Playstation Plus Monthly Games Headliner Leaked: PGA Tour 2K25 Tipped as March Essential Pick
An insider, billbil-kun, has posted that PGA Tour 2K25 will headline the PlayStation Plus Essential monthly tier in March 2026, a development that gives subscribers an early preview of the Playstation Plus Monthly Games headliner and how the service will seed titles for Essential, Extra and Premium levels.
Playstation Plus Monthly Games headliner revealed
The leak identifies PGA Tour 2K25 as the main Essential pick for March 2026. The post notes the game will be available to claim from March 3 until April 7, and that PGA Tour 2K25 will be offered across PlayStation Plus tiers: Essential, Extra, and Premium/Deluxe. Sony has not officially confirmed March’s PlayStation Plus Essential games, and billbil-kun has not confirmed the rest of the next month’s line-up.
PGA Tour 2K25: release timeline, platforms and critical reception
PGA Tour 2K25 was released in February 2025. Coverage also states the title was released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC a year ago and received a port for the Switch 2 just this month. The sixth installment in the PGA Tour 2K series was generally well-received and carries a Metacritic score of 80 on PS5.
What PGA Tour 2K25 brings to Playstation Plus Monthly Games subscribers
The game includes the major tournaments—The PGA Championship, The U. S. Open, and The Open Championship—and the core 2K modes such as MyCAREER and MyPLAYER. Players can engage in online or local play, face legends like Tiger Woods, dynamically simulate rounds, train for tournaments and pursue climbable Ranked leaderboards. Those features position PGA Tour 2K25 as a feature-rich addition for subscribers across tiers.
Claim windows, tiers and continuity rules
The leak sets a March 3 to April 7 claim window for PGA Tour 2K25. Players who claim the game during that period will be able to continue playing it after it leaves the free-claim window, provided they remain subscribed to any PlayStation Plus tier. The listing of tiers for the title explicitly includes Essential, Extra and Premium/Deluxe.
February lineup and transition timing
Players can continue to claim February’s PlayStation Plus Essential games until the morning of March 3. The February Essential games named in the prior coverage are Undisputed, Subnautica: Below Zero, Ultros and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. Extra and Premium members were listed as having received Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 in the prior month, while Essential members did not receive an equivalent marquee pick in that same period.
Unconfirmed entries and reveal schedule
Only PGA Tour 2K25 is identified in the current leak; other March titles remain unconfirmed. PlayStation is expected to reveal the remainder of the lineup on February 25. The insider, billbil-kun, has a noted track record of prior correct reveals but has not named the rest of the March selection yet.
Other industry notes present in the coverage
The broader coverage also includes two separate industry items: PlayStation 5 was the best-selling hardware in the U. S. in January 2026, and Bluepoint Games is shutting down next month. Both items were listed alongside the PlayStation Plus discussion in the available material.
Stray digital joke: Error 418 — "I am a teapot"
A short, separate item present in the material is the Error 418 note: "Short and stout, this is my handle, this is my spout. " The note appears as a standalone digital quip in the gathered text.
Recent updates indicate PGA Tour 2K25 is the only March Essential entry currently named; details may evolve as PlayStation’s official reveal approaches on February 25.
