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Latest PSN Flash Sale Offers Up to 75% Off Binge-worthy Games
Sony's latest PSN Flash Sale is now underway offering discounts of up to 75% off binge-worthy games including Far Cry Primal Apex, Titanfall 2 Ultimate Edition, NBA 2K18 Legend Edition, select movies and more! 
Check out the full lineup below and head over to PS Store before their binge-worthy Flash Sale ends on May 21 at 8 a.m. PT.
Games
Check out the full lineup below and head over to PS Store before their binge-worthy Flash Sale ends on May 21 at 8 a.m. PT.
Games
| Platform | Title | Sale Price | Original Price |
| PS4 | ALIENATION | $5.99 | $19.99 |
| PS4 | AMONG THE SLEEP | $5.99 | $14.99 |
| PS4 | ARIZONA SUNSHINE (VR) | $15.99 | $39.99 |
| PS4 | BATTLEFIELD 4 PREMIUM EDITION | $14.99 | $59.99 |
| PS4 | BATTLEFIELD HARDLINE ULTIMATE EDITION | $14.99 | $59.99 |
| PS4 | BEACH BUGGY RACING | $2.49 | $9.99 |
| PS4 | BOUND | $7.99 | $19.99 |
| PS4 | CATLATERAL DAMAGE | $2.99 | $9.99 |
| PS4 | CHIVALRY: MEDIEVAL WARFARE | $6.59 | $19.99 |
| PS4 | CHIVALRY: MEDIEVAL WARFARE ULTIMATE EDITION | $9.89 | $29.99 |
| PS4 | COUNTERSPY | $5.99 | $14.99 |
| PS4 | DARKEST DUNGEON | $9.99 | $24.99 |
| PS4 | DEAD NATION | $4.49 | $14.99 |
| PS4 | DEAD RISING | $5.99 | $19.99 |
| PS4 | DEAD RISING 2 | $5.99 | $19.99 |
| PS4 | DEAD RISING 2 OFF THE RECORD | $5.99 | $19.99 |
| PS4 | DEAD RISING TRIPLE PACK | $17.84 | $59.49 |
| PS4 | DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED | $7.49 | $29.99 |
| PS4 | DICK WILDE (VR) | $5.99 | $14.99 |
| PS4 | DMC4SE DEMON HUNTER BUNDLE | $8.99 | $35.99 |
| PS4 | DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION – GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION... |
Detroit: Become Human Joins New PS4 Game Releases Next Week
Expanding on the studio's legacy of gripping, narrative driven experiences next week Detroit: Become Human joins the new PS4 game releases by Quantic Dream allowing players to discover what it really means to be human in a powerful, emotional journey made of choice and consequences. 
Below is a summary of what else is heading to PlayStation Store next week courtesy of Sony Social Media Senior Specialist Ryan Clements, as follows:
New PlayStation Games for 5/22/2018
Below is a summary of what else is heading to PlayStation Store next week courtesy of Sony Social Media Senior Specialist Ryan Clements, as follows:
New PlayStation Games for 5/22/2018
- 7'sCarlet - PS Vita — Digital (Out 5/25)
- Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon - PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Out 5/24)
- Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out 5/25)
- Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten DX - PS Vita — Digital (Out 5/24)
- Detroit: Become Human - PS4 — Digital, Retail (Out 5/25)
- Disco Dodgeball – Remix - PS4 — Digital
- Dungeon Rushers - PS4 — Digital (Out 5/25)
- Everspace - PS4 — Digital
- Gorogoa - PS4 — Digital
- H1Z1: Battle Royale - PS4 — Digital
- I Hate Running Backwards - PS4 — Digital
- One Piece Grand Cruise - PS VR — Digital
- PixelJunk Monsters 2 - PS4 — Digital (Out 5/25)
- Shio - PS4 — Digital
- Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition - PS4 — Digital, Retail
- Stardew Valley - PS Vita — Digital (Cross Buy)
- Super Hyperactive Ninja - PS4 — DigitalTennis World Tour - PS4 — Digital
- Various Artists - Rapture (Netflix Original TV Series)
- Annihilation
- The Strangers: Prey at Night (Unrated)
- Every Day
- Robot Chicken - Don’t miss all new episodes of Robot Chicken. Starting Sunday, 5/20 at 11:30PM ET/PT on Adult Swim.
PS4 Traffic Shaper to Decrease Latency and Increase Throughput
We've seen tips on Improving the PS4 Connection Speed, and recently developer Ssshoema made available a PS4 Traffic Shaper for TC (Traffic Control) QDISC (Queuing Discipline) network shaping to decrease latency and increase throughput on gaming consoles. 
Download: PS4-traffic-shaper-master.zip / GIT
From the README.md file, to quote: PS4 traffic shaper
Initially based on wondershaper 1.4 (The recent wondershaper version)
Goal 1 - Reduce gaming bufferbloat, prioritize PS4 console, and port priority for Destiny 2. Goal 2 - Not to block or "severely" minimalize traffic for the rest of LAN.
Using tc qdisc to shape the ingress and egress of network with prioritization on the PS4 gaming system and Destiny 2 game with port, TOS, ICMP, and <64 byte packet prioritization.
There are multiple methods available for network shaping so a google search may yield better solutions for traffic shaping in your case. This is not intended as an all encompassing solution. Mileage may vary for multiple reasons.
Setup for this implementation is a Linux gateway PC with 2 NIC's one facing the internet and the other facing my LAN. This shaping script is used on the internet facing NIC.
HTB/SFQ shaping in this instance was stable and was easily editable for fine tuning of classes, ports, and ingress/egress traffic. Again, there are multiple shaping algorithm possibilities which may provide better results.
Most scripts I studied were schemed towards a high priority, rest of traffic priority (medium), and low priority(non-desired traffic). This script classes are designed to not "squelch" any traffic but to tier traffic in such that my PS4, along with other high priority ip traffic that impacts gaming, is prioritized but all remaining network traffic does not nor is intended to suffer severely from the higher prioritization while the PS4 is in use (unless you want it to).
Port prioritization for PS4/Destiny 2 traffic is based on online port documentation and culling port information from IPTRAF during game play for the PS4 IP...
Download: PS4-traffic-shaper-master.zip / GIT
From the README.md file, to quote: PS4 traffic shaper
Initially based on wondershaper 1.4 (The recent wondershaper version)
Goal 1 - Reduce gaming bufferbloat, prioritize PS4 console, and port priority for Destiny 2. Goal 2 - Not to block or "severely" minimalize traffic for the rest of LAN.
Using tc qdisc to shape the ingress and egress of network with prioritization on the PS4 gaming system and Destiny 2 game with port, TOS, ICMP, and <64 byte packet prioritization.
There are multiple methods available for network shaping so a google search may yield better solutions for traffic shaping in your case. This is not intended as an all encompassing solution. Mileage may vary for multiple reasons.
Setup for this implementation is a Linux gateway PC with 2 NIC's one facing the internet and the other facing my LAN. This shaping script is used on the internet facing NIC.
HTB/SFQ shaping in this instance was stable and was easily editable for fine tuning of classes, ports, and ingress/egress traffic. Again, there are multiple shaping algorithm possibilities which may provide better results.
Most scripts I studied were schemed towards a high priority, rest of traffic priority (medium), and low priority(non-desired traffic). This script classes are designed to not "squelch" any traffic but to tier traffic in such that my PS4, along with other high priority ip traffic that impacts gaming, is prioritized but all remaining network traffic does not nor is intended to suffer severely from the higher prioritization while the PS4 is in use (unless you want it to).
Port prioritization for PS4/Destiny 2 traffic is based on online port documentation and culling port information from IPTRAF during game play for the PS4 IP...
PS4 System Software / Firmware 5.55 Released, Don't Update!
Last month we saw a PS4 Firmware 5.53-01 Patch Update, and following news of the upcoming PS4 5.05 Jailbreak and Mira PS4 CFW today Sony released yet another mandatory security update in the form of PlayStation 4 System Software / Firmware 5.55. 
As always DON'T UPDATE if you wish to use PS4 game backups and homebrew apps, and according to their official page PS4 OFW 5.55 only 'improves system performance' yet again.
Download: PS4 Firmware 5.55 Update (US) / PS4 Firmware 5.55 Update (EU) / PS4 Firmware 5.55 Update (UK) / PS4 Firmware 5.55 Update (AU/NZ) / PS4 Firmware 5.55 Update (JP)
PlayStation 4 system software update - About PlayStation 4 system software version 5.55
Main features in version 5.55 update
As always DON'T UPDATE if you wish to use PS4 game backups and homebrew apps, and according to their official page PS4 OFW 5.55 only 'improves system performance' yet again.
Download: PS4 Firmware 5.55 Update (US) / PS4 Firmware 5.55 Update (EU) / PS4 Firmware 5.55 Update (UK) / PS4 Firmware 5.55 Update (AU/NZ) / PS4 Firmware 5.55 Update (JP)
PlayStation 4 system software update - About PlayStation 4 system software version 5.55
Main features in version 5.55 update
- This system software update improves system performance.
Sony to End PlayStation Vita GameCard Physical Game Production
Last year we saw the end of PS3 production in Japan, and despite Sony pushing PS Vita Firmware 3.68 live last month they are officially ending production of physical PlayStation Vita games. 
According to Kotaku.com, digital distribution including Vita PSN titles will continue for the time being with details below, to quote:
"Sony's American and European branches “plan to end all Vita GameCard production by close of fiscal year 2018,” the company told developers today in a message obtained by Kotaku.
The message asks that all Vita product code requests be submitted by June 28, 2018, and that final purchase orders be entered by February 15, 2019. Sony’s 2018 fiscal year will end on March 31, 2019."
For those wondering, the PlayStation Vita launched in Japan on December 17, 2011 and in North America and throughout Europe on February 22, 2012.
On the bright side, the PS Vita homebrew scene is still alive and kicking with some recent updates from TheFloW via Twitter below:
According to Kotaku.com, digital distribution including Vita PSN titles will continue for the time being with details below, to quote:
"Sony's American and European branches “plan to end all Vita GameCard production by close of fiscal year 2018,” the company told developers today in a message obtained by Kotaku.
The message asks that all Vita product code requests be submitted by June 28, 2018, and that final purchase orders be entered by February 15, 2019. Sony’s 2018 fiscal year will end on March 31, 2019."
For those wondering, the PlayStation Vita launched in Japan on December 17, 2011 and in North America and throughout Europe on February 22, 2012.
On the bright side, the PS Vita homebrew scene is still alive and kicking with some recent updates from TheFloW via Twitter below: