Sony has pulled a web version of the PS Store that allowed players to buy PS3, PSP, and PlayStation Vita games – stoking rumours that Sony will close Stores for those older platforms this Summer.

Following this update, you will no longer be able to buy PS3 games and add-ons, PSP games and add-ons, or PlayStation Vita games and add-ons. This means the only way to purchase PS3 games will be ...

PSP Games Aren't Going Anywhere, At Least On Vita and PS3 But in-game purchases have been withdrawn. By Adele Ankers-Range Updated: Jul 2, 2021 7:35 am Posted: Jul 2, 2021 7:29 am ...

All of the games available on the stores on these old consoles have been effectively un-canceled by Sony reversing course. Sony originally announced that the stores on PS3, PSP, and PS Vita would ...

To clarify, it is just the in-game PSP store that will be closing. Players will still be able to purchase PSP games through the PS3 and Vita Stores.

A VGC report looks at the 2000+ games that will be lost with the PS3, PSP, and Vita PS store closures, and how some PlayStation-exclusive digital titles will be gone forever.

See our ethics statement. In March, Sony received widespread backlash for announcing plans to shut down the PS3 and Vita stores and remove the ability to purchase PSP games from both storefronts.

And then there's the case of the 120 games that were only digitally released on PS3, PSP or PS Vita. These games will be lost forever, making it a potential nightmare for game preservationists.

There are also some enhanced versions of PSP games available to purchase on the PS5 or they are free with certain PS Plus levels. They clean up the visuals and add some bonuses too like save states.

PSP commerce functionality will retire on July 2, 2021 as planned.” ... At the time people took that to mean that PSP games would no longer be sold through the PS3 and Vita stores.

Sony covertly removed an old version of the PlayStation Store that allowed users to buy games for the PS3, PSP, and Vita consoles. By Steven T. Wright on March 29, 2021 at 10:24AM PDT 23 Comments ...