This is your March 2015 PS Plus IGC from........... PSN JP!

UPDATE: Games has already online. Click here to see them live on JP PSN store.

Unlike its sister stores in US/EU/HK, JP PSN webstore keep consistent and announced its own Instant Game Collection for March 2015. And the leaked photo several days ago has been proven to be true. The list is kind of mix of great and good to us.

Seeing the past of JP PS Plus IGC, it is worthy to note that there are only a small probability that the same game may be offered in US/EU/HK region, even if the game is in English. So cross your finger so that US/EU/HK line-up may surprise us all, in a good way. Let's check out the list. The games will live on March 4th, except for Deadly Premonition which will live on 12th, and will stay for (less than) a month until March 31st.

Free to play with subscription

• PS4 CounterSpy (Crossbuy Vita/PS3) full English support.
• PS4 OddWorld: New 'N' Tasty
• PS4 OlliOlli (Crossbuy Vita/PS3) full English support.
• PS3 BLAZBLUE CHRONOPHANTASMA menus might be in English
• PS3 Deadly Premonition Red Seeds Profile Complete Edition English support unknown
• PS3 Dungeons & Dragons -Tower of Doom & Shadow over Mystara- (game size 4GB)
• PS3 Grandia Xtreme (PS2 Classic) Japanese only
• Vita/PSTV Toukiden PlayStation Vita the Best Japanese only

Click here to visit the games.

Trial

• PS3 Ukiyo no Shishi Japanese only
• Vita/PSTV Muramasa Rebirth Japanese only

Click here to see the trials.

A rule of thumb, all western Indie games are presumed to have its original English version intact. So if you are getting indie games and don't speak Japanese, chances are you can still play it. Another rule of thumb, all Japanese games that is either Racing, Fighting or Shmup are almost guaranteed to have English menus, although the explanations may be Japanese only.

So, if you are bored with your usual PS Plus IGC offer and want to take advantage of JP PS Plus IGC, the good news is that the JP PS Plus 30 days membership is only cost you $4.3, yes it is the world's cheapest if you are wondering.

And I still keep recommend that today is the best time to subscribe JP PS Plus, since with only $4.3 you are eligible to grab the games from February IGC that you can see here, and also eligible to to claim each games listed above. That's $4.3 for two months worth of IGC.

If you don't have JP PSN account yet, you can read our tutorial on how to set up a PSN account straight from your PC. The registration is free and open to everyone everywhere in the world, not limited to any nationality or place you live.

To purchase Plus membership, go here for US, UK, HK, or JP.
30 days membership starts at $10 for PSN US, or $8.8 for PSN UK, or $5 for PSN HK, or $4.3 for PSN JP.

You can purchase top-ups for your account from play-asia. See also our guide on how to top up your account from PC.


Deals currently ongoing:

1. Spring Fever Week #2 in US PSN
2. Some updates in UK/HK/JP PSN.
3. PS4 game deals and Rockstar games on sale in UK PSN.
4. Final Fantasy Deals and Digital Discount part 4 also in UK PSN. 
5. March games for PS Plus members has online. See here for US/EU,  JP, and HK PSN.
6. Get one year of PS4 online multiplayer for only US$29.99. HK PSN account required.
7. Play the addictive free game Fat Princess: Piece of Cake on your Vita or smartphone, finish level 15 and get the PS3 game Fat Princess free for life, available for US/UK/HK PSN account holder.
8. As an addition to the official IGC, Uncharted 3 is re-offered as IGC for UK PSN Plus members. Not available on US/HK/JP PSN.
9. Final Fantasy XIV (PS4/PS3) free to play for 14 days in UK and US PSN. 
10. Sing popular song in English, or perhaps even Anime/Game songs and K-POPs at affordable price. Read our guide for Joysound TV Plus. You need Japanese PSN top-ups for this service.

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Two games from PSN EU IGC leaked?

A user in NeoGaf posted this picture saying that this is the leaked games. Yes you can see clearly the games in the picture, Lego Marvel Super Heroes and Octodad: Dadliest Catch.

But we here are suspicious with the typeface on the Playstation "Plus" which seems to have a narrower width. So.... sorry, we decided not to look into this information further.

The photo that leaked two games for JP PS Plus March 2015 IGC is a lot more credible.

 

Games you are going to miss out if you are not a Plus member yet! (EXPIRED)

UPDATE: Last month's IGC has expired.

If you are still waiting for the March 2015 Instant Game Collection list and looking for any info about it anywhere -just like us-, then you're still out of luck. It seems PSN US/EU will announce the games tomorrow or even at the day when game list updates (March 3rd), which practically made US/EU PSN in the same league with PSN Asia/JP in revealing game list.

If you haven't noticed, PSN US/EU usually reveal the free to play games for the Plus members up to one week before the store updates. In this case it should have been revealed around February 24th. PSN Asia normally on the first day at the week when the updates happening, and this means tomorrow. And the last PSN to reveal their list is PSN Japan, which usually only reveal the full list in up to two days before the day of update. Although two of the titles for JP PSN is already leaked.

Well we try not to dwell into this matter too much. Let's hope each PSN give us the best games to enjoy. And before that, check these games that you will miss out if you are not a Plus subscriber and haven't claim them yet:

These games are in English
PS4 Transistor US/UK/HK
PS4 Apotheon US/UK
PS4 Escape Plan HK
PS4 Strider Hiryu JP
PS4 Rogue Legacy US/UK/HK
PS4 Steamworld Dig JP

PS3 Prototype 2 HK
PS3 Raiden IV OverKill JP (menu is in English, explanations are in Japanese)
PS3 Thief US/UK
PS3 Yakuza 4 US/UK
PS3 Rogue Legacy US/UK/HK
PS3 Dungeon & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara HK
PS3 Steamworld Dig JP
PS3 Luftrausers JP

Vita Tearaway JP
Vita Kick and Fennick US/UK
Vita Rogue Legacy US/UK/HK
Vita Escape Plan HK
Vita Steamworld Dig JP
Vita Luftrausers JP

English-support unknown
Vita Rayman Legend JP

These games are Japanese only
PS4 Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed JP
PS3 Clannad JP
PS3 E.X.Troopers JP
Vita/PSTV Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus JP
Vita/PSTV God Eater 2 HK

Click here to see the PSN IGC game page for the games above: US - UK - HK - JP 

*PSTV compatibility info is taken directly from PSN. Normally only HK/JP PSN provide this information, while US/EU PSN aren't. Some titles from US/EU PSN might be PSTV compatible but you need to try it yourself.

If you are not a Plus member yet, and want to claim a certain game(s) you can purchase Plus membership, go here for US, UK, HK, or JP.
30 days membership starts at $10 for PSN US, or $8.8 for PSN UK, or $5 for PSN HK, or $4.3 for PSN JP.

And I still recommend that now is the best time to subscribe Plus, since you are eligible to claim the February 2015 IGC, and eligible to get March 2015 IGC as well, and have some times to play them. Remember that you need to manually claim them though.

Please note that unlike on PS4 and PS3, switching between PSN region on PS Vita system requires factory reset of your Vita console and separate Vita Memory Card. Kotaku has written a detailed tutorial on how to change PSN region on PS Vita. If you think this is too much hassle, perhaps it is better to wait until the game is being offered in your region.

If you are wondering how to create four PSN region accounts for yourself, read our guide on how to set up all four PSN accounts straight from your PC. The registration is free and open to everyone everywhere in the world, not limited to any nationality or place you live, you can also check the FAQ if you are in doubt. 

You can start topping-up your account with codes purchased from play-asia to anticipate future deals. See also our guide on how to top up your account from PC.

If your PSN account is a sub-account, you can now upgrade it into master account, only if your age is over 18. See this blog post for detail.

Deals currently ongoing:

1. Vita Birthday sale, February Price Cut, and Digital Discount part 3 in UK PSN.
2. Get one year of PS4 online multiplayer for only US$29.99.
3. Play the addictive free game Fat Princess: Piece of Cake on your Vita or smartphone, finish level 15 and get the PS3 game Fat Princess free for life, available for US/UK/HK PSN account holder.
4. As an addition to the official IGC, Uncharted 3 is re-offered as IGC for UK PSN Plus members. Not available on US/HK/JP PSN.
5. Final Fantasy XIV (PS4/PS3) free to play for 14 days in UK and US PSN. 
6. Sing popular song in English, or perhaps even Anime/Game songs and K-POPs at affordable price. Read our guide for Joysound TV Plus. You need Japanese PSN top-ups for this service.

follow our twitter @psnworldupdates