We review the titles where you get the most out of the online multiplayer functions of PlayStation 4 and the Sony subscription service, with its advantages and features.
With the generation now ending, the PlayStation community closes a stage where the sales figures and millions of players show the dominance that the Japanese company has had during the last decade. It has been the generation where, definitively, the subscription services have been highly imposed; with Xbox Live and PS Plus as great exponents on consoles. It is the latter that we are going to talk about today, because PlayStation Plus is the key to access hundreds of multiplayer experiences on PS4.
Sony has already said that going forward, they will continue to design exclusive quality narrative-focused single player experiences; that we will have titles like the well-known God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man or Horizon: Zero Dawn. However, in an increasingly connected world we have the other great aspect, that of worlds nurtured in company.
Shared experience always brings something added about playing solo; Especially now, where playing with friends online is becoming one of the best avenues of distraction and entertainment. So rest assured: you are not alone.
Multiplayer video games have taken over the sector in both big franchises and small studios, but without a service like PS Plus on PS4 we will be giving up, not only online multiplayer, but the opportunity to save our games in the cloud (10 GB up to 100 GB), our profiles and being able to access them from another PlayStation 4 console. Immediacy, tranquility and the comfort of being backed by connected servers 24 hours a day.
Unleash the potential of your games on PlayStation 4
The PS4 online gamer community totals more than 38 million gamers worldwide. The infrastructure, which has been polished year after year to ensure its proper functioning, whether we are playing by cable or wirelessly via Wi-Fi, offers us the possibility of playing games with people from anywhere in the world as if they were sitting on the other side of the sofa; including integrated voice chat on the go from the console itself or via instant text messages.
Currently, there are three PS Plus subscription models: 1 month (8.99 euros), 3 months (24.99 euros) and 12 months (59.99 months); the latter with an equivalence of 5 euros per month, representing a saving of 44% compared to the standard monthly payment. Apart from being able to play online, PS Plus carries two free gift games every month (in April, Uncharted 4 and DiRT Rally 2.0 stand out) and exclusive discounts when buying games or DLC in the PS Store. You can check here how to download the free video games each month on PlayStation Plus and how to get 14 days of free subscription so you can try its features.
Get more out of your online multiplayer games
Before starting, it should be added that with PS Plus we can get add-ons for games and exclusive additional content. For starters, the ability to unlock customization items for our hero in Fortnite, parachute, or pickaxe by spending the V-Bucks. Also credits in Rainbow Six: Siege or the option to increase our fortune with GTA Online shark cards. Also, discounts when it comes to getting season passes or game items in works like Apex Legends, Rocket League and Borderlands 3.
EA Sports FIFA 20
The quintessential Electronic Arts football game lives in 2020 one of its most special installments by including the UEFA Champions League. The most realistic experience on the field of play of the generation, as we said in our Reviews, is complemented in this installment by the VOLTA mode, the spiritual successor of FIFA Street, with which we can leave our mark not only on the green but also in the street leagues. And yes, all of this can be enjoyed online; from the fast game modes through the VOLTA itself or the star mode of the saga today, FIFA Ultimate Team, which allows you to connect with fans around the world by subscribing to PS Plus.
EA Sports FIFA 20
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Activision and Infinity Ward have signed with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare one of the roundest installments of the decade, a title that has managed to redirect the essence of that nomenclature to reimagine the original installment in a first-person shooter capable of offering one of the strongest online multiplayer experiences on the console landscape.
Matched in close quarters 2v2 or 6v6 squads, Modern Warfare feels like yesteryear, but broader than ever with modes like Ground War, where maps of overwhelming dimensions are found. Customization options, perks and additions in games with players from around the world. If we add to that the new free battle royale game Call of Duty: Warzone, which is being a worldwide success, the experience is directly complemented by the most popular game mode. If we are PS Plus, we will also take the special Call of Duty Warzone content pack for Modern Warfare at no additional cost. You can check here everything included in this exclusive gift package for PS Plus members.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
GTA Online
We can add little of one of the most important video games in the history of the video game. Gran Theft Auto V has been established as one of those unrepeatable successes – it has sold more than 1 million units in Spain on its PS4 version; But it has not been achieved only by the story of Michael, Franklin and Trevor, which is still present in our memory, but also by GTA Online. Rockstar, aware of the emerging success that the online mode included in the title was having back in 2014 and 2015, decided to nurture it and turn it into a live game, so much so that now it has no point of comparison with what it was then.
The GTA multiplayer sandbox now enjoys modes such as The Diamond Casino or The King of the Hill, not to mention the roleplay with which thousands of streamers make GTA Online each week among the most viewed on portals such as Twitch. It never ceases to dawn in Los Santos, possibly one of the most downloaded titles by PS Plus players, who tend to get bonuses of thanks for playing from time to time.
GTA Online
Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil Resistance
Capcom is one of the fittest Japanese companies we have been with for generations. After the sublime Resident Evil 2 Remake, those from Osaka have just signed another reference in the survival horror genre, Resident Evil 3, now available on PS4. This time complementing the story of Jill Valentine and her escape from the virus infested city of Raccoon City with Resident Evil Resistance, the call to be one of the most played multiplayer titles in the coming weeks on PSN.
Players subscribed to PlayStation Plus can join this new asymmetric online multiplayer experience where terror and action go hand in hand with strategy; all respecting the setting of the Resident Evil universe. How does it work? Simple: one player puts himself in the shoes of Cerebro; the rest are the survivors who must escape from the refuge, a place full of obstacles, nooks, traps and very little ammunition. Which side will win? Two games in one, since the purchase of Resident Evil 3 for PS4 also brings Resident Evil Resistance. You can read the FreeGameTips review here.
Resident Evil Resistance
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six
To speak of Rainbow Six: Siege is to speak of a community of more than 50 million players. The Ubisoft title hides a great story of reinvention. What started as a title weighed down by lack of definition has ended up being one of those unquestionable and surely unrepeatable successes, because there are many who point out that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is at its best in the middle of 2020 and that it is one of the greatest hits from the French publisher.
Elite Special Forces International Operations awaits us with the mission to assault or defend our objectives. No two games are the same. On offense, with an arsenal of skills and special gadgets to sneak into all locations, stealthily locate the enemy's position, and… fire to capture it. If we focus on the defensive side, we will have to secure our position with traps and barricades through the use of surveillance cameras and other tools that will always require cooperation with others. It's in online multiplayer where Rainbow Six shines the most, and it's on PS4 where the most online players are currently on consoles.
NBA 2K20
We've talked about football, how FIFA dominates the field of play when it comes to online multiplayer; but the one who scores triple on the horn is NBA 2K20, hands down the best basketball simulator in the video game world. The generation has not been bad at all for the fans of the field and the network, quite the contrary. 2K Games is comfortable and each year gives a more polished experience, especially since it uses the new movement engine and advanced launch controls.
In NBA 2K20 we have two options: focus on the single player experience and live our history, or play and compete while putting ourselves in the shoes of the best in history in this sport while demonstrating to others that there is someone capable of scoring at least one more point than them before the end of the match. MyTEAM is the star mode of NBA 2K20, a sticker collection simulator with which we can obtain absolute control of the most important basketball league on the planet, the NBA.
NBA 2K20
Rocket league
Rocket League, that game that was given away on PS Plus when very few people knew about it, began to develop its huge community in the PlayStation universe. Soccer with cars and arcade essence, a formula that is known winner in this title of Psyonix where anything goes. The evolution it has undergone in game modes, collaborations with great gears and the almost incessant incorporation of new vehicles, outfits and options seems to have no end; in fact, with PS Plus you can choose from a wide variety of exclusive items to personalize our games
There are those who consider Rocket League as one of the games of the decade for having managed to make us feel two of the great hobbies of western society: soccer and motorsports. Multiplayer games where you never know how things will end, where everything can turn around in seconds. But, above all, where playing online makes the experience square for the convenience, speed and quality of the connector games. 2020 will continue to propel the Rocket League to yet unknown places. What will be your next big event?
PlayStation 4 Tournaments, the competition starts at home
We can't forget the official PS4 e-sports platform. In this space, which has grown exponentially during the last five years, thousands of players of all kinds are cited in video games such as Rocket League or FIFA.
PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series are official events that allow any PS4 player to sign up now and compete for the best prizes. Broadly speaking, many of the console games allow you to compete online against friends and rivals around the world to get exclusive rewards if you are a member of PS Plus. The last tournaments played (with prizes of up to $ 1,000) have been those of NBA 2K20, SoulCalibur VI, Warface and FIFA 20; the latter with an added prize of 12,000 FIFA Points and tickets to the UEFA Champions League.
Team Heretics Scouting Challenge
Notably, PlayStation and Team Heretics have unveiled Team Heretics Scouting Challenge, where players will be able to demonstrate their level in this FIFA 20 online tournament where they will compete against other rivals and will have to qualify to be the new Team Heretics player. On April 17 the qualifiers begin.
