Following reports of the PlayStation Store closing on legacy consoles, Sony has today confirmed the news. The PlayStation Store on the PS3 will close as of 2nd July 2021, which means gamers will no longer be able to purchase digital games on the console. The remaining purchase functionality for the PSP will also close on this date.
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The final nail in the coffin for the PSP, PS Vita and PS3 may be nearing, according to a rumour. TheGamer reports that the PS3, PS Vita and PSP PlayStation Stores will be closing down permanently, as soon as July. This means that gamers will no longer able to buy games or DLC for these legacy consoles.
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The PS3 has received a surprise firmware update today, updating the system software to v4.87. This minor update is the first in over nine months to the discontinued console, with the last update back in March 2020.
Read MoreAn update to the PS3 system software was released on 31st March 2020 – over 3 years after the last firmware update for the console. The update is a minor one, improving the performance of the system.
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The PS3 is set to lost cross-system functionality from June 2020, Sony has announced. This means that the PS3 will no longer be able to send messages to other PlayStation systems, nor will the PS3 be able receive any messages except from other PS3 consoles.
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The first PlayStation console was sold in Japan 25 years ago this week, on 3rd December 1994 to be exact. Since then, the PlayStation has sold over 450 million consoles across the four generations, making it the best selling home video game console brand.
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The PlayStation Store Charts for June 2019 have been revealed by Sony, revealing the top selling titles in Europe last month. On the PS4, Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled was the top selling title.
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Naughty Dog have announced that the multiplayer servers for the PS3 versions of Uncharted 2, Uncharted 3, The Last of Us, and The Last of Us Left Behind will be shut down. It’s been almost 10 years since Uncharted 2 was first released on the PS3.
Read MoreThe PlayStation Store Charts for Europe have been released, detailing the top selling digital games last month. On the PS4, Minecraft topped the chart during the game’s 10th Anniversary celebrations. The previous top seller, Days Gone, slipped into third place.
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In the gaming world, there has always been one big battle. This one overriding question has been asked since the days that consoles first came out and still rages on to this day. Namely, are consoles better than PCs? Of course, as a firm PlayStation fan, you know that consoles are the best and have a distinct edge over PC gaming.
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