The rumored PS Plus games for January 2022 is getting fans excited

It's no secret that Sony and its PS Plus subscription service have been lagging behind its competition lately. Even when you combine both PS Plus' and PS Now's library, Microsoft's own video game subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, is a whole lot better. This is especially true for the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate upgrade as it adds several perks and freebies, including EA Play, among others.

With that said, starting 2022 right with a strong lineup of free PS Plus games is a good idea for Sony.

We ranked Codemaster's DIRT 5 as one of the best racing games around. It should help tide racing fans over on their PS4 and PS5 as they wait for Sony to release Gran Turismo 7 in March. Meanwhile, Deep Rock Galactic is an underrated sci-fi co-op shooter that also made it to our roundup of the best co-op shooters this year. Finally, Persona 5 Strikers is an excellent if niche game that should appeal to those who love the PlayStation-exclusive Persona games.

If we assume that Dealabs' leak is true (which it probably is), PS Plus subscribers can start downloading the free games on January 4, 2022.

Sony usually announces next month's lineup a week before they are available. If all goes well, we should get official confirmation from Sony by next week. Until then, PS Plus subscribers can still download this month's free games.

Speaking of PS Plus, those who got their copies of Final Fantasy 7 Remake from earlier this year can finally upgrade to the PS5 version. Meanwhile, earlier this month, there were reports that Sony was planning on reworking its current video game subscription services to be more competitive with the Xbox Game Pass. Sony hasn't confirmed the latter yet, but given Microsoft's growing lead in this area, we wouldn't be surprised if this ends up being true.