Who Wins?
PS Plus vs. Xbox Games With Gold: Which Free Games Win May?
As keen as we are to whet our appetites with Beyond: Two Souls in preparation for Detroit: Become Human, Sony’s offering is not enough to steal the show from Xbox Games with Gold this month. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a superb game that stands tall as one of the generation’s most outstanding, and it practically wins May’s online service showdown by itself. It’s just that good.
For those new to the series, don’t worry if you haven’t been an MGS-head for years, because although it’s the end to Big Boss’ saga (spanning three previous games), you don’t necessarily need the context to enjoy this adventure. The stealth gameplay feels brilliant thanks to the sublime Fox Engine, which runs at a butter smooth 60fps on Xbox One.
In terms of the other games available, PS Plus’ Rayman Legends is certainly a noteworthy inclusion that almost tips the scales back in Sony’s favor, but Super Mega Baseball 2 genuinely is an absolute hoot to play, and Vanquish is an accomplished enough third-person shooter that we’re still giving the nod to the Microsoft here too.
In the end, both services are offering AAA experiences as part of the package for this month, and that’s exactly what we want to see as standard moving forward. Thankfully, the past six or so months have seen the quality steadily increase, and as a result, regardless of which service you use, Xbox and PS4 owners are being spoiled with some excellent options.
