PS3 and PS Vita PlayStation Store shutting down this summer, Sony confirms

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The PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita is officially shutting down this summer, confirming rumors of their shuttering which started circling in recent weeks.

Sony broke the news in an update to its PlayStation support announcements page, revealing that the last day for PlayStation Store on PS3 will be July 2, and the last day for PlayStation Store on Vita will follow on August 27. Sony says "the remaining purchase functionality for PSP" will also be disabled on July 2. This announcement was specifically made on the UK version of Sony's support site; the US version isn't displaying the update yet, so it's possible that the dates will vary by region.

Once the PlayStation Store shuts down for each respective console, you'll no longer be able to purchase new digital games through the service. You will still be able to redownload and play any games you previously purchased through your system's Download List, and that goes for free PS Plus games as well (as long as you still have an active subscription).

Connor Sheridan
Connor Sheridan

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar.