Breathe easy as the Playstation Store for PS3 and PS Vita will stay open

A few weeks ago, Sony announced that the PlayStation store for the venerable PS3 and PS Vita was to close this summer but they’ve now reversed that decision. Both the Playstation Store for PS3 and PS Vita will stay open. 

Unfortunately, the Playstation Store for PSP gets the axe and will be decommissioned on 2nd July, 2021. According to Sony, the original decision to commission the Playstation Store for PS3 and PS Vita was on account of their age and the need to focus their resources on newer consoles like the PlayStation 5. 

They have since reversed it after seeing the passion gamers had in buying classic games for these consoles that have seen service for close to 15 years. 

The original Sony Playstation 3 made its first debut in 2006 and to date has sold over 87.4 million units while the PS Vita is of more recent vintage, debuting in 2011 with an estimated 15-16 million units sold. You can check out their official announcement here at https://blog.playstation.com/2021/04/19/playstation-store-on-ps3-and-ps-vita-will-continue-operations/