Sony is closing PlayStation Store on PS3, Vita and PSP this summer

Sony today confirmed that PSN digital stores on PlayStation 3 and PSP will close on July 2. The PS Vita store will also close on August 27. Players will still be able to download games after stores close.

Today, Sony updated the Important Notices section of its official website with information on upcoming stops. While stores will be closed later in the year, Sony explained that gamers will still be able to re-download content they own after the close date. People will also be able to use PS Plus vouchers and game vouchers, although wallet vouchers will no longer work at these stores after they close.

The specific features that players will no longer be able to access after July 2 and August 27 are listed below:

• You will no longer be able to purchase PS3, PS Vita, and PSP digital content, including games and video content.
• You will no longer be able to make in-game purchases through games on PS3, PS Vita, and PSP.
• You will no longer be able to use PSN Wallet Vouchers (e.g. Gift Cards) on PS3, PS Vita, or PSP devices once you have gone through PlayStation Store and purchased features for those devices. Funds in your PSN wallet will remain in your PSN account, but you will only be able to use your wallet funds to purchase PS4 and PS5 products from the PlayStation Store on the web, the PlayStation app, or on the PS4 and PS5 consoles. .

Last week, The player reported that Sony was planning to shut down digital stores on older consoles. And last year, Sony started removal of PS3, Vita and PSP content from the new PSN website shop. Soon, even if you own the original consoles, you will not be able to purchase older digital games. For games that have only been released to PS3 digitally, these upcoming closures will make these titles more difficult to play in the future.

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