Only at the end of 2024 did EA release BioWare’s latest game Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Now Sony has announced the AAA game for PS Plus starting March 2025. The community’s reactions are mixed.
What happened? On February 26, 2025, Sony announced the new games for PS Plus in March 2025. Among them is BioWare’s current AAA game Dragon Age: The Veilguard. This is unusual because full-price games like The Veilguard, which cost €59.99 for the standard version and €79.99 for the Deluxe version at release, are usually added to subscription services many months after their official release.
This comes after mixed feedback on the launch and the recent announcement from EA that The Veilguard has fallen short of sales expectations. Even now, the inclusion of the game in the PS Plus roster seems to divide players.
What the community is saying can be read in this news. However, if you want to dive into The Veilguard starting March 1, we have four tips for getting started:
Between Mockery and Optimism – This is How the Community Reacts
How is the player community reacting? Depending on the platform, there are various reactions to the announcement of Dragon Age: The Veilguard for PS Plus. Everything from confusion to mockery to cautious optimism can be found.
On X.com, formerly Twitter, many people are confused by the decision to include the AAA game that actually costs almost €80 in a subscription so soon. X user @Tom1973_1 for example asks, What happened to Dragon Age?
Haggis Horror wants to know in his comment how far Dragon Age has fallen.
Most comments, however, express mockery and even schadenfreude:
The moment when your game is so successful that you give it away just a few weeks after release
– @AlphaMageSos via XI would be so angry if I had bought Veilguard. But I didn’t, because it’s crap.
– @Phoenix2A_1980s via XIt says so much that Veilguard is already on this list.
– @xJustAnthrGamer via X
On Reddit, however, the situation looks different. In two separate posts, some players of The Veilguard express cautious hope:
NGL, I am looking forward to the change of opinion, but be ready for the influx of “this game is actually really good” thanks to PS+ free additions.
– Scouse_Werewolf via RedditI really like your optimism and maybe it will come true
– Dachshunds_N_Dragons via Reddit in reply to Scouse_WerewolfI hope new players can have fun with the game. It is totally worth it and pure eye candy besides.
– xyZora via Reddit
Generally, however, there is more reluctance.
At the release, MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski, along with GameStar editor-in-chief Heiko Klinge and Michael Graf, discussed Dragon Age: The Veilguard in the GameStar Talk:
A Game that Divides the Community
How was Dragon Age: The Veilguard received? At the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the game mainly received praise from the gaming press. On Metacritic, the score at that time reached a proud 84 out of 100 possible points. Meanwhile, the Metascore now only
stands at 82 points.
MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus also had both praise and criticism in his preview report: The latest Dragon Age in review: The Veilguard is the ideal Dragon Age for anyone who doesn’t know Dragon Age at all
However, players quickly criticized the game. On the one hand, many longtime Dragon Age fans were annoyed that they could not transfer their World State to The Veilguard. Furthermore, it was criticized that the game was more of an action RPG and did not include many popular points such as the deep, weighty choices from the old games.
Among Steam players, The Veilguard received 79% positive reviews at release. This formed a stark contrast to the Metacritic user score of only 3.4 points at that time. You can read more about why there are such significant differences here: Users rate Dragon Age: The Veilguard much worse on Metacritic than on Steam – How can this be?
At the time of this news’s publication, the game stands at a user score of 3.9 on Metacritic. On Steam, however, the rating is now described as Balanced
. Criticism here includes that the story is poorly written and during dialogues one often feels like in an HR presentation. Another point is that the player can only minimally influence the events, which is unusual for a Dragon Age or even a BioWare game.
On the other hand, there is praise for Dragon Age: The Veilguard for its combat system, which many players find enjoyable. Also, the final story act makes many of the positive reviewers happy. Additionally, the graphics are frequently praised.
Ultimately, everyone must decide for themselves whether they like The Veilguard or not. PS5 owners with a PS Plus subscription can try the game starting March 1 and form their own opinion. If you want to get a head start, you can check out our guide collection for the essential information for a good start.
