In June, Sony changed up how PlayStation Plus worked, adding several features and introducing tier options to the membership plan. The service now features three separate levels: Essential, Extra, and Premium. Players who have subscribed to the Extra or Premium tiers are in for an added treat aside from the usual library of monthly games and discounts — they’ll be getting “Stray” for free when it releases.
In a PlayStation.Blog post following a PlayStation State of Play where “Stray” was featured, BlueTwelve Studio took some time to talk about development for the title and confirmed that some PlayStation Plus members would be able to play the game for free. BlueTwelve Producer Swann Martin-Raget said, “‘Stray’ will be publicly available on July 19, 2022! And as you may have seen during today’s State of Play, we’re excited to confirm Stray will also be available to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members* at that time.”
This said, Martin-Raget included an asterisk in the statement with clarifying information maintaining that PlayStation Plus offers are subject to change. So, if players are interested in snagging “Stray,” and they’re already PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium members, it’ll be worth downloading the title while it’s offered for free.
