About a month ago, Sony said it intended to do so close the PlayStation Store on some of its older systems by the end of this summer. But today, Sony has decided to reverse the course and will now continue to support the PS Store on the PS3 and PS Vita in the near future.
The change of heart from Sony comes as an important lifeline for people with older Sony consoles. The company originally intended to remove support for the PlayStation Store on July 2, which would have prevented people from buying new games or digital video content after that date.
“However, on further reflection, it is clear that we made the wrong decision here,” said Jim Ryan, president and CEO Jim Ryan. blog post. “So today I’m happy to say that we’ll keep the PlayStation Store up and running for PS3 and PS Vita devices.”
Ryan explained that Sony’s reasoning for closing the PS store was fueled by potential sales support issues for older platforms and a desire to focus resources on newer devices such as the PS4 and PS5, where Sony says “most of our gamers play.”
It’s important to note that while Sony will continue to support the PS Store on the PS3 and Vita, Sony will continue to close the PS store on the PSP, so if there are PSP games you want to buy digitally from Sony, you would. better do this before July 2. After July 2, PSP owners will still be able to download previously purchased content from the PS Store, but will no longer 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 continue for at least another year – or until the supply of new PS5s begins to stabilize.
And while Sony will continue to support the PS store on older devices, in early March Sony also announced that it will no longer sells video content on the PS Store in August. It will continue to sell games, but anyone hoping to buy TV shows or digital movies on a PlayStation will have to turn to another content provider, such as Apple or Google.