Sony has often found itself the target of criticism in recent years due to the price increases of PlayStation Plus, but it seems that the latest change has sparked even greater dissatisfaction among subscribers.
This time, the issue is not the price, but the way Sony delivers new games. Unlike the previous practice, where all new games for PS Plus Extra and Premium arrived on the same day, during June, Sony decided to spread the content throughout the entire month. Games no longer come in one package, but in several separate waves. The company has not yet explained why this change was introduced or whether it will become standard practice.
However, community reactions have been anything but mild. On Reddit and other social media platforms, numerous users expressed dissatisfaction with the new schedule, with some describing it as an "extremely anti-consumer move." One of the biggest complaints relates to subscribers whose memberships expire in the middle of the month. If part of the announced games becomes available only after their subscription expires, they will practically miss out on part of the content they paid for. Others believe that this model completely kills the hype around the monthly offerings, especially when the biggest title appears only at the very end of the month.
Some users have gone a step further and expressed concern that this schedule could be a precursor to a reduction in the number of games Sony adds to the catalog each month. In other words, part of the community fears that a kind of "shrinkflation" of the service could be hidden behind this new strategy - less value for the same price.
Still, there is a possibility that this is just a temporary experiment related to this year's Days of Play event. Sony has not yet confirmed whether it will use the same model in July.
The next wave of PS Plus games is expected on June 23, when Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Life Is Strange: Double Exposure will arrive in the catalog.
Honestly, it is hard to find any real benefit of this model for subscribers. If the goal was to maintain user interest throughout the entire month, the result so far is completely opposite. PlayStation Plus has been struggling with criticism over rising prices in recent years, so introducing a change that potentially reduces the value of the subscription seems like a very risky move. Whether Sony will listen to the community will be revealed next month.
