If you just bought Ghostwire, Deathloop or any other great PlayStation game, I’m sorry. You could probably have bought it much cheaper today, as the big spring sale of PlayStation is starting.
Announced yesterday in a blog post, the annual sale of PlayStation “Game Days” is extended from now until June 9th. There is some hardware available through PlayStation Direct, including the slightly less expensive DualSense AF drivers. But the main focus of the sale is the games. A selection:
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits, an independent action platform that usually costs $ 40 ($ 56), has $ 26 ($ 36).
- Witch Queen, this year’s widely acclaimed expansion for Destiny 2, has dropped from $ 40 ($ 56) to $ 26 ($ 36).
- The now-functional Cyberpunk 2077 is priced at $ 25 ($ 35).
- I absolutely need to connect Cities: Skylines, which is currently listed at the price of a $ 8 ($ 11) latte. (The city builder is also part of the PS Now library.)
- The next-generation version of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, typically $ 70 ($ 97), is now cheaper than the next-generation version at $ 55 ($ 76).
- Outriders, the booty shooter, which has a demo available on the PS Store, has dropped to $ 21 ($ 29), ahead of next month’s big expansion.
- Annnnnd, just in case, Babylon’s Fall, the “worst PS5 game” ever considered, has dropped from $ 60 ($ 83) to $ 39 ($ 54).
There are even some PlayStation 5 exclusives among the crop. Here are two immersive sims, Ghostwire: Tokyo and Deathloop. Both are released by Bethesda (now a Microsoft-owned studio) and currently “console only” for PlayStation 5 (you can get both on PC). They are priced at $ 30 ($ 42) and $ 24 ($ 33), respectively, at $ 60 ($ 83). There’s also Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, one of those next-generation games that is setting an inevitable $ 70 ($ 97) price tag trend, but is currently down to $ 40 ($ 56).
Anyone interested in purchasing newer versions of the games they’ve already played can grab Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, the PS5 reissue of the two latest Uncharted games that still look amazing and are easily accessible through subscription services PlayStation, for $ 30 ($ 42).
However, Sony is not downgrading all PS5 exclusives. To put it bluntly, Returnal, a punishing but disturbing roguelike that was released on PS5 a year ago with a sticker price of $ 70 ($ 97), is still $ 70 ($ 97).