PlayStation acknowledges Jak and Daxter fans with March’s PS Plus game lineup

By Tomas Franzese Published March 14, 2024

Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Key art — Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony today unveiled the March 2024 lineup of new games for the PlayStation Plus Premium and Extra catalog. Jak and Daxter fans, whom PlayStation and Naughty Dog rarely acknowledge, got a win today as the PSP version of Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier is getting rereleased for the first time via PlayStation Plus Premium on March 19.

Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier was released for PSP and PS2 in 2009 and is the closest thing we’ve ever gotten to a Jak 4. Although it’s not as well-polished as Naughty Dog’s trilogy, it’s an important piece of Jak and Daxter history that wasn’t easily playable outside of original hardware until this month. Hopefully, this sets the stage for PS Plus Premium rerelease of Daxter will eventually happen, although that isn’t confirmed at this time.

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If you’re more interested in the newer games coming to PlayStation Plus’ game catalog, I’d recommend Marvel’s Midnight Suns. It’s an underrated RPG strategy game highlighting the supernatural side of the Marvel universe. Here’s the full list of games hitting PS Plus Premium and Extra on March 19.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns
NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition
Resident Evil 3
Lego DC Super-Villains
Mystic Pillar: Remastered
Blood Bowl 3
Super Neptunia RPG
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot for PS5
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Cool Boarders
God Eater Burst

Key art for the March 2024 PS Plus Game Catalog additions — Image used with permission by copyright holder

The PlayStation Blog post announcing this lineup also revealed that the first season of My Hero Academia will be available for no additional cost on Sony Pictures Core to PS Plus Premium members starting March 13. It’s a rare multimedia bonus to Sony’s subscription service.

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Be aware that the following games will leave the PS Plus Game Catalog on March 19.

Tchia
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
GhostWire: Tokyo
NEO The World Ends With You
Haven
Code Vein
Outer Wilds

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