{"id":16796,"date":"2025-12-31T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:30:00","slug":"first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early\/","title":{"rendered":"#First PS Plus Essential Game for January 2026 Leaked Early"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early\/#First_PS_Plus_Essential_Game_for_January_2026_Leaked_Early\" >First PS Plus Essential Game for January 2026 Leaked Early<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early\/#Related_Articles\" >Related Articles<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early\/#Review_Need_for_Speed_Unbound_PS5_%E2%80%93_This_Stylish_Arcade_Racer_Has_Substance_to_Match\" >Review Need for Speed Unbound (PS5) &#8211; This Stylish Arcade Racer Has Substance to Match<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early\/#Related_Articles-2\" >Related Articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_PS_Plus_Essential_Game_for_January_2026_Leaked_Early\"><\/span>First PS Plus Essential Game for January 2026 Leaked Early<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"23523f62eb15d\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"First PS Plus Essential Game for January 2026 Leaked Early 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/23523f62eb15d\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/23523f62eb15d\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"First PS Plus Essential Game for January 2026 Leaked Early 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The ever-reliable <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billbil_kun\/status\/2006292078838325466\">billbil-kun<\/a> has shared one of January 2026&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"guides\/all-ps-plus-games#ps-plus-essential\">PS Plus Essential<\/a> monthly games, just hours before Sony is due to make its official announcement.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dealabs.com\/magazine\/ps-plus-essential-on-vous-revele-le-premier-jeu-du-mois-de-lannee-2026-60812\">According to the leaker<\/a>, who has accurately reported on PS Plus via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dealabs.com\/magazine\/ps-plus-essential-on-vous-revele-le-premier-jeu-du-mois-de-lannee-2026-60812\">Dealabs<\/a> countless times in the past, one of next month&#8217;s complimentary titles will be Need for Speed Unbound.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming the leak is legitimate, Need for Speed Unbound will be one of the three games made available to PS Plus members at all tiers. It&#8217;s not yet known what the other games are, but Sony should be making its announcement later today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Need for Speed Unbound is the latest game in the arcade racing series, developed by Criterion Games. It launched to good reviews, although its use of cartoonish visual effects turned out to be a love-it-or-hate-it choice.<\/p>\n<p>The game will be ready to claim starting Tuesday 6th January, 2026, so you&#8217;ll be able to make your own mind up.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Need for Speed Unbound in January&#8217;s PS Plus Essential line up? Tell us in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-articles:142081 @ 1767177262 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/ff71266ede702\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Need for Speed Unbound (PS5) - This Stylish Arcade Racer Has Substance to Match\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Review_Need_for_Speed_Unbound_PS5_%E2%80%93_This_Stylish_Arcade_Racer_Has_Substance_to_Match\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">Review<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Need for Speed Unbound (PS5) &#8211; This Stylish Arcade Racer Has Substance to Match<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">Street artist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.dealabs.com\/magazine\/ps-plus-essential-on-vous-revele-le-premier-jeu-du-mois-de-lannee-2026-60812\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dealabs.com\/magazine\/ps-plus-essential-on-vous-revele-le-premier-jeu-du-mois-de-lannee-2026-60812\">dealabs.com<\/a>, via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/x.com\/billbil_kun\/status\/2006292078838325466\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billbil_kun\/status\/2006292078838325466\">x.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/5901901e6d9d068296622f9a6f900b1f @ 1767177360 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Need for Speed Unbound<\/strong> (PS5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><strong>Need for Speed Unbound (PS5)<\/strong> Review<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"footer\">\n<ul class=\"share-this \">\n<li class=\" first\">Share:<\/li>\n<li class=\"value\"><span class=\"accent-bg share-count\">16<\/span><span class=\"icon icon-caret-right accent\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page whatsapp accent\" title=\"Share this on WhatsApp\" data-service=\"whatsapp\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-whatsapp\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page bsky accent\" title=\"Share this on Bluesky\" data-service=\"bsky\" data-username=\"pushsquare.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page facebook accent\" title=\"Share this on Facebook\" data-service=\"facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page twitter accent\" title=\"Share this on Twitter\" data-service=\"twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page threads accent\" title=\"Share this on Threads\" data-service=\"threads\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-threads\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page messenger accent for-mobile\" title=\"Share this on Facebook Messenger\" data-service=\"fbmessenger\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-messenger\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page reddit accent for-desktop\" title=\"Share this on Reddit\" data-service=\"reddit\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-reddit\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"article-stats\" data-article-id=\"195712\" data-comments=\"13\" data-shares=\"16\" data-likes=\"1\">\n<li class=\" first\">1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-comments accent icon icon-comments\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comments\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert soft-bg below-article for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_W6954FDB6B46D7\" style=\"min-width:300px; 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Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he&#8217;s developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He&#8217;s also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight\/chagrin.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stephentailby.bsky.social\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span> Bluesky<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('Quintumply');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_H6954FDB6B4803\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8965220\" data-author=\"users\/164422\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965220\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8965220\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/164422\/avatar.jpg?v=1484926738\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mad-Vampire\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965220\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mad-Vampire<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T09:37:02+00:00\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>nice, will try it<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8965222\" data-author=\"users\/263027\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965222\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8965222\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"JDINCINERATOR\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965222\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JDINCINERATOR<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T09:42:00+00:00\">58 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Unbound&#8217;s art style looks like a teenager who threw up their art project.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8965229\" data-author=\"users\/355660\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965229\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8965229\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355660\/avatar.jpg?v=1766490257\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SeaDaVie\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965229\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SeaDaVie<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T10:06:16+00:00\">34 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I skipped the PS Plus discount at the Black Friday Sale, expecting it to be reduced for the post-Christmas sale as normal. Now, I\u2019m in a bit of a pickle \ud83d\ude10<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8965233\" data-author=\"users\/310923\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965233\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8965233\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hi569\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965233\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hi569<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T10:10:10+00:00\">30 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Its first month of no ps4 titles added to<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8965234\" data-author=\"users\/4271\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965234\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8965234\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4271\/avatar.jpg?v=1529104267\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"get2sammyb\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965234\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>get2sammyb<span title=\"Push Square Supporter\" class=\"icon icon-hookshot supporter-badge\"><\/span> <span title=\"Push Square \/ Hookshot Staff\" class=\"icon icon-star user-admin\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T10:10:16+00:00\">30 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I nearly bought this a few times, so I&#8217;m glad I didn&#8217;t go through with that.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8965236\" data-author=\"users\/308149\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965236\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8965236\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/308149\/avatar.jpg?v=1649314853\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"REALAIS\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965236\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>REALAIS<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T10:11:04+00:00\">29 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I will be on Love it side. It is refreshing that there is something different. And yes, they have option implemented to have regular gray smoke without all the fuss from those animations. But I have spent lot of time in this game over past couple years, and I choose any of animations which compliments design of the car. <br \/>But one thing I have to say, NFS is not easy game to master. You can have fun, but driving fast is driving on another level.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8965240\" data-author=\"users\/344767\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965240\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8965240\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/344767\/avatar.jpg?v=1725545650\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MrPeanutbutterz\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965240\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MrPeanutbutterz<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T10:19:57+00:00\">20 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@get2sammyb Once you get round the bunkum story it&#8217;s a good&#8217;un. Also don&#8217;t expect to win every race, but you&#8217;ll still progress &#8211; I found that kinda refreshing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8965241\" data-author=\"users\/344767\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965241\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8965241\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/344767\/avatar.jpg?v=1725545650\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MrPeanutbutterz\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965241\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MrPeanutbutterz<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T10:21:18+00:00\">19 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@JDINCINERATOR Or it looks like part of the graffiti culture that can go with the sort of street racing depicted&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8965242\" data-author=\"users\/337970\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965242\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8965242\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/337970\/avatar.jpg?v=1707217747\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Frmknst\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965242\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Frmknst<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T10:23:10+00:00\">17 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Wasn&#8217;t this already free 3 times or something?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8965245\" data-author=\"users\/157687\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965245\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8965245\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/157687\/avatar.jpg?v=1470260911\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"dapinionated\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965245\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>dapinionated<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T10:31:19+00:00\">9 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Frmknst nope<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8965248\" data-author=\"users\/152184\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965248\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8965248\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/152184\/avatar.jpg?v=1712431155\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Northern_munkey\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965248\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Northern_munkey<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T10:36:05+00:00\">4 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Frmknst in which universe?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8965252\" data-author=\"users\/360494\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965252\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8965252\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"GamingGod\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965252\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>GamingGod<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T10:38:44+00:00\">2 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I kind of enjoyed it tbh<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8965255\" data-author=\"users\/152184\" data-subject=\"comments\/8965255\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8965255\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/152184\/avatar.jpg?v=1712431155\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Northern_munkey\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comment8965255\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Northern_munkey<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-31T10:39:49+00:00\">1 min ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Good game once you get past the horrible cell shaded gubbins and the other inclusions nobody&#8217;s allowed an opinion on. It works well with a steering wheel as well but it&#8217;s a bit odd that you can&#8217;t remap any of the buttons on either wheel or dualsense but it gives you the option to revert back to default control settings? Not as good as NFS heat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/first-ps-plus-essential-game-for-january-2026-leaked-early#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_A6954FDB6B5BDF\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; 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