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Sony Unveils the Latest PlayStation Plus Games for May 2020
Available to download starting next Tuesday, May 5th for PlayStation Plus members are Cities: Skylines by Paradox Interactive and Farming Simulator 19 by GIANTS Software in the latest batch of PS Plus game releases for May 2020. 🏙 
Below are further details on each complete with a PS4 trailer video courtesy of Sony Senior Manager of Game Services Content Adam Michel, to quote:
Challenge yourself to design, then maintain, your ultimate metropolis in city-building strategy sim Cities: Skylines. Want a break from the city life? Take in the country air as you turn your hand to agriculture in Farming Simulator 19. Let’s take a closer look at both games.
Cities: Skylines - PlayStation 4 Edition
Do you have what it takes to develop a small, bustling community into a sprawling megacity? In Cities: Skylines, the acclaimed city builder sim by Paradox Interactive, you make the decisions that will see your city flourish or fail.
You’ll need strategic smarts to keep your burgeoning ecosystem from collapse, ensuring your ever-growing populace stay happy and the industries that are the lifeblood of your expanding metropolis continue to thrive.
Farming Simulator 19
Stressed by the bustling city life and eager to tackle a more sedate livelihood? Rural escapism awaits with Farming Simulator 19!
Developer GIANTS Software has packed in a wealth of agricultural pastimes to lose yourself in as you set out to maintain a homestead. Harvest crops, raise livestock, tackle forest, ride your own horses... or just jump behind the wheel of your John Deere tractor or one of over 300 authentic farming vehicles and go for a drive.
Below are further details on each complete with a PS4 trailer video courtesy of Sony Senior Manager of Game Services Content Adam Michel, to quote:
Challenge yourself to design, then maintain, your ultimate metropolis in city-building strategy sim Cities: Skylines. Want a break from the city life? Take in the country air as you turn your hand to agriculture in Farming Simulator 19. Let’s take a closer look at both games.
Cities: Skylines - PlayStation 4 Edition
Do you have what it takes to develop a small, bustling community into a sprawling megacity? In Cities: Skylines, the acclaimed city builder sim by Paradox Interactive, you make the decisions that will see your city flourish or fail.
You’ll need strategic smarts to keep your burgeoning ecosystem from collapse, ensuring your ever-growing populace stay happy and the industries that are the lifeblood of your expanding metropolis continue to thrive.
Farming Simulator 19
Stressed by the bustling city life and eager to tackle a more sedate livelihood? Rural escapism awaits with Farming Simulator 19!
Developer GIANTS Software has packed in a wealth of agricultural pastimes to lose yourself in as you set out to maintain a homestead. Harvest crops, raise livestock, tackle forest, ride your own horses... or just jump behind the wheel of your John Deere tractor or one of over 300 authentic farming vehicles and go for a drive.
Bloodborne PS4 60FPS Patch Showcase on PS4 Pro by ManFightDragon
We've seen a Dishonored: Definitive Edition 60FPS Mod PS4 PKG and a Deadpool 60FPS Mod PS4 PKG, and following his PT Unseen Content PS4 Demos and previous Bloodborne PS4 Cut Content video game modder @manfightdragon is back via Twitter with a Bloodborne PS4 60FPS Patch Showcase at 720p rendering resolution on PS4 Pro with Boost Mode enabled featuring Bloodborne's Father Gascoigne boss fight and a renderer debug menu including a 'rendertarget' preview window. 
Download: 60fpspatch.zip (24.9 KB - includes 720p.exe and 1080p.exe) / CUSA03173_Bloodborne_GotY_v1.09_1080p60fps.pkg (172.94 MB)
To quote from Lance McDonald's Patreon Page: "Bloodborne 60FPS Homebrew Patch Release
I have build a utility that, when applied to a copy of Bloodborne v1.09 (the latest update), will modify the game engine in a way that allows most of the gameplay logic to run at arbitrary update speeds, increases the framerate cap to 60fps, and optionally lowers the rendering resolution to 1280x720.
Please be sure to decrypt your eboot.bin and if needed, "un-sELF" it as well. The file when viewed in a hex editor should start with "ELF" and be exactly 93667641 bytes in size.
You can download this utility from here: 60fpspatch.zip (if the download doesn't seem to work, right-click and Save As. Chrome gets sad about non-HTTPS links sometimes)
I am not providing instructions for how to make backup copies of Bloodborne, or how to run a backup copy of your game on your console. These things are well documented online. Please enjoy it."
As always his latest PlayStation 4 modding demo videos can be seen below...
Download: 60fpspatch.zip (24.9 KB - includes 720p.exe and 1080p.exe) / CUSA03173_Bloodborne_GotY_v1.09_1080p60fps.pkg (172.94 MB)
To quote from Lance McDonald's Patreon Page: "Bloodborne 60FPS Homebrew Patch Release
I have build a utility that, when applied to a copy of Bloodborne v1.09 (the latest update), will modify the game engine in a way that allows most of the gameplay logic to run at arbitrary update speeds, increases the framerate cap to 60fps, and optionally lowers the rendering resolution to 1280x720.
Please be sure to decrypt your eboot.bin and if needed, "un-sELF" it as well. The file when viewed in a hex editor should start with "ELF" and be exactly 93667641 bytes in size.
You can download this utility from here: 60fpspatch.zip (if the download doesn't seem to work, right-click and Save As. Chrome gets sad about non-HTTPS links sometimes)
I am not providing instructions for how to make backup copies of Bloodborne, or how to run a backup copy of your game on your console. These things are well documented online. Please enjoy it."
As always his latest PlayStation 4 modding demo videos can be seen below...
Latest PlayStation Store Sale Features PS4 PSN Games Under $20
Starting tomorrow Sony's latest PlayStation Store sale kicks off featuring big savings on PS4 PSN games under $20 including Far Cry 5, Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition, EA Sports UFC 3 Deluxe Edition and more! 
Games Under $20 ends at 8am Pacific on Wednesday, May 13th and check out the full list below from Associate Digital Promotions Manager Nathan Clark:
Games Under $20 ends at 8am Pacific on Wednesday, May 13th and check out the full list below from Associate Digital Promotions Manager Nathan Clark:
| PS4 Games | $Sale | $Original |
| 7TH SECTOR | $13.99 | $19.99 |
| A WINTER’S DAYDREAM | $3.59 | $5.99 |
| ARCADE GAME SERIES 3-IN-1 PACK | $3.99 | $7.99 |
| ARCADE GAME SERIES: DIG DUG | $1.99 | $3.99 |
| ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA | $1.99 | $3.99 |
| ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS | $14.99 | $59.99 |
| AVEN COLONY | $14.99 | $29.99 |
| BAJA: EDGE OF CONTROL HD | $8.99 | $29.99 |
| BEACH BUGGY RACING | $3.99 | $9.99 |
| BLASPHEMOUS | $16.74 | $24.99 |
| BULLETSTORM: FULL CLIP EDITION | $7.99 | $39.99 |
| BULLETSTORM: FULL CLIP EDITION DUKE NUKEM BUNDLE | $11.24 | $44.99 |
| CALL OF CTHULHU | $9.99 | $39.99 |
| CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE – SEASON PASS | $19.99 | $49.99 |
| CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III -ZOMBIES CHRONICLES EDITION | $19.79 | $59.99 |
| CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III SEASON PASS | $19.99 | $49.99 |
| CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS GOLD EDITION | $19.79 | $59.99 |
| CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS SEASON PASS | $19.99 | $49.99 |
| CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE | $19.79 | $59.99 |
| CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE – SEASON PASS | $19.99 | $49.99 |
| CITIES: SKYLINES – PREMIUM EDITION 2 | $17.49 | $69.99 |
| CITIES: SKYLINES + SURVIVING MARS | $14.99 | $59.99 |
| CLUSTERTRUCK | $4.49 | $14.99 |
| DARK... |
The Last of Us Part II & Ghost of Tsushima PS4 Release Date Updates
Heating things up today in the world of PlayStation are some updates confirming that the upcoming PS4 games from Naughty Dog and Sucker Punch Productions will indeed launch this summer, with The Last of Us Part II releasing on June 19th and Ghost of Tsushima arriving on July 17th. 
Here's more on the official statement from Sony Head of Worldwide Studios Hermen Hulst, to quote:
As our teams at Sony Interactive Entertainment and Worldwide Studios approach development milestones and confront a world changed by COVID-19, we find ourselves having to adapt to today’s ever-changing environment.
Amidst some disruptions to our working styles, we wanted to provide an update to PlayStation gamers who are eager to learn when our next exclusive titles will arrive to PlayStation 4.
As we begin to see an ease in the global distribution environment, I am pleased to confirm that The Last of Us Part II (which never made it to PAX East due to the annual event's cancellation) will arrive on June 19. And Ghost of Tsushima will follow on July 17.
I want to personally congratulate and thank both the teams at Naughty Dog and Sucker Punch Productions on their achievements, as we know it’s not an easy feat to reach the finish line under these circumstances.
Both teams have worked hard to deliver world-class experiences, and we can’t wait to see what you think of them when they release in just a few short months.
And finally, I want to thank the PlayStation Community for their continuous support and patience.
Update: Sony Content Communications Senior Director...
Here's more on the official statement from Sony Head of Worldwide Studios Hermen Hulst, to quote:
As our teams at Sony Interactive Entertainment and Worldwide Studios approach development milestones and confront a world changed by COVID-19, we find ourselves having to adapt to today’s ever-changing environment.
Amidst some disruptions to our working styles, we wanted to provide an update to PlayStation gamers who are eager to learn when our next exclusive titles will arrive to PlayStation 4.
As we begin to see an ease in the global distribution environment, I am pleased to confirm that The Last of Us Part II (which never made it to PAX East due to the annual event's cancellation) will arrive on June 19. And Ghost of Tsushima will follow on July 17.
I want to personally congratulate and thank both the teams at Naughty Dog and Sucker Punch Productions on their achievements, as we know it’s not an easy feat to reach the finish line under these circumstances.
Both teams have worked hard to deliver world-class experiences, and we can’t wait to see what you think of them when they release in just a few short months.
And finally, I want to thank the PlayStation Community for their continuous support and patience.
Update: Sony Content Communications Senior Director...
Streets of Rage 4 by Lizardcube Battles on PlayStation 4 Next Week
Proceeding the Streets of Rage Paintown PS3 PKG, SoR PS4 Homebrew Mod v0.9 PKG and Streets of Rage Mod PS4 PKG Final Version next week Streets of Rage 4 debuts on PlayStation 4 from Lizardcube complete with playable retro sprites for old-school fans of the series. 
Here's the weekly summary of what else is heading to PlayStation next week from Sony Interactive Entertainment Content Communications Manager Justin Massongill:
New PlayStation Games for April 28, 2020
Streets of Rage 4 - PS4 Battle Mode and Release Date
Streets of Rage 4 - PS4 Launch Trailer
Here's the weekly summary of what else is heading to PlayStation next week from Sony Interactive Entertainment Content Communications Manager Justin Massongill:
New PlayStation Games for April 28, 2020
- Active Neurons - PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Out Apr. 29)
- Arcade Spirits - PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out May 1)
- Book of Demons - PS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 30)
- Daymare: 1998 - PS4 — Digital
- Down the Rabbit Hole - PS VR — Digital (Out May 1)
- Dread Nautical - PS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 29)
- Gun Crazy - PS4 — Digital
- The Inner Friend - PS4 — Digital
- Jigsaw Abundance - PS4 — Digital
- Moving Out - PS4 — Digital, Retail
- Sakura Wars - PS4 — Digital, Retail
- Snowrunner - PS4 — Digital, Retail
- Streets of Rage 4 - PS4 — Digital (Out Apr. 30)
- Telling Lies - PS4 — Digital
Streets of Rage 4 - PS4 Battle Mode and Release Date
Streets of Rage 4 - PS4 Launch Trailer