It may only be Monday, but Sony is already gearing up for the upcoming weekend. The company has a free online multiplayer weekend for March 20-22, during which all owners can play games online without a PlayStation Plus ($50/year) membership.
The event officially kicks off Friday, March 20, at 12:01 AM PDT and runs through Sunday, March 22, at 11:59pm Pacific. The free weekend doesn't include the PlayStation Plus extras, such as , which are still only available for gamers with an active paid membership.
PS4's free online multiplayer weekend comes during the launch week for, a multiplayer-focused shooter from Visceral Games. The game officially arrives Tuesday, March 17, but EA Access members on .
This isn't the first free online multiplayer event for PS4, as Sony held a similar weekend-only promotion . Competitor Microsoft also from time to time drops the Xbox Live Gold requirement for special weekends, the most recent of which was .
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