Sony reverses course, will continue to sell PS3 and Vita games after all

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Sony has changed its mind and will now keep the PlayStation Store operational for PS3 and PS Vita devices. As detailed on PlayStation.Blog, this is a reversal of its March 2021 announcement that it will close the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PSP on July 2, 2021 and the PSN store for Vita on August 27, 2021.In a letter to the community, Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan said that it is “clear that we made the wrong decision here” and that the PS3 and PS Vita stores will continue to live. However, the functionality of the PSP trade will still end on July 2, 2021.

“When we first made the decision to end purchasing support for the PS3 and PS Vita, it was born out of a number of factors, including commercial support challenges for older devices and the ability for us to focus more resources on newer devices, where most of our gamers play, “Ryan wrote. to find a solution to continue operations.

“I’m glad we can keep this piece of our history alive for gamers to enjoy, while we continue to create new state-of-the-art games for PS4, PS5 and the next generation of VR. Thank you for sharing your feedback with us – we always listen and appreciate the support from our PlayStation community. “Sony’s change of course is similar to Microsoft’s decision not to change the prices of Xbox Live Gold following the cries of the community and is great news for those who still use these systems and for keeping the history of video games.

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