Update: The June 2016 PSN Flash Sale runs until June 27. Head over here for all the details.
On the North American PlayStation Store this week, you’ll find 2K and Square Enix publisher sales that offer discounts on Final Fantasy games, Battleborn, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, and much more.
Here’s the games on sale this week through the PlayStation Store, with many offers ending on June 28 at around 8am PT/11am ET:
Square Enix Sale
PlayStation 4
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – $9.99
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Collector’s Edition – $19.99
- Final Fantasy XIV Online (A Realm Reborn + Heavensward) – $24.99
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – $24.99
PlayStation 3
- Crystal Defenders – $4.99
- Drakengard 3 – $9.99
- Elevator Action Deluxe – $4.99
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 – $7.49
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – $14.99
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – $9.99
- Moon Diver – $4.99
- Space Invaders Infinity Gene – $4.99
PlayStation Vita
- Army Corps of Hell – $9.99
- Dissidia 012 Duodecim Final Fantasy (PSP) – $7.49
- Dissidia Final Fantasy (PSP) – $7.49
- Final Fantasy III (PSP) – $4.99
- Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection (PSP) – $7.49
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP) – $4.99
- Lord of Arcana (PSP) – $7.49
PSOne Classics
- Chrono Cross – $4.99
- Chrono Trigger – $4.99
- Final Fantasy IX – $4.99
- Final Fantasy Origins – $4.99
- Final Fantasy Tactics – $4.99
- Final Fantasy VIII – $4.99
- Final Fantasy VI – $4.99
- Final Fantasy V – $4.99
- Front Mission 3 – $2.99
- Legend of Mana – $2.99
- Parasite Eve II – $2.99
- Parasite Eve – $2.99
2K Sale
PlayStation 4
- Battleborn – $38.99
- Battleborn Digital Deluxe – $48.74
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection – $23.99
- Evolve – $15.99
- Evolve Digital Deluxe – $19.99
- Evolve Hunting Season 2 – $14.99
- Evolve Hunting Season Pass – $8.99
- Evolve Ultimate Edition – $23.99
- NBA 2K16 ‘200,000 VC’ – $39.99
- NBA 2K16 ‘450,000 VC’ – $59.99
- WWE 2K16 – $29.99
- WWE 2K16 Digital Deluxe – $35.99
- WWE 2K16 Season Pass – $14.99
PlayStation 3
- BioShock – $3.99
- BioShock 2 Ultimate Edition – $7.99
- BioShock Infinite Ultimate Edition – $9.74
- Borderlands 2 Ultimate Edition – $19.99
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Ultimate Edition – $14.99
- Borderlands Ultimate Edition – $7.49
- Duke Nukem Forever – $3.99
- Spec Ops: The Line – $5.99
- The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – $3.99
- WWE 2K16 – $19.99
- WWE 2K16 Digital Deluxe – $31.99
- WWE 2K16 Season Pass – $14.99
- XCOM: Enemy Within – $7.49
PlayStation Plus Deals
- Electronic Super Joy (PS4) – $6.99
Other Deals (Sale Price, PlayStation Plus Price)
- AeternoBlade (PS4) – $4.94
- AeternoBlade Platinum Bundle (PS4) – $7.99
- Albedo: Eyes From Outer Space (PS4) – $7.49, $5.99
- Alex Kidd in Miracle World (PS3) – $3.99
- Aquapazza (PS3) – $9.89
- Battlefield 4 ‘Second Assault’ (PS4) – Free
- Battlefield 4 ‘Second Assault (PS3) – Free
- Catherine (PS3) – $9.99
- Citizens of Earth (PS Vita) – $4.94
- Class of Heroes (PSP; PS Vita) – $7.49
- Comix Zone (PS3) – $2.99
- Corridor Z (PS4, PS Vita) – $5.99
- Crazy Taxi (PS3) – $4.99
- Crimson Gem Saga (PSP; PS Vita) – $7.49
- Daytona USA (PS3) – $4.99
- Don’t Die, Mr Robot (PS4, PS Vita) – $3.59, $1.99
- Growlanser Wayfarer of Time (PSP; PS Vita) – $9.99
- HELL YEAH! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (PS3) – $5.99
- MasterCube (PS4) – $1.37
- Nights Into Dreams (PS3) – $4.99
- Persona 4 Arena (PS3) – $9.89
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimate Edition (PS3) – $14.84
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (PS3) – $14.79
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimate Ultimate Edition (PS3) – $49.99
- Resonance of Fate (PS3) – $9.99
- RIPD The Game (PS3) – $2.99
- Score Rush Extended (PS4) – $9.59, $8.39
- Soul Axiom (PS4) – $17.99, $16.99
- Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord (PS3) – $14.79
- The Deadly Tower of Monsters (PS4) – $10.49
- The House of the Dead 4 Game (PS3) – $6.99
- The House of the Dead III (PS3) – $4.96
- ToeJam & Earl (PS3) – $3.99
- ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (PS3) – $3.99
- Warhedz (PS4) – $4.49, $3.99
- Wicked Monsters Blast! HD (PS3) – $0.89
PS4 Pre-Orders
- 7 Days to Die – $26.99
- Ghostbusters Ultimate Game and Movie Bundle – $58.49 (PS+)
*Prices are in USD and may be higher in Canada.
Disappointments From Sony's E3 2016 Press Conference
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10 Disappointments From Sony's E3 2016 Press Conference
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Ended Weak
Despite having an interesting trailer early on in the show, Sony Bend's Days Gone was a poor show closer. It looks to be a post-apocalyptic shooter without a real hook, and there was really nothing that stood out. Hopefully the game will turn out to be something special, but this gameplay demo just looked like a generic shooter with zombie mutants.
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Poor Communication
Sony took a cue from Phil Spencer's playbook, and made the focus all about games this E3. That's a surefire way to have a solid press conference (and it's why Microsoft has had good ones the past two years), but Sony didn't have enough people discussing the games being shown off. Not only does this mean that gamers get less information on big games, it also led to confusion as the PlayStation VR block transitioned right into Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare without anyone stating that the VR portion was over.
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Missing
The two big announcements last year were that Shenmue 3 and Final Fantasy VII Remake were finally happening after heavy fan demand (at least for the latter). This year, both of these titles were completely absent from the press conference. That's incredibly disappointing, and considering one of the announcements last year was for a Kickstarter of all things, it'd be nice to get an update.
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2017 & Beyond
After a sizzle reel showing off a bunch of great PS4 games that weren't shown off (like Gravity Rush 2), the press conference ended with this screen. It was basically a reminder that Sony doesn't have a ton planned for this holiday season in terms of first-party games (just like last year). While I get why Sony wouldn't want to give a year for something so early in development like Death Stranding, it's disappointing to see a gameplay demo of God of War and not even know if it's coming in 2017.
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More Vaporware
One of PlayStation's bad habits as of late has been announcing games before there's really a game to show off. We've seen crowdfunding campaigns announced (twice!), and it's time to stop announcing games if there's not even a trailer. The latest culprit was the Crash Bandicoot remakes, which are being done by Activision. I'm hopeful these remakes will turn out well, but there's no reason to get excited when there's nothing to go off of.
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LEGO Star Wars, Seriously?
The most baffling moment during Sony's press conference was when they showed off a trailer for a new LEGO game. Yes, the same LEGO games that haven't evolved in a gameplay capacity since the PlayStation 2 somehow got press conference time. I really don't get it (especially since the trailer was unspectacular), and it was filler at best.
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No Sucker Punch
Rumors were abuzz about Sucker Punch unveiling their next game at E3 2016. That didn't happen, although the rumors about a Spider-Man game were true albeit developed by Insomniac. It seems like we'll all have to wait a bit longer to know about the inFamous developer's next game.
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Where Were The Indies?
One of the great things about recent Sony E3 conferences is that indie titles have gotten time to shine on gaming's biggest stage. That wasn't the case this year, as indie games were barely shown off. It's a far cry from last year where publisher Devolver Digital got an entire sizzle reel for their line-up of games, and No Man's Sky got a gameplay demo.
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RIP Vita
The PlayStation Vita got about 6 seconds of conference time last year. This year the console wasn't mentioned a single time besides a copyright at the very end of the show. Talk about another nail in the coffin for a handheld that could've been so much better than it has.
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PSVR
By far the biggest disappointment was how poorly a job Sony did trying to sell PlayStation VR. Despite the device coming out this October, most of what was shown were dubbed as "experiences," and not full games. Tech demos really aren't the best way to show off how rad Virtual Reality is, and one of the few games that were shown (Resident Evil 7) received a non-VR demo immediately afterwards basically signalling to players that they don't need virtual reality to play it. That's a poor showing for what is supposed to be the future of gaming.
