Sony Confirms Free PlayStation Plus Weekend

<p>PlayStation Plus will be free this weekend in North America for PlayStation 4 owners&comma; Sony has announced today&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Running from March 20th to March 22nd&comma; the online multiplayer restriction will be lifted for non-PS Plus members&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"line-height&colon; 1&period;5">The PS Plus discounts and free titles&comma; on the other hand&comma; are still reserved for those who are members of Sony’s paid subscription service&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sony’s Anson Fong explained that the free PS Plus weekend is being held due to the popularity that <a title&equals;"PlayStation Plus multiplayer open weekend kicks off this Friday" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;eu&period;playstation&period;com&sol;2015&sol;02&sol;09&sol;playstation-plus-multiplayer-open-weekend-kicks-friday-2&sol;&quest;emcid&equals;social&lowbar;20150209&lowbar;40173506&amp&semi;adbid&equals;564800370338058240&amp&semi;adbpl&equals;tw&amp&semi;adbpr&equals;36969785" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">the same promotional event received last month<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a title&equals;"PlayStation Blog" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;eu&period;playstation&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">PlayStation Blog Europe<&sol;a>&comma; however&comma; is yet to confirm if the PS Plus event will be taking place in the region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Via <a title&equals;"Free Online Multiplayer This Weekend for All PS4 Players" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;us&period;playstation&period;com&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;16&sol;free-online-multiplayer-this-weekend-for-all-ps4-players&sol;&num;sf8036393" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">PlayStation Blog U&period;S&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;