Sony is currently offering two of the best PS4™ games for free

As part of the Play At Home initiative, Sony is letting PS4 owners download "Uncharted - The Nathan Drake Collection" and "Journey: The Nathan Drake Collection" for free today to May 5 for free download Naturally, this effort is aimed at encouraging people to stay home and help curb the spread of COVID-19, currently a pandemic-level public health crisis

Although far from the latest PS4 games, "Uncharted - The Nathan Drake Collection" and "Journey" will also be available on PS4: Uncharted - The Nathan Drake Collection" and "Journey" are both PlayStation exclusive titles and have received high acclaim (In the case of "Uncharted," it is strictly a collection of highly acclaimed games)

"Journey" is a very relaxing and visually evocative game, and with its surprising social elements, it may be just the game to distract you from the Coronavirus pandemic The Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection includes the first three Uncharted games, remastered to take advantage of the PS4's power Both games are packed with enough elements to keep the captives occupied

"People around the world are doing the right thing by staying home to stop the spread of COVID-19 We deeply appreciate everyone who is practicing physical distancing and we take our responsibility as a home entertainment platform seriously," said Jim Ryan, president and CEO of Sony

To access the free games, simply log into the PS Store and download them to your PS4 No additional subscription or PlayStation Plus access is required

But Play At Home includes more than just free games to keep people in their homes The initiative will also establish a fund to help small, independent game studios that may have been financially challenged by the proliferation of COVID-19

"Independent developers are vital to the heart and soul of the gaming community, and we understand the hardships and financial struggles that many smaller game studios face," says Ryan Sony has established a fund to assist them during these times" We have earmarked $10 million to support our independent development partners

The support fund makes sense because Sony's PlayStation division has long had good relationships with independent studios and independent developers And with the PS5 set to launch at the end of the year, the participation of many developers will help Sony's next generation console stand up to Microsoft's Xbox Series X