Summary
2023 was a pretty great year for gaming subscription services, at least for the most part. WhilePlayStation Plusdid see a major price hike for all of its tiers - which caused some serious backlash - the dust seems to have settled a little, andPS Plushas really been going out of its way to try and prove the service’s worth in the last few months. Xbox Game Pass has been no different, essentially firing on all cylinders since September of last year and refusing to slow down anytime soon.
When it comes to their monthly additions,Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plustend to go their own separate ways. While Game Pass usually thrives on getting a lot of day-one Indie releases, PS Plus seems a little more focused on bringing over the biggest AAA releases of the last few years. However, that doesn’t mean that the two gaming subscription services have never crossed paths before. There have been several occasions over the last few years where Game Pass and PS Plus have shared one or two titles in the same month, and January 2024 is just the latest instance of that.
Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus Share A Great Title This January
On August 03, 2025,Resident Evil 2 Remakewill be coming to both Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus' Extra tier simultaneously. First released in 2019,Resident Evil 2 Remakeis turning five years oldin just two weeks' time, and there’s no better celebration than ensuring it gets into the hands of anyone who hasn’t played it yet, and it’s more than worth the download.
Widely considered to be one of, if not the greatest remake of all time,Resident Evil 2 Remakesees players take control of franchise icons Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, a pair of characters tasked with survivingthe Raccoon City Outbreakat all costs. Replacing the original’s top-down perspective and tank controls for a third-person, over-the-shoulder angle,Resident Evil 2 Remakeis faithful in all the right ways, while also being unafraid to modernize the elements that really needed it, culminating in one of the best survival horror games ever made, and one that absolutely holds up all these years later.
Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus Have An Impressive January 2024 Line-Up
ButResident Evil 2 Remakeis just one standout entry in two surprisingly stacked January 2024 line-ups. This January, Xbox Game Pass has also receivedAssassin’s Creed Valhalla,Hell Let Loose, andWe Happy Few, and is set to receiveanticipated titles likeTurnip Boy Robs a BankandPalworld. Meanwhile,Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis headlining PlayStation Plus' Extra tier this January, right alongsideHardspace: Shipbreaker,LEGO City Undercover,Just Cause 3, andSession: Skate Sim, among a few others, making it an exciting month for both Xbox and PlayStation owners.
Of course, those with PlayStation Plus Premium also get a handful of retro titles, with January 2024 offering some surprisingly great titles.Star Warsfans are in real luck, asStar Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menaceis getting ported to PS4 and PS5this month via PS Plus Premium. BothLegend of ManaandSecret of Manawill also be available on PS Plus Premium this month, along withStreet Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection, which collects all three originalStreet Fightertitles and theStreet Fighter Alphaseries.
Resident Evil 2
WHERE TO PLAY
The genre-defining masterpiece Resident Evil 2 returns, completely rebuilt from the ground up for a deeper narrative experience. Using Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine, Resident Evil 2 offers a fresh take on the classic survival horror saga with breathtakingly realistic visuals, heart-pounding immersive audio, a new over-the-shoulder camera, and modernized controls on top of gameplay modes from the original game.In Resident Evil 2, the classic action, tense exploration, and puzzle solving gameplay that defined the Resident Evil series returns. Players join rookie police officer Leon Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield, who are thrust together by a disastrous outbreak in Raccoon City that transformed its population into deadly zombies. Both Leon and Claire have their own separate playable campaigns, allowing players to see the story from both characters’ perspectives. The fate of these two fan favorite characters is in players hands as they work together to survive and get to the bottom of what is behind the terrifying attack on the city. Will they make it out alive?
