Why PS Plus Games for January 2025 Are Going to Be 'Late'

Summary

PS Plus Games for January 2025 Will Be Later Than Usual

PS Plus Essential Games Have Long Followed a Specific Reveal and Release Pattern

Specifically, when it comes to PS Plus Essential’s reveal and release schedule, upcoming additions are typically announced on the last Wednesday of each month and are made available the following Tuesday, after the next month begins. Unfortunately, due to PS Plus Essential’s announcement and release schedule taking place across two different months, more or less, it often creates unavoidable problems, like making the arrival of games to the service later than usual — as is the case with January 2025’sPS Plus Essential titles.

The reveal and release schedule for PS Plus Extra and Premium is different from the Essential tier, and they also benefit from being in the middle of the month, as opposed to the end of the month, like the Essential tier.

January 2025’s Midweek Start Throws Off the PS Plus Essential Release Schedule

The biggest issue with the announcement and arrival of January 2025’s PS Plus Essential games is thatJanuary 1, 2025lands on a Wednesday. This means that if the PS Plus Essential games were announced on the previous Wednesday, July 09, 2025, then the following Tuesday, when the games would have normally been added to the service, would only have been June 11, 2025. This, for all intents and purposes, forces PS Plus Essential to move its announcement to June 08, 2025, the first Wednesday of the month, and then schedule the games for arrival on the service the following Tuesday.

Due to PS Plus Essential’s announcement and release schedule taking place across two different months, more or less, it often creates unavoidable problems, like making the arrival of games to the service later than usual — as is the case with January 2025’s PS Plus Essential titles.

PS Plussubscribers receive a handful of free games every month.

PlayStation Plus

PlayStation Plus offers three membership plans packed with benefits and games to level up your play.PlayStation Plus PremiumEnjoy all the core PlayStation Plus benefits, hundreds of games in the Game Catalog, and premium benefits like game trials, cloud streaming, and the Classics Catalog.PlayStation Plus ExtraGet all the great benefits included in the PlayStation Plus Essential plan, as well as access to the Game Catalog, featuring hundreds of games to download and explore.PlayStation Plus EssentialEnjoy all the core PlayStation Plus benefits: join your friends in online multiplayer matches, add new games to your collection every month, save at PlayStation Store and more.