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[PS4, PS5] August 2021 PS Plus Games - Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, Tennis World Tour 2 @ PlayStation

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[PS4, PS5] August 2021 PS Plus Games - Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, Tennis World Tour 2 @ PlayStation
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Hybroid on 24/07/2021 - 17:50 blog.playstation.com (1552 clicks)
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Coming to PlayStation Plus in August 2021

Three games, available to download for all PlayStation Plus members from August 3.

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville (PS4 and PS5)

Grab your peashooter and embrace the mayhem of the battlefield in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, as the tension expands beyond Neighborville into new social and free-roam regions on the outer reaches of the contested township.

Tennis World Tour 2 (PS4 and PS5)

Experience the true sensations of court in Tennis World Tour 2. Dominate the sport and ascend the world rankings as one of the world's top players, or create your own athlete to challenge your friends locally or online.

Hunter's Arena: Legends PS5

Sharpen your fighting skills and attempt to survive in Hunter's Arena: Legends, a fast-paced slug-fest featuring extreme close-range combat in intense 1v1 matches and battle royale modes.
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*PS5 console only. Benefit not applicable for Hunter's Arena: Legends on PS4.

Screenshot from official site: https://i.imgur.com/mAY2V7M.png

Officially confirmed: https://blog.playstation.com/2021/07/28/playstation-plus-gam…

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  • teacherer on 24/07/2021 - 17:55
    +36

    Ehhh

  • asubtleviolence on 24/07/2021 - 18:00
    +21

    Oof.

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  • [Deactivated] on 24/07/2021 - 18:01
    +2

    Not a good month, also in my experiance PvZ was dead on PC and Xbox Gamepass. Tennis World Tour 2 would sound intresting except its got a meta in the 50's. Hunters Arena has mixed reviews.

  • Budju on 24/07/2021 - 18:03
    +6

    I don't think i'll bother getting another ps plus sub when my current one expires. Compared to gamepass it really is weak

    • onlinepred on 24/07/2021 - 18:51
      +1

      Yea one game pass does streaming, I’ll cancel psplus and use the ps5 for exclusives and stream everything else

      • Budju on 24/07/2021 - 19:06
        +2

        Exclusives seems to be all they got these days

    • MaximumEffort777 on 24/07/2021 - 19:40
      +12

      You're comparing apples and oranges as PS Plus and Game Pass are very different services.

      • Budju on 24/07/2021 - 19:50
        -8

        Both are paid subscriptions for free to play games which would otherwise cost money. The differences are what makes the xbox game pass head and shoulders better than ps plus. I'm not a huge fan of subscription based services in general, but they are ultimately the same thing. The Xbox subscription is more expensive, which is a downside.

        When gamepass is going from strength to strength, sony bring out this pitiful list of games.

        • andehh on 25/07/2021 - 00:54
          +7

          They're not really the same.

          PS Plus = Xbox Live Gold (Online multiplayer, monthly freebies, etc.)

          PS Now = Xbox Gamepass (Game subscription services)

          PS Plus freebies are almost always miles ahead of the Xbox ones. Gamepass is better than PS Now (and actually available in Australia).

          • Mooncakes on 25/07/2021 - 16:04
            -1

            @andehh: Game Pass is still better than the PS Plus offerings though, day 1 AAA games launch into the service. But if you compare Gold to Plus it's better, Game Pass is better than both combined though.

          • ironsword on 25/07/2021 - 21:23

            @andehh: Your comparison is not really fair.

            PS Now ≠ Xbox Gamepass on consoles. PS Now is mostly streaming whereas Gamepass you have to actually download the game to your console. Big difference.

            • andehh on 26/07/2021 - 01:13
              +1

              @ironsword: As far as I'm aware many (all?) of the PS4 games on the service are available for download. Anything older is streaming only though since Sony doesn't care about backwards compatibility like Microsoft does.

              Gamepass also offers streaming for some games.

      • Lets Make Sandwiches on 24/07/2021 - 20:11

        Don't you need ps plus to play online? That's the only reason I get ps plus

        • Kammi on 24/07/2021 - 20:52

          Yeah, sucks when the other perks are useless though, so ps5 only really only good for exclusives and online playing those!

          I grabbed it as I was able to sell my ps4 pro! Don't have the new Xbox but the free ps plus games have been not my cup of tea for a long long time!

          Fall guys was the last game I actually got & played! Just missed out on latest abes Odyssey, bit annoyed given it was only due to ps5 no stock issues

      • Docspanky on 25/07/2021 - 08:37
        -1

        It's more like comparing an apple with a very old pear no one wants.

    • Bootyborne on 24/07/2021 - 20:38
      +5

      I’m a die hard Xbox fanatic but there is no comparison with Xbox game pass and PS Plus. A better comparison would be games with gold and ps plus. Sony hasn’t even announced a game pass competitor and is apparently working with Netflix

      • AngusD on 25/07/2021 - 21:22
        +1

        Sony have had a game pass competitor for years with PS Now, which first started in 2015. They just don't seem to care much about it, given the limited range of games and the fact that they don't even make it available in some markets (like Australia). Sony treat it like an afterthought, and Nintendo don't seem interested in doing it at all.

        • Bootyborne on 26/07/2021 - 13:14

          They’ve come out and said it’s apart of gaikai which they bought out as a streaming service it’s not a competitor. Jim Ryan said they are still working out the kinks of there next pass system which is already being trialed in Poland with movies

  • seeknsearch on 24/07/2021 - 18:08
    +16

    Should rename to August 2021 PoS Plus Games.

      • digitalbath on 24/07/2021 - 19:49
        -2

        Haha. Touched a nerve I see

        • GrueHunter on 25/07/2021 - 09:42
          -3

          Whiners gonna whine

          I'm GoInG tO CaNcEl My sUb

          …next month…

          I'm GoInG tO CaNcEl My sUb

      • Vinodra on 24/07/2021 - 21:37
        +7

        It wouldn't be an issue if Sony offered a pause a month feature like Humble Choice, for people on annual subscriptions cancelling over a bad month doesn't accomplish much, as they've already paid for it.

  • muncan on 24/07/2021 - 18:13
    +1

    In before the….. never mind, too late.

  • Strahany on 24/07/2021 - 18:20
    +11

    Yeah, look. I appreciate that they’re giving us these games for “free” (meaning that’s an exorbitant cost just for online play) but it’s quite underwhelming. Whilst it’s cheaper than gamepass and you also “own” the games (provided you maintain your sub vs can be pulled from gamepass) when the games on offer are almost worthless and likely downloaded but never played, then what’s the point.

    Would rather they just scrap PS Plus games, and just cut the price for a gameplay only service than this half-baked offering.

  • Mr Bravo on 24/07/2021 - 18:22
    +4

    sad as games are bad this month

    • leximus on 24/07/2021 - 18:25

      Edited due to
      ‘Oops… Responded to wrong comment…’

  • JMxoxo on 24/07/2021 - 18:33
    +10

    This has to be up there as one of the worst months. I would rather just one decent game at this point, or as someone said above. Scrap it and give us a cheaper offering

  • magnitude on 24/07/2021 - 18:34
    +3

    The last 3 months have been ab-miss all. Regretting getting my ps+ sub now.

    • Hybroid on 24/07/2021 - 18:35
      +20

      A Plague Tale: Innocence this month was actually very good. Recommend giving it a try. Do agree next month is very lacking.

      • Stoibs on 24/07/2021 - 18:43
        +6

        True, but it has also been on gamepass for well over a year, which is where I already played it.

        The first few months of PSPlus after the PS5 launch was great, day 1 releases and a lot of higher profile stuff that really made it look like they were atleast trying to rival microsoft, lately it's been very forgettable though =(

        • Puglife on 24/07/2021 - 19:14

          If you believe the rumours, Playstation/Netflix collaboration to come. I don't believe it but if it has any truth it will definitely be the rival to Game Pass.

        • onlinepred on 24/07/2021 - 20:17

          Isn’t game pass $15 a month?

          • Stoibs on 24/07/2021 - 20:22

            @onlinepred: Heh, I honestly don't know. I bought into those VPN+Gold Membership+Ultimate Upgrade methods that were making the rounds last year and am paid up until 2023 for chips. I guess once that expires I'll take another look at the monthly cost and see if it is worth it on a month-by-month basis depending on the offerings at the time.

            At the very least it's good that Microsoft announces ahead of time and gives a schedule of what's set to come out for us to plan ahead.

            • onlinepred on 24/07/2021 - 20:27

              @Stoibs: Yea it’s $15 a month. $180 a year can $59

              When Xbox ultimate does streaming well, I’ll give up upgrading my PC and sell the Xbox, just PlayStation, phone and tv.

          • Valowick on 24/07/2021 - 20:35
            +2

            @onlinepred: $16. $192 per year. That is until they price jack it once they get enough people on it.

            • Xenocaust on 25/07/2021 - 14:05

              @Valowick: No, if you're going to be comparing Game Pass to PS + it is $10.95/month.

              $15.95/month is Game Pass Ultimate, which includes PC.

          • Docspanky on 25/07/2021 - 08:39

            @onlinepred: It is but rolls in Xbox Live at that price so it's roughly the same cost as PS Plus for the same thing, Online play and Games with Gold so you can own a couple of games rotating every month, Plus the whole Game Pass library.

            I've got both because any way you cut it it's good value if you're a gamer. I've bought two games in the last 12 months, Hitman 3 and Cyberpunk (and returned that), everything else I play is a free download.

      • magnitude on 24/07/2021 - 18:47
        +1

        i actually really wanted that game but on ps4. I played the trailer last year and was def going to play the full game at some point. Don't have any plan on getting a ps5 til there is a cheap slim version available.

        • Hybroid on 24/07/2021 - 18:51
          +1

          Wouldn't hold your breath for a PS5 Slim version. It's the size it is due to the required cooling and nothing will change that unless they go water cooling (too expensive/impractical) or swap out vastly more efficient APUs (which do not exist and isn't going to happen as current semi-conductor shortages will continue well into 2022).

          Moreover, AMD's roadmap is all about higher performance chips over next few generations so it's more likely we'll get a PS5 Pro in 2023 with RDNA3, much higher performance & focus on FSR upscaling/FidelityFX which will be used to push 8K TV sales as the next marketing drive. Not to mention PSVR2 next year.

          If you spend a lot of time on your PS4 and have a 4K HDR TV, you will benefit greatly with a PS5 today. If you can find one.

          • Vinodra on 24/07/2021 - 21:47
            +1

            @Hybroid: A PS5 Slim could easily launch in 2023-2024 alongside the Pro using a lower power consumption RDNA3 (Or 4) and Zen 4 (or 5) APU. RDNA3 and 4 will get a similar massive Performance Per Watt improvements comparable to GCN->RDNA1->RDNA2. (50%). AMD can't realistically sell a 450W 7800XT after all.

            Sony could easily do it, but I agree that it isnt worth waiting for though.

            • Justin9mm on 03/08/2021 - 08:26
              -1

              @Vinodra: You're dreaming if you think a Pro is even coming in 2024. It will be 2023-2024 until they get supply under control.

              • Vinodra on 03/08/2021 - 21:50

                @Justin9mm: PS4 Release Nov 2013
                PS4 Pro Release Nov 2016

                PS5 Supply issues have nothing to do with potential R&D (which is mostly done by AMD in the first place), the PS5 has also outsold the PS4 in the same timeframe so I really dont see where you are coming from.

                Thats like saying NVIDIA cant make an RTX 40 series because they are struggling to keep up with demand for the RTX 30 series, its largely irrelevant and even if it did have an impact, it would be small, thus why I said 2023-2024.

                • Justin9mm on 09/08/2021 - 09:03

                  @Vinodra: I never said they won't be manufacturing it earlier.. Supply issues have everything to do with when they are going to release it. Also the situation with PS5 is unprecedented compared to previous console launch history. There will be some sort of delay with launch of a Pro.

                  • Vinodra on 09/08/2021 - 11:19

                    @Justin9mm: Keep thinking that, PS5 has still outsold the PS4 in to date sales since it launched by a large margin, Sony doesn't really care if you personally haven't been able to buy one. The Switch was also very hard to buy for the first year it was on the market, yet Nintendo has still released 2 new variations so your point is irrelevant.

                    A console being hard to buy in its first year will never delay future consoles, especially when it is still outselling the previous generation.

        • onlinepred on 24/07/2021 - 20:18

          In 5 years haha

    • jo b on 24/07/2021 - 19:09
      +7

      Final fantasy 7, wreckfest, plague tale, squadrons. I thinks it’s still fantastic value.

      • Vool on 24/07/2021 - 19:19
        +5

        There's been some great games lately, people are just upset because they already own them (or and something they are personally into). Not sure August will have many defenders though…

    • onlinepred on 24/07/2021 - 20:16
      +5

      $50 a year and you are complaining after just a few months. Already had some great games.

  • serpserpserp on 24/07/2021 - 18:58
    +14

    Man buying that PS5 with all that amazing hardware just to play Plant Vs Zombies.

    • MaximumEffort777 on 24/07/2021 - 19:32
      +6

      Yeah crazy to think that's the only game playable on the PS5 eh???

    • onlinepred on 24/07/2021 - 20:19
      +2

      If that’s all that person wanted to play, why tease him

  • Deimos0412 on 24/07/2021 - 19:18

    Is this confirmed or just leaks?

    • wlqrichard on 24/07/2021 - 19:22

      Confirmed on their own blog.

  • MaximumEffort777 on 24/07/2021 - 19:38
    +2

    Not a great month admittedly but as a huge sports fan I'll give TWT a go.

    I have no complaints for whatever games they gives us even though I barely play any of them (personal taste in games)…..but you win some, you lose some unless you share the typical gamer mentality these days which is simply that nothing is really ever good enough.

  • plmko on 24/07/2021 - 19:42
    +2

    Crazy that people are even comparing this to game pass. Literally 5x the price of PS plus, and there's nothing I don't own or even want to play on game pass.

    • stealth on 24/07/2021 - 20:09
      +5

      I'm paying a little over $3 a month for PS+, so while the offerings this month might be shit I certainly won't be losing any sleep over it.

      Agree with you on GP and sick of hearing about it all the time.

    • Stoibs on 24/07/2021 - 20:17
      +1

      Eh, depends. There were all the 'Stack up on Gold>Upgrade to Ultimate' methods last year making the effective cost of 3 years of GP somewhat trivial, as well as the ~28USD PsPlus annual subs on CDKeys, so pricing comparisons are going to vary significantly.

      Gamepass is the winner for me as someone who loves all these indies like Bug Fables, Cris Tales and Last Stop at the moment.
      Got Hades, Psychonauts 2, Sable and 12 minutes future wishlisted and then stuff like Back4Blood which all pays for the price of admission itself.

      To each their own.

      • Lucille Bluth on 24/07/2021 - 21:07
        +2

        I bought 55 Pringles half price at Woolies last year at $2. Each one had a 1 week Ultimate Gamepass code. Therefore ~$110 for 1 year plus 55 cans of Pringles.

        My hands haven't yet recovered from ripping open the airseal cover and taking off the plastic lid. My boyfriend still hasn't spoken to me since after making him enter each code into a spreadsheet ready for me to redeem…

        Possibly my low point in my pursuit in being the world's biggest cheapskate

        • serpserpserp on 24/07/2021 - 21:29

          So who ate all those pringles?

          • Lucille Bluth on 24/07/2021 - 21:48
            +3

            @serpserpserp: We ate what we could. They started getting stale after a while.

            I still have 9 sitting on my kitchen island and feed some to the chooks each day.

        • Lanushi on 06/08/2021 - 14:04
          +1

          This is amazing. Truly. I can only imagine how well those pringles went with your gaming sessions

          • Lucille Bluth on 06/08/2021 - 15:33
            +1

            @Lanushi: Glad you liked my ridiculous contribution lol. Will make for a good party conversation started for years to come.

    • Chux on 25/07/2021 - 08:21
      +7

      @plmko:

      “ Literally 5x the price of PS plus”

      That’s some crazy math I wanna know how you pulled your calculations…

      Take both at RRP face value…

      One year PlayStation Pluse @ $79.95
      (Fairly regularly discounted but you get the idea…)

      VS

      3 months Game Pass Ultimate @ $47.95 RRP
      (But keeping in mind that’s also occasionally discounted or has even been 3 months + bonus 3 months for that price)

      47.95 x 4 = $191.80 for one year Game Pass Ultimate at absolute most

      Did y’all know $191.80 is FIVE TIMES $79.95?!?

      I though $79.95 times five was like $399.75
      My calculation must be all the way broken…

      Hyperbole is killer pal. If you’d even said three times than maybe but 5 times?!?

      I GUARANTEE in a year or even in a three month sub you’d find something to make that Game Pass sub worth your while…

      Game Pass Ultimate is undoubtedly more expensive… but trying to convince that PS+ is better value than Game Pass Ultimate is just kidding yourself

      • GrueHunter on 25/07/2021 - 09:45
        -3

        I liked the part where YOU WENT B4T5HIT INSANE? !??!!!

        Hyperbole is killer pal

        See I'd have said irony but you wouldn't get it

      • Xenocaust on 25/07/2021 - 14:19
        +2

        Don't compare GamePass Ultimate, use standard Game Pass for Console - $33 for 3 months.

        PS + does not give any PC games

      • Mooncakes on 25/07/2021 - 16:13

        You can't compare PS Plus and game pass ultimate because the latter includes much more. game pass is $10.95 which you should be comparing.

    • Mooncakes on 25/07/2021 - 16:11
      +1

      game pass isn't 5x the price, what are you smoking it's $79.95 (plus) vs $131.40 (game pass) and game pass has AAA games launching day 1 into the service unlike ps plus.

  • dealsforlife on 24/07/2021 - 19:50

    Excited for Tennis World Tour 2. The first one was good.

  • Mr Bravo on 24/07/2021 - 19:59

    will i loose access to ps plus games with ps5 if i don't continue with my subscription?

    • SD2310 on 24/07/2021 - 21:08

      Yes

  • eggaz on 24/07/2021 - 20:02
    +1

    More like "PS Minus Games" for August.

  • dreamstation on 24/07/2021 - 20:19

    Y'all should check out Splitgate. Free to play shooter which is pretty damn good. Better than this garbage.

  • viewfinder on 24/07/2021 - 20:26
    +3

    Oh, c'mon… I renewed my PS Plus for this BS?!

    • onlinepred on 24/07/2021 - 20:40

      Luckily this is only 1 month of 12.

  • YoursTruly on 24/07/2021 - 20:37
    +1

    Ouch ouch ouch….

    Ouch…

  • Sidog on 24/07/2021 - 20:39
    +2

    This has got to be the worst month since I started my sub in November 2013…

  • Valowick on 24/07/2021 - 20:44
    -4

    You guys should've expected a couple dull months this year. They've already done tons of great games for psplus. Calm your tits

    • Vinodra on 24/07/2021 - 21:24

      How is that relevant?

      A paid service having good months in the past does not give it a free pass from criticism.

      If a month sucks, people should absolutely speak out so Sony knows that people aren't interested in games like these as PS+ titles.

      This isn't just a dull month, its the worst month since I began my subscription. A dead multiplayer game that is trying to boost its player base, a niche sports game and a battle royale.. no thanks.

      • Valowick on 25/07/2021 - 14:02
        -2

        I'm saying calm your tits. People here are acting like this is the worst thing Sony has ever done to them. Yes, complain that it's a shit month but acting like this month is justification for Sony to just give up, end PS plus and go die in the gutter because the months games were so offensive to them… Give me a break. Stop it. Get help.

        • Vinodra on 25/07/2021 - 14:06

          You're telling people to stop it and get help over being disappointed in a service they pay for?

          Clearly the people complaining about this month are the ones who have issues, not you lmao…

          • Valowick on 25/07/2021 - 14:13
            -2

            @Vinodra: Last time. Calm your tits and read what I'm writing. It's okay to complain. It's not okay to say Sony should cancel PS Plus over ONE bad month. I'm not saying you should shut up. I'm telling you some people are being irrational.

            BTW I agree with another comment you made. Sony should reshape PS Plus into something closer to Humble Choice and let customers pause bad months (bad being very subjective). PS plus is about the games and always has been. Online multiplayer should've never been rolled into PS Plus to begin with. In the beginning it was incredible value. It's been great value every year it's been out. Even now. Including this year, this dog shit month included.

            Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. You are and so am I.

  • zombrex on 24/07/2021 - 21:01
    +1

    PvZ should be fun, especially if plus boost server numbers.
    I bought the previous game in the need for speed $5 bundle deal last week and can still find co op games.

  • seamonkey on 24/07/2021 - 22:29
    +1

    Best! Month! Ever! said nobody.

  • IPYF on 24/07/2021 - 23:17
    +3

    I'm a PS+ apologist but this bent toward mostly multiplayer games, not just regularly but now more or less every month, is starting to annoy.

  • Trickey on 24/07/2021 - 23:48
    +1

    Double fault…

  • maverickjohn on 25/07/2021 - 05:42
    +2

    Weak and bad month PS..

  • giventofly on 25/07/2021 - 09:52
    +1

    So PvZ 2009 is easily in the top 5 of my all time favourite games. Have been wanting to try the second one. How disappointed will I be?

    • Xenocaust on 25/07/2021 - 13:33

      Depends.

      How much do you like micro-transactions?

      • giventofly on 25/07/2021 - 14:22

        Zero. What a shame

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