PlayStation Plus 2016: Free games for May already lined up

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The full lineup for the free games list next month under the PlayStation Plus program has been revealed.

For the current-gen PlayStation 4, lucky players may get three games for free, instead of the usual two. The first in the list is "Tropico 5," an island dictator sim title. In the announcement on the US PlayStation Blog, "Tropico 5" has been described as a Sim-style parody, but also "... a full-fledged city-building game based on the fictional island nation of Tropico. Inside this not-so-subtle parody, El Presidente guides and directs the everyday life of his beloved Tropicans using a firm grip and ridiculous edicts, all presented with a heavy dose of tongue-in-cheek humor."

Second on the list is "Table Top Racing: World Tour." This is a spin-off from the "Table Top Racing" title released in 2013. The surprise bonus is "Switch Galaxy Ultra," as the title is made available for both the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita owners.

Aside from "Switch Galaxy Ultra" making it to the Sony PlayStation handheld, another title that can be downloaded for free for the PS Vita is "God of War: Ghost of Sparta." The previous-gen console PlayStation 3 will have the regular two-game list for the PS Plus program. The games that can be downloaded for free for the whole month include "LocoRoco Cocoreccho!" and "Bionic Commando Rearmed 2."

Having a free games list around this time is not new for fans of the PS Plus program, and the same can be said of PlayStation's competitor, the Xbox. Around the same time, Microsoft has also already unveiled its list of games as free downloads for the month of May. Ostensibly, the Xbox Games with Gold program may have a more flexible games list, as the titles under the Xbox 360 lineup can also be played by Xbox One owners, via the backwards compatibility feature.

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