Following some downtime to the LittleBigPlanet online community, it turns out that online services for the older LittleBigPlanet games have been shut down, without any prior warning. In a statement posted on twitter, the LittleBigPlanet twitter account stated that online services for all LittleBigPlanet games on the PS3 and PS Vita are no longer available.
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Rockstar Games will be shutting down the online servers for three of their PS3 and Xbox 360 games towards the end of this year, the company has announced. The three games include Max Payne 3 and L.A. Noire and GTA Online, and will start to go offline from September. The single-player / offline modes will be unaffected by the server shutdown.
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The PS3 has received a surprise firmware update, updating the system software to v4.88. This minor update is the first update for the discontinued console this year, but the second update to the console in six months, with the last update back in December 2020.
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Recently, Sony announced that the PlayStation Store on the PS3 and PS Vita would close later this year, meaning you can no longer purchase new digital games on those devices. Sony has now decided to reverse their decision and will continue to operate both Stores. However, the PSP Store will be retired as planned on 2nd July 2021.
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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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