have network connection

  • Deadly_Don69
    February 22, 2017 at 4:12 am PST

    I live in Australia

  • NunnuGamer005
    February 22, 2017 at 8:12 am PST

    :D

  • NunnuGamer005
    February 22, 2017 at 8:14 am PST

    “From 10.00am on 22nd February until 23.59pm on 26th February we’re opening up the world of online multiplayer to everyone.” 10AM WHERE?Beacuse I just commented a :D so I would know the time and it says 8:12AM but for me it’s 10:14am ;( so 2 h more -_-

  • STUNTBOY455
    February 22, 2017 at 8:44 am PST

    This dosent work why

  • Troshachka
    February 22, 2017 at 8:57 am PST

    Not working why??

  • twixgoesgamin464
    February 22, 2017 at 9:14 am PST

    haha its 10:13 and still doesnt work…ggwp why it doesnt work?

  • trollface6677
    February 22, 2017 at 9:15 am PST

    It isnt working.

  • JosefTrochtaCZE
    February 22, 2017 at 9:16 am PST

    I had 10:15 but need wait 1h becase Greenwich time @.@

  • mhmdWale_ed
    February 22, 2017 at 9:49 am PST

    Why don’t PlayStation make it free for all time.
    We pay for the game
    Why should we pay for the online server !!?

  • H_Flint
    February 22, 2017 at 9:58 am PST

    Sony are missing a trick with this PS Plus crap. One single AAA title that isn’t in my collection and I’d consider buying a year’s membership. I don’t care how much these Indie titles amount to over a year, I have zero interest in them. It’s amazing, for example, that a game like Killzone has never once been offered in the monthly list; it’s crying out for more multiplayer participants and has been out since day 1.

    Stop sleeping in Sony and give non-subscribers more incentive.

  • JosefTrochtaCZE
    February 22, 2017 at 10:00 am PST

    Incoming enjoy

  • twixgoesgamin464
    February 22, 2017 at 10:09 am PST

    look its more than 10am and i still cant play watch dogs 2 online…wtf is this

  • Blazingrod12
    February 22, 2017 at 10:14 am PST

    Its 10:15 and it isn’t working. Why!!!

  • Ramnik_10
    February 22, 2017 at 10:23 am PST

    No working!!!! I have awaken to just play online and now it is not working

  • sunnycopw
    February 22, 2017 at 10:25 am PST

    I love the fact that I pay £50 for a game you loose your PlayStation+ subscription and then you can’t even play the game, so that £50 is well spent on nothing at all.

  • CAD-93_Condemner
    February 22, 2017 at 10:35 am PST

    Half past ten in the morning, still not working. Can we get an update on why it isn’t working? Does it mean 10AM in another timezone besides UK time? If so why wasn’t it mentioned on the original post?

  • spat695
    February 22, 2017 at 11:15 am PST

    Still not working?

  • JaDeN40875
    February 22, 2017 at 11:35 am PST

    11:35 in the UK and it’s still not working so much for 10:00am

  • iToXiC_EU
    February 22, 2017 at 11:44 am PST

    11:44am UK time and it is not working

  • Jawad2607
    February 22, 2017 at 11:46 am PST

    Why is it not working 12:15 in uk right now and still isnt letting me play online WTaf??

  • Jawad2607
    February 22, 2017 at 11:47 am PST

    11:50 i mean

  • rustyka18
    February 22, 2017 at 11:48 am PST

    Does’nt work, what is a problem?

  • Kyliea89
    February 22, 2017 at 11:49 am PST

    It’s not working for me either. This is a joke

  • SWAGMODZ_73
    February 22, 2017 at 11:51 am PST

    ????

  • Killer22591
    February 22, 2017 at 11:51 am PST

    How we can join the event?

  • JaDeN40875
    February 22, 2017 at 11:52 am PST

    Why would it be Eastern time?

  • falcy2
    February 22, 2017 at 12:29 pm PST

    ????

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