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PlayStation Plus Free PS5 And PS4 Games For February 2021

PlayStation Plus subscribers can claim three free games in February, including PS5-exclusive Destruction AllStars and Control: Ultimate edition.

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The February 2021 lineup of PlayStation Plus freebies is still available for a few more days, but March's lineup takes its place next week. We've known about one of the upcoming free games since the PS5's launch: Destruction AllStars, which was originally slated to release alongside the console, is available to PS Plus subscribers this month. The vehicular combat game is a PS5 exclusive and joins Concrete Genie and Control: Ultimate edition, the latter of which just received its free PS5 upgrade.

Destruction AllStars is an online multiplayer title developed by Lucid Games. Players take control of one of 16 playable characters, each of whom has their own vehicle with unique weapons and moves. As the title suggests, the goal is to zip around the arena and destroy your opponents' vehicles. If your vehicle gets destroyed, you can compete on foot, which understandably will make it tougher to emerge victorious. Destruction AllStars will be free for subscribers until April 5.

Control: Ultimate edition's PS5 version released on February 2, the same day it became free for PS Plus subscribers. It's available for both PS4 and PS5 users. The Ultimate edition comes with both DLC packs, and PS5 owners get a free upgrade that lets you play in two different modes: Performance and Graphics. Performance mode will run the game in 60 frames-per-second, and Graphics mode runs at 30 frames-per-second with ray tracing. The stellar action-adventure from Remedy Entertainment earned an 8/10 in our Control review, and we've added a section with thoughts on Control's new PS5 upgrade.

Concrete Genie is an action-adventure game starring Ash, a young boy who happens upon a paintbrush that turns his doodles into reality. It earned a 7/10 in GameSpot's Concrete Genie review for its colorful art style and charming story.

February 2021 PS Plus Free Games

Available February 2 to March 1

  • Control: Ultimate edition
  • Concrete Genie

Available February 2 to April 5

  • Destruction AllStars

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If you're gonna put the brand-new edition of a highly-praised ~1yo game on PS+, maybe announce more than a month in advance, or better yet don't do it so soon after extended holiday sales and after-sales.

We got lucky with Maneater refunds, but not with Control UE.

I'm still smarting over buying a discounted RDR1 at EB Games in fall 2011, and then like the NEXT DAY the damned RDR GOTY released at the same price. lol.
(EB Games didn't authorize my attempt to return it).

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Playstation has gotten pretty lazy the past couple months giving out games that have been on ps now for a long time. I feel like I should cancel ps now if I want to be delightfully surprised by future free games of the month.

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@rhythm1989: gotten? I partially disagree, they're trying to be bold with Control: UE and Maneater (afaik not on PS Now), but last year they did offer up UC3 for PS+ (after "everyone" has already played it, haha). Haven't some games been offered twice?

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Aw...crap. I just bought the DLC.

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@Barighm: ooooh... this is better for you, because the UE is the only way to get the free upgrade for PS5. AFAIK, buying Control og edition + ANY combo of the DLC (1+2, season pass, or UE upgrade?) might not work?

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@Jarrkha: Ps Plus is giving the Ultimate Edition.

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@gustavob: I'm aware of that!

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Awesome month for PS Plus Subscribers

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Playstation <3

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This is a great line up. They've covered all angles this month, PS4, PS5 and PSVR with Concrete Genie.

I've already played Control (vanilla edition) but will be happy to give it another play on PS5 with the DLC and have just dusted off the VR headset in order to play a few levels of Hitman 3 so Concrete Genie couldn't have come at a better time for me.

I don't know what to make of Destruction All-Stars. The fact it was pulled from traditional release means one of two things (usually): not very good or a F2P riddled with microtransactions bordering on Pay to Win. Hopefully I'm merely playing Devil's advocate and it will be neither.

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I wish online and cloud save was just free, but man, seeing people complain - the $33-40 price tag means you're spending like $2.50 a month for access to online and to rent a few games.

Concrete Genie I just platinumed, it was in my top 10 of 2019. It's just a nice, colorful fun game. Has VR too.

Control is hit or miss, but still a big title, people are dropping $20+ or more and were pissed at buying separate ps5 copy - well here for $2.50 you got it. It's still a recent AAA game.

AND you get a brand new PS5 IP to boot.

Yet people are bitching? Spoiled jerks, have some joy in your life. It's a great deal. Heck I don't have ps5 yet and own both the ps4 games already, I'm still impressed by the value of this month! (especially compared to Gold).

I will say I'm very sad that the 2 games I wanted these past few months, Maneater and Bugsnax, are ps5 only though... I've had all the other games, it kind of penalized gamers who actually buy games. Oh well. Still a good line up!

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@squidracerX: People always moan, it's human nature it seems. Take CoVid for example: people state that they work too hard and that they need some time at home doing the things they never get around to or spending time with family. Now they're at home many people are bemoaning the fact that they aren't allowed to go to work etc.

No matter what Sony dishes out for PS Plus and don't get me wrong, there have been some really bad offerings, there are always going to be the people who aren't happy about something.

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@gotrekfabian: amazing point ! i actually chalk it up to this world is now so negative, nobody likes to be positive it's almost the only way to respond is to knock someone else down. so your take on "i am at work all the time i never have time to be with my family, (then in covid times), i am always home wish i can go to work but everything is still closed" is perfect i have friends who are like that now...stupid trump and right wing extremists who think this shit isn't real or just a bad flu and refuse to wear masks.

i need to rethink who i am friends with

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@amichalski81: I wouldn't get rid of friends just for that, good friends are hard to come by and you may need them at some point in the future. All you can do is try and be more life positive yourself and hope that it rubs off on the people you know.

PS Where Trump is concerned, it is absolutely acceptable to be negative!

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@squidracerX: "I will say I'm very sad that the 2 games I wanted these past few months, Maneater and Bugsnax, are ps5 only though".

You can still add the PS5 games to your library, and play them once you get one. 👍

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@thecupidstunts: Yeah I assume thats part of their sales pitch with it, incentive to plop down more money for their next system. And I will eventually buy one. (Im broke even if we COULD find any). BUT I do 'game share' with my PS4 and the one i gave my 4 year old nephew, so those were 2 games i wanted on PS4 to share with him specifically ha-ha

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Wow!

Excellent month.

Two amazing games and another very promising one from Ubisoft.

I want a PS5 now...

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I'm interested in Destruction Allstars

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Pretty awesome. I was actually gonna buy that version of Control, as I've never played it. And Concrete Genie looks decent enough to try.

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Well I think this makes 3 months or more in a row that I haven't added a free ps+ game to my library. Strong streak ya got going there sony.

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@Btwistin: They keep adding great games, maybe this type of subscription isn't for you mate...

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Control was awful. It ironically had terrible controls. The combat was nothing but chaos. Not the fun kind of chaos. There’s no cover system, so you’re just wildly running around, shooting and telekinetically throwing things. The shooting feels completely weightless. The “platforming” is terrible. Checkpoints are spaced out shitty and the story didn’t keep me entertained, and you can get through the game only using 2 or 3 different powers and gun variations. I have no idea why some people think this is a great game.

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@justthetip: Eh? What game were you playing? I didn't have any trouble with the shooting mechanics, and there is nothing stopping you from using stuff as cover.

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@justthetip: i agree, i hated control even more than quantum break, both were horrible in how the combat felt, and they both had cheap difficulty of numbers of bad guys vs quality...I will try it again to see how it feels in 60 fps second to see if that improves anything...but i dont have high hopes...

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@justthetip:

oh no. I loved the control, felt incredibly natural. No cover system << it's not a cover shooter, you have to keep moving!

Like the other guy said this game just isn't for you.

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@justthetip: I guess this game isn't for everyone. For me personally I enjoy it. Even though I agree that the combat is tacky but I like the puzzle and especially the story. Never seen this kind of story before. It's weird & bizarre in a good way.

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@justthetip: It was awful on Xbox Game Pass, it still is, game crashes every 10 minutes and everything feels off. Doesn't seem like they're willing to fix it either. Paid for it on Steam and it's one of my favorite games to date, most fun I've had with a game in a while.

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@livedreamplay: That sounds like an MS Store problem. There have been a number of games now that didn't work well on it.

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@kahoyox: I hope someone will pour water into your power source..

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@doublem-k: You're responding to a bot. 😯

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@thecupidstunts: Why would anyone pour water into a human's power source, what is a human's power source? Of course i know it's a bot :)

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@doublem-k: I just Derp'd all over myself, LOL!

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@doublem-k: Just flag him...

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@doublem-k: or acid on his face...

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Great games as usual.

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Can't wait to play destruction allstars.

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I was thinking of getting Control since it was $20. But glad I controlled myself as I knew it might come to Plus.

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@pillarrocks: I see what you did there. 😄

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