{"id":374468,"date":"2025-10-27T12:01:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/play-at-home-sony-60-million-game-downloads"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:01:44","slug":"sonys-play-at-home-initiative-saw-60-million-games-redeemed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/sonys-play-at-home-initiative-saw-60-million-games-redeemed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony&#8217;s Play at Home Initiative saw 60 million games redeemed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sonys-play-at-home-initiative-saw-60-million-games-redeemed.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Sony&#8217;s Play at Home initiative was a big hit with players, according to PlayStation president and CEO Jim Ryan.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/articles\/2021-10-07-jim-ryan-i-would-love-a-world-where-hundreds-of-millions-will-enjoy-our-games\">GI.biz<\/a>, Ryan said during the time the initiative was live, the free games were redeemed 60 million times by PlayStation players.<\/p>\n<p>To help folks cope with the Covid-19 lockdowns, Sony released free games in two waves, providing folks with something nice in the midst of trying times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/play-at-home-sony-60-million-game-downloads\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/play-at-home-sony-60-million-game-downloads\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony&#8217;s Play at Home initiative was a big hit with players, according to PlayStation president and CEO Jim Ryan. Speaking with GI.biz, Ryan said during the time the initiative was live, the free games were redeemed 60 million times by PlayStation players. To help folks cope with the Covid-19 lockdowns, Sony released free games in two waves, providing folks with something nice in the midst of trying times. 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