The PS Plus Essential lineup for the month of May, 2023 has yet to be announced by Sony, but it already appears to have been leaked early.
The official announcement for PS Plus games usually occurs on the last Wednesday of every month, but it has allegedly been leaked a day earlier. The leak comes from dealabs, which has leaked the PS Plus Essential lineup a number of times before.
PS Plus Essential May 2023 Lineup
The rumored games for all PS Plus Essentials subscribers in the month of May, 2023 are as follows:
- Grid Legends (PS4/PS5)
- Chivalry II (PS4/PS5)
- Descenders (PS4/PS5)
PS4 and PS5 owners who are currently subscribed to PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, or PS Plus Premium will be able to download and add these games to their digital library free of cost.
Grid Legends is a 2022 racing game developed by Codemasters and published by Electronic Arts. It is the fifth installment in the Grid series. On February 25, 2022, the game was made available for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The Meta Quest 2 version was released on January 12, 2023.
More than 130 racetracks can be found in Grid Legends, including street circuits in cities like San Francisco, Paris, London, and Moscow as well as real-world tracks like Brands Hatch, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Suzuka International Racing Course, and the return of Mount Panorama Circuit. Players can choose from more than 100 different vehicles to compete in ovals in arenas, on street circuits, or on off-road tracks. These vehicles include touring cars, semi-trailer trucks, open-wheel cars, stadium trucks, drift cars, and even electric vehicles. Players can now design their own races with unique routes, challenges, vehicle restrictions, and rules for the first time in the series.
Chivalry 2 is a 2021 multiplayer hack and slash action video game developed by Torn Banner Studios and published by Tripwire Interactive. The game was released on June 8, 2021 for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and Series S. It is the follow-up to Chivalry: Mediaeval Warfare (2012).
Descenders is a cycling game developed by Dutch studio RageSquid and published by No More Robots. It was released on May 7, 2019, for Linux, macOS, Windows, and Xbox One; on August 25, 2020, for PlayStation 4; on November 6, 2020, for Nintendo Switch; and on June 8, 2021, for Xbox Series X/S.
