About a month ago, Sony said it was planning close the PlayStation Store on some of its older systems later this summer. But today Sony has decided to change course and will now continue to support the PS Store on the PS3 and PS Vita for the foreseeable future.
Sony’s change of heart is an important lifeline for those with older Sony consoles. The company originally planned to drop support for the PlayStation Store on July 2, which would prevent people from digitally purchasing new games or video content after that date.
“On closer inspection, however, it is clear that we made the wrong decision here,” Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, announced in a statement. blog post“So today I am happy to say that we are keeping the PlayStation Store up and running for PS3 and PS Vita devices.”
Ryan explained that Sony’s reason for closing the PS Store was spurred by potential issues with commercial support for older platforms and the desire to focus resources on more recent devices such as the PS4 and PS5, where Sony says that “a majority of our gamers plays”.
It’s important to note that while Sony will continue to support the PS Store on PS3 and Vita, Sony is continuing to close the PS Store on the PSP, so if there are any PSP games you want to buy digitally from Sony, you should it better for July 2nd. After July 2, PSP owners will still be able to download content previously purchased from the PS Store, but will not be able to purchase new content.
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It’s unclear how long Sony will continue to support the PS Store for PS3 and PS Vita owners, but I bet the company will hold out for at least another year – or until the supply of new PS5s starts to stabilize.
And while Sony will continue to support the PS Store on older devices, Sony also announced in early March that it will stop selling video content on the PS Store in AugustIt will continue to sell games, but anyone looking to purchase TV shows or movies digitally on a PlayStation will need to turn to another content provider such as Apple or Google.