Free PlayStation Plus Available For 2 Months Via One Simple Trick

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PlayStation Plus is among the most popular subscription gaming services on offer, with members getting access to incredible free games every month. These free games are a huge draw for PlayStation Plus members, and one fan of the service has discovered an ingenious workaround to claiming some extra games.

Reddit user maxsteel126 has pointed out that if you time your 1-month subscription activation right, you can actually claim a total of nine games as opposed to just one month's worth of three. The "trick" only works on certain months due to the timing of monthly free game releases, with today (Jan 5) being the ideal time to activate your subscription.

This PlayStation Plus Trick Is Kind Of Brilliant

Players who activate a one-month PlayStation Plus subscription today, January 5, will be able to download December's free games, which will only be available for a limited time before they're replaced with January's games.

You'll then have a full month to play/enjoy both December and January's free games. Further, when February rolls around and your 1-month subscription ends, you'll still have time before it expires to claim February's free games as well.

December's free games include LEGO Horizon Adventures, Killing Floor 3, The Outlast Trials, Synduality Echo of Ada, and Neon White, which players can still claim at the moment, though these will be replaced in the coming days (likely tomorrow). January free games will include Need for Speed Unbound, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, and Core Keeper. February's slate of PS Plus monthly games have not yet been revealed.

Three Months Of Games For One Month's Subscription

Ultimately, the PlayStation Plus free monthly game workaround is pretty brilliant, and if you only have a one-month subscription to work with, it's nice to get the most bang for your buck. That said, players will still need a PS Plus subscription to actually play these monthly free games after they claim them each month. You'll only be able to complete free monthly games with an active PS Plus subscription.

Either way, it's good for subscribers to know about this little trick and grab three months of free games for the cost of just one. You'll always be able to play these games if you subscribe later on, so claiming them is still a better deal than paying full price after the monthly free download period ends.

If you're looking for the best time to activate your 1-month PlayStation Plus subscription, today is the day, though there will certainly be further periods such as this in the future with overlapping opportunities.