PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for August 2022

The PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for August are:

Yakuza: Like A Dragon (PS4, PS5)
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 (PS4, PS5)
Little Nightmares (PS4)

All Games are available on August 2.

[generic-user-name]

Nice selection this month. GG Sony.

[Eonjay]

Lol this is getting kinda of crazy. These last couple of months are absurdly good. Not complaining though keep it coming.

[fr0sty]

and people were worried PS+ monthly games would start sucking because of premium...

[Rockstar]

@Sharkydon
So let me get this straight. Because you've owned most of the "good ones" that makes the last few months bad? Also "they will eventually though" is quite the ridiculous statement that makes zero sense considering that yes, there may be a month that will be considered bad at some point by public opinion but that will apply to both services at one point or another. Are you just throwing that statement out now so when/if it happens you can say "see, I told you"? Reading through your comment history I shouldn't be surprised. You're calling out "Sony Fanboys" but you seem to be a fanboy of a different sort.

[MajorLazer]

Amazing selection. Between this and GoT & Valhalla on Extra, I'm stacked to the brim with new games to play.

[NecrumOddBoy]

So this officially is a free upgrade from my paid THPS PS4 to the PS5 one?

[philm87]

Should be cos it includes the PS5 version anyhow.

[Terry_B]

Last Month was already a banger for me thanks to Crash Bandicoot 4, now also Yakuza AND the Tony Hawk Remakes? Damn nice. Just sold my PS4 Pro and ordered a PS5.

[Aloymetal]

Congrats and enjoy your new PS5! Plenty of amazing PS5 games to choose from as well.

[babadivad]

He knows, they're all on PS4.

[Aloymetal]

@babadivad
A few are but not all like RnC, Demons Souls, Returnal...
It would be a shame to release a brand new console without any games made for it, even worse would be to wait years for dedicated games on such console. I think there's a platform out there that belongs to that list...

[Terry_B]

@babadivad "He knows, they're all on PS4."

Yup Terry also knows that he has around 40 PS4 Games in Physical Form and over 350 more in digital form thant run on the PS5, in the best case with PS5 updated graphics and haptic feedback or just a bit better through the boosting mode. Terry also knows that he has already around 20 PS5 games alone through PS5 and that without the collection. And last but not least Terry knows that there are a few exclusives he cares about or just prefers to play them on console and not his pc ...*nuff said.

[babadivad]

This response is hilarious. "Terry knows" 🤣🤣🤣. Wtf dude...

[philm87]

Makes me laugh that people keep complaining that games are on PS4 so there's no point in owning a PS5, despite the massive advantages like lighting fast loading times, improved graphics/performance, and haptic feedback.

Enjoy your PS5, it's awesome.

[babadivad]

@philm87

I'm not complaining about PS5 games being on PS4. I can still play them on my PS5 as well so it doesn't really bother me.

I was really just poking fun at all the fanboys who were beating their chest when Sony said "They believed in generations." Alluding to their first party games being only available on PS5.

Since Microsoft said they'd support cross-gen for two years, Sony fanboys were giving it to the Xbox guys with that. Only for Sony to reverse course and go the cross-gen rout as well.

Then the same guys who were all for "believing in generations" breaking their backs to say how it's a good thing they are cross-gen now.

This place is a riot. 😂

[Majin-vegeta]

Lol so much for

"QuAlity oF pS pLuS gAmEs wIlL gO dOwN" crowd

[sparky77]

To be fair GWG quality didn't drop immediately when Game Pass released, it only got bad like a year or 2 afterwards.

Most of these drops you see now are likely from deals made over a year ago, but for now Sony does seem to be keeping the quality up.

[Terry_B]

Aye, GWG is pretty much very bad in comparison and more or less like a $5 Bundle on Fanatical since around Summer 2020, before it was really good.

[Petebloodyonion]

The only thing I wonder for GWG is How much MS is paying to let you keep 360 games forever vs how much Sony is paying to let you rent forever and is the difference so big that it explain the why GWG is pretty inferior in-game quality
But no matter, the fact that Epic gives you a bunch of free games per month (shows that MS could do better).

[jznrpg]

GWG has been 99% garbage since inception .

[shinoff2183]

@pete

Your comparing 360 games to sony doing ps4 games. Doesnt make sense. MS is giving ownership to 360 games due to them being old. Do ms let you have ownership of xbox one games? Thats what should be compared

[Petebloodyonion]

My question is simply about how come MS offering are so poor versus Sony's offering for a service that is costing a similar price.
Thus asking is it so much more expensive to offer titles to keep versus renting them? (I doubt)
if it was the case that could explain why MS offering are so weak versus Playstation
And like I said Epic are giving great titles for you to keep each week while asking 0$ so again what's the reason for MS poor offering?

[MrBeatdown]

@Pete

I doubt that has anything to do with it. Sony ditched PS3 games years ago. If it was so expensive to offer 360 games, Microsoft would have done the same and just offered better, newer Xbox One games. Xbox offers junk because GWG is an afterthought.

[anast]

It will.

[Petebloodyonion]

Incredible month!

[Brazz]

And again... Once more, PS+ much better than Xbox Gold.

[jznrpg]

xbox Gold should be changed to Xbox Brown . 💩

[Aloymetal]

Nah, Bugger green was the perfect color, the person that came up with that deserved a few medals.

[Eonjay]

I remember when we used to get PS+ vs GWG articles every month. Now I think everyone is like why bother if one team isn't gonna show up to the game.

[darthv72]

I think it was TGG that used to do those. They stopped quite a while ago.

[MadLad]

They're both still excuses to make you pay to use your own Internet.
Where's the "I don't have to pay just to play online" tier?

[Class_Viceroy]

There are free to play games you can play online without needing subscription. Have at it.

Yes it sucks paying the fee, but do you remember how the internet ran on games back before MS and Sony charged for the online subscription? Think of how bad it was back then compared to how it is now. It's not like your money is going towards nothing. They still have costs to maintain the infrastructure and servers required to connect these online games to you. I would argue the amount of free games we get (at least from Sony) is well worth the yearly price of the service on top of that.

[MadLad]

@class

Yet I play on PC and don't have any issues.

Also the free games aren't free, being they come from the cost you admit sucks, but are still mandated to pay being a console user if you want to use your own Internet connection to play games online.

[Brazz]

On PC.

[crazyCoconuts]

On PC ...AND Steam Deck

[jznrpg]

Great lineup

[Elda]

Though Yakuza:LAD is on GP as well I may try the game out on either platform one day. Tony Hawk & LN I have no interest in.

[Class_Viceroy]

If you have GamePass and haven't tried out Yakuza LAD I would argue you have no real interest in playing that either. It's been there over a year.

Just honest truth.

[Elda]

I did say...I would try the game out on either platform "one day" I have been playing a host of other games that have my interest first & foremost. Currently most of those games (exclusives,multi-plats & Indies) I've been playing on my PS5. Again..there may come a time when I'm done with most of my current games including backlogs that I may finally try Yakuza:LAD.

[Crows90]

Except gamepass is a subscription that only lets you play the catalogue of games. While ps plus is the equivalent of games with gold only actually worth it.

Why waste money on something that nets you little.

[H9]

This is Arguably the strongest month of PS Plus in a very long time, all these are must buy games

[Terry_B]

Lol nah..its just as good as last month

[H9]

I mean it had crash 4 which is great but here we have 3 great games

[Psychonaut85]

Little Nightmares is fantastic if you like like horror. It’s genuinely unsettling

[CrimsonWing69]

I encourage y'all to play Yakuza: Like A Dragon! It's honestly some of the most fun I've had with a game.

[Snakeeater25]

I encourage you to try elden ring, forbidden west, ratchet and clank, they are all best games by far than yakuza

[CrimsonWing69]

I’ve actually played all but Ratchet. Loved Elden, unfortunately I got bored with Forbidden West. I appreciate the recommendations though.

[andy85]

And every Yakuza game added to the extra collection. What a month!

[GamingSinceForever]

Now this is a nice list. I’m on Yakuza 5 now and still have 6 unopened so Like a Dragon is welcome.

I heard that the Tony Hawk game is dope so I will def check it out.

[NJShadow]

Good month!

[ChasterMies]

Shit, I can’t keep up with PS+ releases. Sony isn’t letting PS+ Essential down. Seems the opposite. Sony is using PS+ Essential is the loss leader to get you in the door for PS+ Extra and premium.

[BoneMagnus]

I already have THPS on PS4 (bought it cheap). Was considering paying for the PS5 upgrade - now I don’t have to - so I’m happy.

[Destiny1080]

PS+ makes xbox gold look like a welfare case

[Nacho_Z]

This is a great month for me. Tony Hawks was something I nearly bought several times for nostalgia value and also because they are genuinely great games, and I've also nearly bought LN several times. Just what you're looking for from your subscription services.

[gold_drake]

i personally think it could have been Little Nightmares 2, but the collection is really really good

[garryxcs]

Yo lets go! Pro Skater 1+2, been wanting to get that for a while glad I waited. Great month.

[Chocoburger]

I've played THPS 1+2 for almost 200 hours, just about to get the Platinum for reaching level 100. Good game, has some flaws, but still fun to play. This is a good month if you don't already own it.

[Killer2020UK]

All three of these are fantastic. Little Nightmares is an absolute gem and that's coming from someone who rarely plays these kind of games.

[Profchaos]

Great games I loved the thps remake. Good to see more people enjoying it hopefully they will help demand for thps 3

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

Ah, that's a banger month, although I already own Like a Dragon and Little Nightmares (I literally bought Like a Dragon during that last Steam sale, lol).