Gaming

Sony Launches Play At Home Initiative

PC: PlayStation

[adrotate group=”15”]

As people around the world are sheltering-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic, many have turned to video games as a source of entertainment. In a move to support people staying at home, Sony has launched their Play At Home initiative.

Announced on the PlayStation Blog, the Play At Home initiative has two parts: PlayStation will 1) provide free games to players and 2) establish a fund for smaller independent game studios to support them in financial difficult times to continue developing games.

In support of the first part, PlayStation has announced they will be offering Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey for free from April 15th 8pm PDT through May 5th 8pm PDT. It should be noted that these games, unlike the PlayStation Plus games, these games are yours to keep after the download period. It should be noted that in Germany and China, players will be able to download Knack instead of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection. Also, download speeds may be affected given that PlayStation is limiting download speeds in certain areas.

The second part of the Play At Home initiative is a fund supporting smaller independent game studios. As the blog post notes, “independent developers are vital to the heart and soul of the gaming community and we understand the hardships and financial struggles that many smaller gaming studios are facing.” PlayStation has earmarked $10 million to support these partners.

While it is unclear if new games will be revealed after May 5th or how studios will access this funding, the PlayStation Play At Home Initiative is certainly doing its part to keep people safe and entertained inside.

Follow TechTheLead on Google News to get the news first.

Subscribe to our website and stay in touch with the latest news in technology.

Must Read

Are you looking for the latest innovations in tech? You're in the right place, just subscribe to our RSS feed


Techthelead Romania     Comedy Store

Copyright © 2016 - 2023 - TechTheLead.com SRL

To Top