PS3, PS Vita Digital Stores to Close Starting Later This Year
Sony closing PS3 and PS Vita digital stores
📍 How it ended
Sony announced the closure of the PlayStation Stores on PS3 and Vita. Some stores began losing access or shutting down for new purchases in select markets starting in August, with most closing in 2027.
Epilogue added 43d ago, after coverage quieted.
Questions people are asking
Which digital stores are closing?
The PS3 and PS Vita digital stores
When will the shutdown start?
Later this year, with some outlets specifying next month
Where will the shutdown occur?
Select markets
🌍 How it travelled
Newsylist detected this story across 4 language editions of the world's news.
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What happened
Sony is closing the digital stores for the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita consoles. Coverage from The Verge, IGN, and Massively Overpowered reports that the shutdown will start later this year.
The PlayStation Blog has also published an update on the matter. Details on the exact timing and affected markets are emerging, with some outlets specifying that the shutdown will begin next month in select markets.
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Coverage (10)
- The PlayStation Stores On PlayStation 3 And Vita Are Being Shut Down Game Informer · 45d ago
- Response to "Invincible": DC Studios Announces "Absolute Batman" Animated Series ixbt.games · 45d ago
- Sony announces end to PS3 and Vita digital stores, with most closing in 2027 but some losing access this year Eurogamer.net · 45d ago
- PS3 and Vita PlayStation Store Closing, PS5 Physical Game Copies Ending Siliconera · 45d ago
- Sony is closing the PS3 and Vita digital stores The Verge · 45d ago
- Sony Shutting Down PlayStation Store for New Purchases on PS3 and Vita, Beginning Next Month IGN · 45d ago
- Sony confirms the shutdown of the PS3 and PS Vita storefront starting this August in select markets Massively Overpowered · 45d ago
- Sony is closing the PS3 and Vita digital stores The Verge · 45d ago
- An update on PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita PlayStation.Blog · 45d ago
- PS3, PS Vita Digital Stores to Close Starting Later This Year Push Square · 45d ago broke it first
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