- Germany and China get other PS4 games from Sony
- Sony's new campaign will fund independent game studios
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Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, unveiled the Play at Home initiative on Tuesday morning. The project not only offers gamers entertainment during the mandatory quarantine. It will also provide financial support to independent game studios hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
As part of the Play at Home initiative, PS4 players can download Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection. This contains three games, namely Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. They also get the indie adventure title Journey for free. Unlike the free PS4 games that Sony gives away to its PlayStation Plus subscribers every month, you don't have to pay for a subscription here. However, these two games will be added to your account.
Free games like this provide needed entertainment during quarantine
Germany and China get other PS4 games from Sony
Unfortunately, players in Germany and China will not have access to the Uncharted Collection. Instead, users in these two countries will receive free digital copies of the action game Knack 2.
Journey.
You will no doubt find that the games may take longer than usual to download. Sony has reduced the download speed of PS4 games worldwide. This was necessary due to the increasing use of the internet.
Knack 2 is a beautiful action game from 2022
Sony's new campaign will fund independent game studios
In addition, the software company recently unveiled the second part of its Play at Home campaign, en titled “Creative Funding”. Sony Interactive has raised a $10 million fund. With this, the company wants to support its independent development partners financially. Namely, they may face unexpected difficulties during the pandemic. More information on the Creative Funding campaign will be announced at a later date. Then we will learn more about the participation criteria.
"At Sony Interactive Entertainment, we are privileged to provide this much-needed entertainment. We know this is just a small step. We're grateful to be able to offer this support to our players and to our partners," Sony said in a statement on the Play at Home initiative.
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