Sony just revealed the first set of PlayStation Plus games in 2025 available to all subscribers, regardless of the level of service to which they subscribe. Until this month they are Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered and Stanley's Parable: Ultra Deluxe. I can't say it's the most exciting set of games, but at least Stanley's parable is a classic, albeit an old one: the game was first released in 2011 as a mod for Half life 2. The game then got a proper full release in 2013, and the Ultra luxurious The version was released for modern consoles in 2022.
Original creators Davey Wreden and William Pugh created the Ultra luxurious edition, with an expanded script and a host of other new changes that the developers weren't exactly forthcoming about: “Everything you remember has been recreated, but somehow it's different. We've been here before, right?” Overall, though, the game expands on the original with more options, more dialogue, and more options for the player to navigate. If you haven't given the game a chance, now you have no excuse not to check it out.
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered is another oldie, originally released in 2010, but updated for PS4 in 2020. That's the version available here, with full career modes for racer or cop, depending on which side of the law you fancy being on. This version also includes multiplayer modes and all the DLC that was released for the original game.
Finally, the newest game of the lot is Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, a live service game that suffered multiple delays, received largely negative reviews, and It reportedly cost Warner Bros. about $200 million. To add insult to injury, the developers announced that the current season of content would be the last, although there are no plans to close the game just yet. Given that it only went on sale last February, that's a pretty short shelf life. I'm not sure I want to jump on the sinking ship right now, but at least you can try without shelling out the $70 it still costs.
All of these games will be available starting January 7 for PS Plus subscribers, and you have until then to add December's games to your library.
