Sony recently revealed thefree PS Plus games for October 2021, which will be added when the PlayStation Store updates on Tuesday, October 5. The free PS Plus games for October 2021 consist ofMortal Kombat XandPGA Tour 2K21on PS4, andHell Let Looseon PS5, and while there are certainly people who are happy with the offerings, there are many online who have voiced their discontent with the free games.
Hell Let Loose (Multiplayer Only)
Hell Let Loosecould very well be a great game, and in fact, the reception from thePS5 exclusive betaseems to be mostly positive. However, it’s yet another multiplayer-focused free PS5 game in a string of them, withOvercooked: All You Can Eatbeing the free PS5 game last month and it preceded byHunter’s Arena: Legendsin August.
Mortal Kombat X (Six Years Old, PS Plus Collection)
Mortal Kombat Xis six years old, which is much older than the other two free games for October 2021, one of which isn’t even out yet and the other being only a year old.Mortal Kombat Xreleasing in 2015 makes it one of the older games that Sony has featured in the free PlayStation Plus games lineup recently, and the fact that it has a sequel that’s already been out for a couple of years isn’t helping its reception as as free PS Plus title.
By nearly all accounts,Mortal Kombat Xis a great fighting gamewith a ton of value. But now that it’s six years old, it’s likely anyone interested has played it already. Not only that, butMortal Kombat Xhas been available through the PS Plus Collection on PS5 since launch.
PGA Tour 2K21 (Sports Game)
Sports games as a genre are niche, with one likely only interested in the games if they’re interested in the real life sport they represent. So while there may be golf enthusiasts happy aboutPGA Tour 2K21coming to the free PS Plus lineup, especially since it’s just a little over a year old, there are many others who aren’t happy about it. It doesn’t help thatPGA Tour 2K21isn’t necessarily a remarkable golf game.PGA Tour 2K21earned middle of the road reviews at the time of its release, and so that hurts its appeal even further.
Just as there are people who aren’t happy about the free PS Plus games for October 2021, there are others out there who don’t mind the lineup. Regardless, a new batch of free PS Plus games is always right around the corner, as Sony is undoubtedly preparing the lineup of free games that it will offer to PS4 and PS5 gamers once November rolls around.
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