The PlayStation Plus free titles and Xbox Live Games with Gold have been announced for February 2018. It’s time to pit the collections against each other to see which console comes out on top with January’s offerings. Welcome to PS Plus vs Games with Gold!
Let’s take a look at the contestants. First up, the PS Plus Instant Game Collection.

Knack (PS4)
Rime (PS4)
Starblood Arena (PSVR)
Spelunker HD (PS3)
Mugen Souls Z (PS3)
Exiles End (Vita)
Grand Kingdom (PS4, Vita)

Next, here are the Xbox Games with Gold that you can grab on Microsoft’s platform next month.

Shadow Warrior (Xbox One)
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India (Xbox One)
Split/Second (Xbox 360, Xbox One w/ backwards compatibility) Crazy Taxi (Xbox 360, Xbox One w/ backwards compatibility)

PS Plus Free Games February 2018
Let’s take Starblood Arena out of the equation for a moment. While it’s an absolutely fantastic VR title, it entered the PS Plus Instant Game Collection in January. Starblood Arena will continue to be available through March 6, at which time we’re likely to get another PSVR title added to the collection. Watch out Games with Gold, as PSVR owners get that extra Plus kick in March.
Looking strictly at the PS4, we’ve got Knack and Rime. PS4 owners have been clamoring for Knack to be a Plus title for years, and it was a little surprising that it never made the cut around the time of Knack 2‘s release. The best part about Knack bein...