Sony shutting down PlayStation Store on PS3, Vita by 2027

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Published Jul 1, 2026, 9:21 AM EDT

PlayStation brings bad news for digital stores and physical games today

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Sony announced Wednesday that it plans to end support for the PlayStation Store on two platforms starting later this year. The PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita will officially close by July 2027, but some markets will be impacted much sooner.

"As the PlayStation Store continues to evolve to support modern commerce systems, including updated payment processing standards, PS3 and PS Vita are no longer able to support these updates at the level required," said Sid Shuman, senior director SIE content communications, on the PlayStation Blog. The first of those closures will start next month.

Here's the rollout for PlayStation Store closures on PS3 and PS Vita:

Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua – PlayStation Store on PS3 will close starting August 2026.
Additional Latin American and Middle Eastern countries – PlayStation Store on PS3 will close starting late 2026.
In all other countries, PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita will close in July 2027.

SIE acknowledges that "this news may be disappointing to PS3 and PS Vita players who hold a special place in their hearts for this generation of gaming. PS3 and PS Vita represent an important era in our PlayStation history, so this was not an easy decision for us to make."

PlayStation Store access for new purchases ended on PS3 and Vita in 2021, but users on those platforms have been able to redownload games from the store's servers.

Sony's PlayStation 3 launched in November 2006, alongside the PlayStation Store, which offers digital games, demos, and other downloadable content. Sony released the PlayStation Vita in December 2011, with the handheld supporting the PlayStation Store out of the gate. Sony ended production on PS3 hardware in 2017, and ended production of the Vita in 2019.

The PlayStation 3 and Vita were both home to a long list of digital-only games, and active users of those older PlayStation platforms may want to grab what they can, while they can.

Sony's announcement that it plans to end support for the PlayStation Store on PS3 and Vita arrived alongside bad news for physical game enthusiasts. The PlayStation maker also announced Wednesday it will end physical game disc production in 2028.