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PlayStation Plus Price Increases & Monthly Games for September 2023
With the PS Plus Double Discounts Promotion currently underway, today Sony announced some substantial PlayStation Plus price increases for subscribers alongside the monthly games coming to their PSPlus service in September 2023 including Saints Row, Black Desert: Traveler Edition and Generation Zero. 
In comparison, VideoGamer.com notes an increase of approximately $20-$40 (£10-£20) based on rates of the current PlayStation Plus Subscription Tiers:
It's a new month, with a new lineup of PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for September. The Monthly Games lineup of Saints Row, Black Desert – Traveler Edition and Generation Zero will be available to PlayStation Plus members on Tuesday, September 5 until Monday, October 2. Let's take a closer look at each of the games in turn.
Saints Row | PS4, PS5
Experience the biggest and best Saints Row playground ever created. The unique sprawling world of Santo Ileso is the backdrop for a wild, larger than life sandbox of thrilling side hustles, criminal ventures and blockbuster missions, as you shoot, drive and wingsuit your way to the top.
Take over the city block by block, wage war against enemy factions and tighten your grip on the streets. Play online with a friend at any time, via fully untethered drop-in /...
In comparison, VideoGamer.com notes an increase of approximately $20-$40 (£10-£20) based on rates of the current PlayStation Plus Subscription Tiers:
| Tier | Old Price | New Price |
| PlayStation Plus Essential | $59.99 / £49.99 | $79.99 / £59.99 |
| PlayStation Plus Extra | $99.99 / £83.99 | $134.99 / £99.99 |
| PlayStation Plus Premium | $119.99 / £99.99 | $159.99 / £119.99 |
It's a new month, with a new lineup of PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for September. The Monthly Games lineup of Saints Row, Black Desert – Traveler Edition and Generation Zero will be available to PlayStation Plus members on Tuesday, September 5 until Monday, October 2. Let's take a closer look at each of the games in turn.
Saints Row | PS4, PS5
Experience the biggest and best Saints Row playground ever created. The unique sprawling world of Santo Ileso is the backdrop for a wild, larger than life sandbox of thrilling side hustles, criminal ventures and blockbuster missions, as you shoot, drive and wingsuit your way to the top.
Take over the city block by block, wage war against enemy factions and tighten your grip on the streets. Play online with a friend at any time, via fully untethered drop-in /...
PS5 Jailbreak BD-J Tools iSO Image with Demo Video via Ifaicompa
Following the PS5 BD-JB ELF Loaders, FTPS5 BD-JB Payloads, more PlayStation 5 ELFs, PS5 BD-JB Debug Settings iSOs, PS5 JAR Loader Images, PS5 System Partition Mount Payloads, PS5 Payload Loader & PS5PM ELFs, PS5 React Native PlayStation (RNPS) Apps, Test PS5 Packages, BDJPlus Updates and PS5 PKG Shortcuts developer @ifcompass (aka Ifaicompa on Twitter) recently shared a PS5 Jailbreak BD-J Tools iSO Image followed by a PS5 Jailbreak BD-J Tools v0.2 Beta update based on John Tornblom's updated Source Code (Github). 
Download: PS5 Jailbreak BD-J Tools v0.2b.iso (9.3 MB)
Also below is a...
Download: PS5 Jailbreak BD-J Tools v0.2b.iso (9.3 MB)
Also below is a...
PlayStation Plus Double Discounts Promotion Hits PlayStation Store
Beginning August 30th, for a limited time Sony's PlayStation Plus Double Discounts Promotion comes to PlayStation Store featuring great deals with savings on a variety of PSN titles. 
Here's further details from PlayStation Digital Promotions Specialist Zack Garvey via PlayStation Blog, to quote:
The PlayStation Plus Double Discounts promotion comes to PlayStation Store on August 30, bringing with it not only price reductions of up to 35% across a number of different titles, but up to 70% off those games if you’re a PlayStation Plus member for a limited time.
The PlayStation Plus Double Discounts promotion runs from 00.00 am local time on August 30 to 23.59 pm local time on September 13.
Here's further details from PlayStation Digital Promotions Specialist Zack Garvey via PlayStation Blog, to quote:
The PlayStation Plus Double Discounts promotion comes to PlayStation Store on August 30, bringing with it not only price reductions of up to 35% across a number of different titles, but up to 70% off those games if you’re a PlayStation Plus member for a limited time.
The PlayStation Plus Double Discounts promotion runs from 00.00 am local time on August 30 to 23.59 pm local time on September 13.
R-Type Final 3 v1.18 + DLC Pack PS4 FPKGs by Opoisso893
PS4 Scene game backporter @opoisso893 (backport893 on Twitter) with help from @golemnight made available an R-Type Final 3 v1.18 Update + DLC Pack PS4 FPKGs for PlayStation 4 Jailbroken console owners to try out. 
If you'd like to support these ongoing PS4 game backporting and DLC efforts you can do so via the private area release topics for Verified Members, or by following and sending backport893 a DM on Twitter for current donation options.
Below are the Tweets and related PS4 FPKG file details from the ongoing discussion topics for Verified Members (Verification Guide):
CUSA25459
R-TYPE FINAL 2 - CUSA25459 v1.00 [9.00]
Release with original keystone by @opoisso893/@golemnight.
Works with @opoisso893/@golemnight release.
Works with @opoisso893/@golemnight release.
CUSA25458
R-TYPE FINAL 3 - CUSA25458 v1.18 [9.00]
Works with R-Type Final 2 Duplex release. Dumped by @opoisso893.
If you'd like to support these ongoing PS4 game backporting and DLC efforts you can do so via the private area release topics for Verified Members, or by following and sending backport893 a DM on Twitter for current donation options.
Below are the Tweets and related PS4 FPKG file details from the ongoing discussion topics for Verified Members (Verification Guide):
CUSA25459R-TYPE FINAL 2 - CUSA25459 v1.00 [9.00]
Release with original keystone by @opoisso893/@golemnight.
- R-TYPE.FINAL.2_CUSA25459_v1.00_[9.00]_OPOISSO893.rar (4.91 GB)
Works with @opoisso893/@golemnight release.
- R-TYPE.FINAL.3_CUSA25459_v1.18_[9.00]_OPOISSO893.rar (14.55 GB)
Works with @opoisso893/@golemnight release.
- R-TYPE.FINAL.3_CUSA25459_v1.18_BACKPORT_[5.05-6.72-7.xx-8.xx]_OPOISSO893.rar (14.55 GB)
CUSA25458R-TYPE FINAL 3 - CUSA25458 v1.18 [9.00]
Works with R-Type Final 2 Duplex release. Dumped by @opoisso893.
- R-TYPE.FINAL.3_CUSA25458_v1.18_[9.00]_OPOISSO893.rar (
14.7114.55 GB)
Hello World from First Bigapp PS5 Homebrew App / Tetris Demo Video
Proceeding the Hello World PS5 iSO Images, PS5 Homebrew Proof-of-Concept (PoC), Libhijacker PS5 Updates (WIP), PS5 IPV6 Kernel Exploit CEX to DEX Updates (PS5 Kernel Exploit 3.xx-4.xx), PS5 Dev Menus with 60 FPS Game Patches and recent PS5 CP (Communication Processor) EMC Keys discovery comes a Hello World from First Bigapp PS5 Homebrew App demo video from @LightningMods on Twitter alongside footage of an early stage Tetris demonstration for those in the PS5Scene with an Exploited PlayStation 5 Console. 
This comes following some PlayStation 5 In-Kernel Hypervisor Details, several Demo / Freemium Test PS5 PKGs, PS5 menu shortcuts including Debug Settings, Internet Browser, Game Hub & Store Preview PS5 PKGs and a...
This comes following some PlayStation 5 In-Kernel Hypervisor Details, several Demo / Freemium Test PS5 PKGs, PS5 menu shortcuts including Debug Settings, Internet Browser, Game Hub & Store Preview PS5 PKGs and a...