October is a huge month for PlayStation, with a plethora of AAA titles hitting store shelves over the next four weeks. SCEA has revealed that eight of the titles will be available on the PlayStation Network the same day the games hit retail, thorugh a new program called PSN Day 1 Digital.
Some of the games can be pre-ordered ahead of release, so the game automatically downloads to your PS3 on day of release, providing you are a PlayStation Plus subscriber. In addition, Plus subscribers will also get discounts on selected titles for the first week of launch.
PSN Day 1 Digital will offer the following titles for digital download on launch:
- Resident Evil 6 (Available for download on October 2nd – $59.99)
- NBA 2K13 (Available for download on October 2nd – $59.99/$53.99 for PS Plus members, with pre-order)*
- Dishonored (Available for download on October 9th – $59.99/$53.99 for PS Plus members, with pre-order)*
- DOOM 3: BFG Edition (Available for download on October 16th – $39.99/$35.99 for PS Plus members, with pre-order)*
- 007: Legends (Available for download on October 16th – $59.99)+
- Medal Of Honor: Warfighter (Available for download on October 23rd – $59.99)
- Need For Speed: Most Wanted (Available for download on October 30th – $59.99/$53.99 for PS Plus members, with pre-order)*
- Assassin’s Creed III (Available for download on October 30th – $59.99)*
* Available for pre-order
+ 10% discount for PS Plus members during first week of availability