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After Sony’s surprising announcement that it plans to end PlayStation disc production by 2028 in favor of a digital-only future for its consoles, some fine print has gotten lost in all the buzz: Sony is also ending support for the PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita.
“After nearly two decades of supporting the PS3 console generation, we wanted to let you know we will be closing the PlayStation Store on PS3, as well as on PS Vita,” Sony senior director Sid Shuman shared in a blog post announcing the upcoming changes.
Of course, this isn’t nearly as surprising as Sony’s pivot to digital-only games. Cutting off online store access for aging consoles is common–Nintendo cut off eShop access for the 3DS and Wii U in March 2023, for example–but Sony seems to be taking a softer approach.
“PlayStation Store on PS3 will close in select markets starting this year, followed by global closures for PS3 and PS Vita next year,” Shuman explained. “That means new content purchases will no longer be possible once the PlayStation Store closes on these devices. To ease the transition, players will still be able to download previously purchased content after the closing date for
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