Surprise PS4 Game Sale On PSN Includes Some Great Deals

We may not have gotten a new assortment of PSN deals on Tuesday, but Sony has made up for it by kicking off another surprise sale in the US PlayStation Store. The PS Essentials sale is underway until February 5, offering some enticing deals on dozens of recent and popular PS4, PS3, and Vita games. And if you're a PS Plus member, you'll save an additional percentage off on all of the discounted items.

The sale encompasses some of 2018's biggest PS4 releases. Sony Santa Monica's critically acclaimed God of War reboot is on sale for $26 ($28 without PS Plus), and the special edition of Red Dead Redemption 2 is discounted to $60. Both Battlefield V and Destiny 2's well-received Forsaken expansion are $30 apiece, while Hitman 2 is $36. Just Cause 4 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider are also on sale; the former is $42, while the latter is $30.

If sports games are more your speed, the latest entries in many of EA's most popular sports franchises are on sale. Both FIFA 19 and NHL 19 are down to $24 each. NBA Live 19: The One Edition is $10, while UFC 3 is $24. PS Plus members can also get the intense off-road racing game Onrush for $12.

Some other notable deals include Dead Cells for $17.50, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition for $15, Grand Theft Auto V for $15, and the Spyro + Crash Remastered bundle for $49.50. Atlus's acclaimed RPG, Persona 5, is also on sale for $25, while the series' most recent dancing game spin-offs--Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight and Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight--are each $42.

You can see some other good deals below; the full list can be found on the PlayStation Store. The sale is scheduled to end at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET on February 5.

Abzu -- $10 / $12
ARK: Survival Evolved -- $20 / $25
Axiom Verge -- $10 / $12
The Banner Saga -- $10 / $12.49
Batman: Arkham Knight -- $8 / $10
Battlefield 1 Revolution -- $18 / $24
Battlefield V -- $30 / $36
Burnout Paradise Remastered -- $6 / $8
Dead Cells -- $17.50 / $18.74
Destiny 2: Forsaken -- $30 / $34
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen -- $18 / $21
FIFA 19 -- $24 / $30
God of War -- $26 / $28
Grand Theft Auto V -- $15 / $18
Hitman 2 -- $36 / $42
Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition -- $15 / $16
Just Cause 4 -- $42 / $45
Life Is Strange 2: Episode 1 -- $4 / $4.80
Mass Effect Andromeda -- $7.50 / $12
Middle-earth: Shadow of War -- $12.50 / $17.50
Mortal Kombat XL -- $5 / $7
NBA Live 19: The One Edition -- $10 / $13.20
NHL 19 -- $24 / $30
Okami HD -- $14 / $16
Onrush -- $12 / $36
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight -- $42 / $48
Persona 5 -- $25 / $35
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight -- $42 / $48
Red Dead Redemption 2: Special Edition -- $60 / $68
Shadow of the Tomb Raider -- $30 / $36
South Park: The Fractured But Whole -- $18 / $24
Spyro + Crash Remastered Bundle -- $49.50 / $57
UFC 3 -- $24 / $30
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt -- $20 / $24