What the Final Legacy-Style PS Plus Update Delivers
PlayStation Plus free games in this cycle revolve around Bungie’s shared-world shooters, using Destiny 2’s Legacy Collection and Marathon’s latest offer to boost subscription value as Sony reshapes its catalogue strategy. This update lands as a transitional moment: Destiny 2 is winding down active development, while Marathon is still fighting to win over skeptical players. Sony is using PS5 store offers to make older live-service content feel like a complete package and to offset uncertainty around Bungie’s future output. For subscribers, the headline is simple: there is more to play without extra spending, but the context behind these additions hints that PS Plus is moving away from supporting long, ongoing live-service grinds and toward packaging them as complete libraries once their roadmaps slow or end.
Destiny 2: Legacy Collection Becomes a Subscription Centerpiece
Destiny 2: Legacy Collection joining PlayStation Plus on June 9 gives subscribers a large backlog of story content at no extra cost. The bundle pulls together The Final Shape, Lightfall, The Witch Queen, the Beyond Light Pack, Shadowkeep Pack, Forsaken Pack, the 30th Anniversary Pack, and three dungeons: Pit of Heresy, Shattered Throne, and Grasp of Avarice. According to GameLuster’s reporting on Sony’s move, the collection normally retails at USD 70 (approx. RM322), making this one of the most valuable catalogue adds in recent memory. It arrives the same day as Destiny 2’s final live-service update, turning the game into a mostly fixed campaign library instead of a perpetual grind. For PS Plus subscribers, this timing means a pressure-free way to experience nearly a decade of Destiny 2 story arcs while they remain supported and easily accessible.
Marathon’s Misleading PS5 Store Offer and Bungie’s Fix
While Destiny 2 content is being folded elegantly into subscriptions, Marathon’s PS5 store offers have been messier. During the game’s Open Play Week trial, some players saw a USD 14.99 (approx. RM69) Deluxe Edition option that appeared to unlock the full game, when it only covered cosmetics. Because trial accounts were treated as if they already owned the base game, the USD 14.99 price was displayed like a simple upgrade instead of an add-on. GameLuster notes that outside this quirk the full Deluxe Edition is listed at USD 59.99 (approx. RM276), with a separate discount taking it to USD 41.99 (approx. RM193). After complaints, Bungie confirmed it will grant affected buyers the Marathon base game for free in addition to their cosmetic bundle, turning an unclear listing into a substantial value boost for those players.
What These Bungie Deals Signal for PlayStation Plus
Taken together, the Destiny 2 Legacy Collection and Marathon free game remedy show how Sony is repositioning PlayStation Plus around big, time-limited live-service titles that are entering new phases. Destiny 2’s end-of-support era makes it perfect subscription material: the content is large, mostly static, and inexpensive for Sony to bundle compared with its launch period. Marathon, meanwhile, needs goodwill and a larger player base after a rocky rollout, and granting full access to misled buyers is a small cost against the game’s wider struggles. For subscribers, this means PS Plus free games are likely to feature more “complete” versions of once-fragmented live-service experiences, rather than only brand-new releases. The final Legacy-style update feels like a line in the sand, pointing to a future where PS5 store offers and PS Plus work together to extend the life of aging or troubled service games.
