Two major PS4 games unexpectedly go free on PlayStation Store

Two major PS4 games, Call of Duty: WWII and Mafia III, can now be added to players’ libraries for free in some regions, with neither requiring an active PlayStation Plus subscription. However, inconsistent availability and reports of checkout errors suggest this may not be a conventional giveaway.

At the time of writing, the UK PlayStation Store lists the standard edition of Call of Duty: WWII as “Free”, complete with an “Add to Library” button. The Gold Edition remains priced at £54.99, while the Digital Deluxe Edition is discounted separately. The same free offer is also live in Poland, where the standard game can similarly be added to a PlayStation account at no cost.

Mafia III is exhibiting similarly strange behaviour. Its UK PlayStation Store page lists the full base game as free, while Mafia III: Definitive Edition remains a paid product. Several pieces of DLC are also listed at no cost. However, actually claiming the game appears to be something of a lottery.

Users on the FreeGameFindings subreddit are reporting wildly inconsistent results. Some are able to add the game successfully, including one user claiming it through the PlayStation App on an EU account and another confirming that it worked in Portugal. Others are being met with the generic “Something went wrong. Try again later” message. One user inspecting the failed transaction found a PlayStation checkout error explicitly stating “Pricing: SKU is invalid”, suggesting a mismatch between the storefront price and Sony’s backend.

PlayStation owners in regions where either game appears as free may therefore want to try adding it to their libraries while they still can. Whether Sony will leave the listings untouched, correct the prices or potentially revoke licences obtained through an erroneous offer remains unknown.