PlayStation Owners Can Download Uncharted and Journey For Free Throughout April

Sony has announced the Play at Home initiative, which allows all PlayStation 4 owners to download both Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (Germany and China will get Knack 2 instead) and Journey for free throughout April and the start of May.

This is obviously in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, wherein hundreds of millions of people around the world are being asked to stay at home and self-isolate to reduce the risk of spreading Coronavirus. The PlayStation.Blog announcement states:

“People all over the world are doing the right thing by staying home to help contain the spread of COVID–19. We are deeply grateful to everyone practicing physical distancing and take our responsibility as a home entertainment platform seriously, so we are asking our community to continue supporting the safe choice and the need to Play At Home.

As a thank you to all who are doing their part to lessen the impact of this pandemic, Sony Interactive Entertainment is pleased to announce the Play At Home initiative.

Play At Home has two components: first, providing free games to help keep the PlayStation community entertained at home; and finally, establishing a fund to help smaller independent game studios who may be experiencing financial difficulties continue building great experiences for all gamers.”

The Blog then goes on to divulge more information regarding the indie fund, stating that SIE will be designating $10 million overall to its indie development partners.

PlayStation 4 owners will be able to download and keep Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey for free from 15th April, 8pm PDT/16th April, 3am GMT to 5th May, 8pm PDT/6th May, 3am GMT.