Not to fret, Xbox 360 owners. Yes, those of us fortunate enough to own an Xbox One may be spending the weekend with giant robots in the Titanfall beta since it opened to everyone - but there's new free stuff for those of us on the older console too - it's like Christmas in February!
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GamerFitNation compares the games in February's Xbox Games with Gold with PlayStation Plus' free games. This month's winner is clear.
PS+ owns Games With Gold this month, but I have a feeling that MS (at least for 1 month, probably when they announce an Xbox game for free) will come up strong, but then fade away
Don't even have to look at the story to know that the PS+ offering will be significantly better.
I've not scrolled down enough yet but I bet I won't have to scroll down long to read a "B-b-b-b-but you're renting them! GWG is free for ever!"
Fact: PS+ pays for itself over and over.
The problem with Games with Gold can be asked in a question, how many times do you actually pick up an old game after finishing it? Not much compared to being excited to playing a game that is really good and came out a year or 2 back. Do you prefer keeping your games and play those the next month or play the games as you get them but they are newer? Think about it, as you're subscribed, you download the latest games given. I'm not gonna subscribe and miss out with older games that I finished the month before.
Yep as long as MS continues with their policy of giving the games away. I really don't think they are even trying to compete because we all know that MS have the influence,power,resources to match IGC or even beat it some months if they would lease these games instead of giving away free old games that don't have as much value or relevance as the newer ones offered by Sony with IGC.
Sure I get to keep these games forever most people would have played these games already. It's much better to give your customers access the newer titles that are more relevant IMO.
/rant
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@ThePope
The percentage of people that haven't played newer games like bioshock:infinite and Metro:Last light will be more than likely higher seeing as Dead Island and the like have been available for *Years* of the X360's lifetime.
It can be said for the PS+ games. I mean what percentage of people who WANT to play Bioshock haven't?
PS + rents the games to you GWG gives them to you. Both are different, and both are good.
To Majin,
You don’t know what PS+ will look like on PS4, will it be all Indies with only half being worth playing? Or will it be lots of AAA games. Only time will tell. Not only that we have no idea what's in store for GWG. And if you don’t think Microsoft is focusing on spending the money (which on the manufacturers side is all this about) to make the program amazing you’re crazy...
Does the renting argument even apply to ps4 owners anymore though? As nearly every PS4 owner will have a PS+ sub anyway.. So you basically have them for life or until you finally had enough of the console.
@thepope whatever the PS+ has in store is sure to blow away whatever GWG is going to offer in the future.
Microsoft needs to step it up. In just the past 3 months we've gotten Borderlands 2 (released late 2012), Bioshock Infinite, Brothers, Metro Last Light, Payday 2, and Remember Me (all five of those launched less than a year ago). And that's just for PS3. There was even more offered on Vita and PS4.
Dead Island? That was on PS+ like...over a year ago. Sure, they let you keep your 4-year-old game. Wow. I'd rather pay a reasonable sum to "rent" these games (many of which I'd never buy and I'll likely never replay) than get a few games that I own forever but probably won't replay anyway.
"many of which I'd never buy and I'll likely never replay"
So who cares then? Sounds like both are offering you games you don't want.
ThePope
Nah, I'm old-school. I actually still rent (well, did rent, prior to PS+) games. I try before I buy if I can. I used Gamefly in the past (but I don't subscribe anymore). I borrowed games from friends and lent my games to my friends in return.
There are a lot of games out there that are okay. Heck, there are a lot of games out there that are really, really great, but I'll never replay them, so why bother with owning them? I didn't get a chance to play Brothers last year, nor have I played Borderlands 2. Why? Not on the top of my priority list. But I'll certainly give them a try, now that they're free to me.
That's the thing. I like being able to try these games, many of which are less than a year old. Microsoft is offering very old games, many of which already have newer sequels. I am significantly less likely to be interested in trying a game that's 3 years old compared to a game that is less than 1 year old. Not to mention (using the last two months as an example) games like Bioshock, Brothers, and Metro were featured on tons of GotY lists and Best of 2013 lists. Can the same be said for Dead Island?
@thepope justify it any way you can to help you sleep with your poor choice for gaming but PS+ trumps GWG
Yeah, it must be so expensive for M$ to give you games that can be found at garage sales and pawn shops and that you can trade in for 25 cents.
The fact stands that i got to play over 1500 dollars worth of titles i would have never known id love through ps plus. Games with gold games are so old i wouldnt even waste the room on the tiny little hdd xbox 1 has.
Are we still doing this nonsense? To date, it has been no competition. We don't need monthly updates on it. When Microsoft begins to offer games that aren't a decade old and complete garbage compared to psplus, that's when articles should be written. Until then, we don't need news we already know.
Don't even need to read the article to know who is the winner here. My PS4 is an atomic free indie game machine and i'm not even mad really. Don't starve kept me busy for the whole months like crack to a.. umm.. crackhead? and Outlast seriously is creepy as fuck and hard to play alone but wicked awesome.. reminds me of the Res dayz. Bf4 is where it's at though, Ea needs to get there shit together right quick though, Jesus H !!!
Another website wanting hits.
Many gamers will constantly say that psn is better then xbox live but lets look at a few reasons why they are both great. First PSN + has had a year headstart and as a nextflix subscription based program it has proven to get better with time. Xbox live does not not even have a year out since May gamers have been treated to some great classics and modern games. Now here is the kicker psn + gives you rented games for PSVita, PS3 and now PS4 where as Xbox live is for Xbox 360, MS Surface windows based apps and soon Xbox One. Overall PSN games are rented and Xbox live games are free for ever. Cons if you stop the subscription for psn you lose the games if you stop xbox live you keep them. Both offer great titles and both are considered free when you are part of there ecosystem. Enough with the comparison both have been great value's to current and future subscribers.
You have not played a lot of bad games then.
I am one of the lucky ones to have played ET for the Atari 2600 and Superman 64.
When I played Dead Island with a friend, the game simultaneously froze both of our Xboxes. The dialogue, voice acting and story were terrible. The weapon durability system was frustrating; the best weapons only lasted a few hits before the player has to drop a colossal amount of money to repair them. The gameplay was six hours of hitting the same zombies with sticks, with the occasional special zombie thrown in.
I'm not saying it's the worst game ever made, but it's pretty terrible.
If the game had worked properly I'd say it was pretty decent, though not amazing in any way. Unfortunately it was hands down the buggiest game I've ever played. Lots of freezing, mostly when I played online, but online or off I had issues with my progress through the game not registering. I had to play multiple sections of the game two, three, sometimes four or five times. As an example, I did the part where you go through the sewer to city hall and back three times before the game gave me credit, even though the maddening autosave symbol would come onscreen several times during the run. I began to hate the autosave symbol. I had weapons vanish from my inventory as soon as I stepped away from the workbench after making them, or disappear into the ground after throwing them. I saw zombies run through walls or down into the ground, only to pop out of the ground in front of me. I had vehicles vanish while I was driving them, then appear down the road. Quest rewards not given to me… the list goes on, and the friend who co-oped most of the game with me had the same problems.
omg superman 64. i dont even remember what you had to do in that game besides fly around
I loved it. God knows how many times I've played through it both solo and co-op. Probably 6-8 times if I had to guess.
Never had any serious problems with the game and I thought it was a blast.
And 6 hours? Are you saying you played the entire game in 6 hours, because that seems impossible? I think my FASTEST playthrough was near to 30 hours.
Dang it is that bad, I played it for like 30 minutes but I wished I played it with friends
@typoknight
Dead Island is a decent game, with way too many glitches.
I wouldn't say it's the worse.
February’s set of free games for Xbox Live Gold Members in will be Dead Island and Toy Soldiers: Cold War.
Starting Saturday (February 1st) Dead Island (Normally US $19.99) will be free for Xbox Live Gold members through February 15th .
A bit better, but Games with Gold still has a long way to go.
@Below I meant that Games with Gold is getting better, not that this month's games were better than last month
I thought sleeping dogs last month was miles better. Sure its old but at least its a great game and a bit of a hidden gem.
I can get crappy dead island for 6.99 if i was some kind of masochist.
Agreed, Sleeping Dogs is the best game to be included with GWG yet, in my opinion.
But GWG still doesn't compare to PS plus, not even slightly. I can get Metro: Last Light, Bioshock Infinite and Borderlands 2 (to name a few) right now on PS3.
MS need to step their game up, it should at least have been Dead Island: Riptide.
At least their giving out a game that wasn't on PS+ this time. PS+ got Sleeping Dogs a year ago, seeing them release the same titles PS+ had just makes PS+ look better. This time it might not be as good a game but at least it's not a reminder of how far behind GwG is in comparison to the PS+ instant games collection.
@TheBrit above
I personally wouldn't even download Dead Island for free. I know that I'd never play it so why bother. Sometimes even a free game isn't worth it, it's just clutter.
@TheBrit
The point is, if i had wanted this game i wouldve fetches it from the bargain bin its been in since launch. Gears of War, Halo 3, Sleeping Dogs, etc may have been cheap games, but at least they were positively received by critics.
Man.. Between PS plus and games for gold.
I'm totally loving it...
Keep it coming...
@ FamilyGuy
Dead Island hasn't been on PS+ yet as a freebie, but I got the Game Of The Year edition through PS+ for $5.
$5 for the game and extra content beats the standard version being free on Xbox.
Dead Island was a game I really enjoyed. I recommend it for those who haven't gotten the chance to play it yet. Plus it's free!
Agree, Toy soldiers is also one of the best XBL indie games.
However, even at this XBL still has a ways to go before it catches up with PSN. I got Bioshock infinite and Metro Last light a few days ago, along with 2 Vita games and a Ps4 game soon
I myself haven't tried it. Never got into the dead rising that was free a while back so here's hoping this one's good.
I was expecting better. This is disappointing.
This months' was probably the best one. I already own Sleeping Dogs (which was a terrific game) but I never played LC: GOL (Also a terrific game).
Ah well, at least I have PS+ to look forward to.
I bought Sleeping Dogs when it was on sale during December. They could have told me that they would give it away for free only days later...
Solid game though.
PS+ has been SPOILING me!! It's actually kept me from buying Tomb Raider DE new ;D
And February has even more to offer, woo hoo!
At least give us Dead Island Riptide. Damn cheapskates. This crap is part of why I will be going from having been a very pleased Xbox & Xbox 360 owner to definitely swapping to a PS4.
So because you don't like a FREE game that is being given out as a bonus with your subscription, you're calling them cheap? Lol.
-_-'
One day Xbox Live Rewards will actually give me a game I care /knew about.
So what you're saying... on never mind.
Wow great games Ps+ better watch out lol
Currently i have been playing Outlast, Don't Starve, Borderlands 2, Metro: Last Light, BioShock Infinite, Modnation Racers, Guacamelee, Sonic Transformed, Soul Sacrifice all for £40 a year!!!
You Xbox guys get Toy Soldiers? what gives???
Very nice, this'll keep me busy until Strider.