PS Plus Games of the Month for June Revealed: Star Wars Battlefront II and Call of Duty: WWII

Sony officially announced today on its Twitter account which games will be available for free to PS Plus subscribers this June. This time, the games selected for Playstation Plus users for next month were: Star Wars Battlefront II and Call of Duty: WWII.

Check out the Playstation post on the social network Twitter below:

Star Wars Battlefront II and Call of Duty: WWII are June's free games for PS Plus members. Learn more about next month's games: https://t.co/n5qdt6Dt4N pic.twitter.com/36veM0OSrM

— playstation_br (@PlayStation_BR) May 28, 2020

How does PS Plus work?

PS Plus is a paid service offered to players of Sony consoles that entitles players to play online multiplayer, game discounts, free games every month, and exclusive items. This June, Star Wars Battlefront II and Call of Duty: WWII will be available for free.

A few months ago Sony decided to reduce the download speed on the Playstation Network (PSN) on their consoles. This action was taken in order to "help preserve access to the entire internet community", due to the quarantine that people are carrying out due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), made the announcement of the change on the Playstation Blog a week ago on Tuesday (24/03), informing that he is adjusting the servers in Europe, where it currently applies. download speed reduction.

About the games that will be available to PS Plus subscribers in June

Released by Sledgehammer Games studio in partnership with publisher Activision, Call of Duty: WWII was released in late 2017 for Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms. This is the fourteenth main title in the Call of Duty series and the first game to be set during World War II since Call of Duty: World at War, released in the year 2008.

This is a first-person shooter game. Call of Duty: WWII revolves around a squadron of the first infantry division, where the player controls Ronald "Red" Daniels. When playing, the user will have a team at their disposal, which will provide them with ammo, health, extra grenades, among other items and services. However, none of them will be replenished automatically during the campaign.

Call of Duty: WWII multiplayer features maps that are not present in campaign mode. It is interesting that there is a division system in it, which replaces the class creation system used by previous games in the franchise. A social hub has also been added, where players can interact with each other.

After the release of the Sledgehammer Games title, the game received positive reviews, where there was talk of a return to the franchise's World War II roots. However, the game was criticized for the lack of innovation and similarity of its single-player mode to its predecessors of the same era.

Developed by EA DICE studio in partnership with Criterion Games and Motive Studios. Star Wars Battlefront II is a game based on the cinematic work Star Wars, created by George Lucas. It is the fourth installment in the main Star Wars Battlefront series and the seventh title in the franchise.

Published by Electronic Arts, Battlefront II was released in late 2017 for the Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms. At the time, there were complaints related to the practice of exacerbated microtransactions in the game and this ended up causing EA Games to temporarily withdraw the game's function. However, in early 2018, the publisher announced their return, but purely cosmetically, not affecting the title's gameplay.

Availability

According to Sony, Call of Duty: WWII was made available in all territories on May 26 (tomorrow). Star Wars Battlefront II will be available on June 2nd.

It is important to note that the Cities: Skylines and Farming Simulator 19 games will still be available until June XNUMXst.