Somewhere you have to think about how time went on over the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita platforms (even though one of them was undeservedly undervalued in the West).
A few months ago, we wrote about the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PlayStation Vita PlayStation Stores Sony will close. Players didn’t like it on two platforms. While a padlock has actually been put in the gate for the PSP (then emulation or loading will remain – possibly a second-hand trade for UMDs), for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita the “blues” have receded, so with the arrival of the PlayStation 5, the two older platforms survived.
But for official purchases, time is slowly running out, and it’s just a step away from closing the PlayStation Store. So from October 27, we will no longer be able to buy from our PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Vita on the PlayStation Store with our credit or debit card, nor will PayPal work anymore. Topping up your balance won’t work with these methods either. Sony attributes this to the fact that direct purchases from the PS3 / Vita pair are no longer secure, and this could also be a kind of diversion to the PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5. (Should the Disputes go to the Nintendo Switch…?)
You can also buy this way: open the PlayStation Store from a PC, mobile, PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5, then top up your PS Store balance from a credit / debit card or PayPal, possibly with a gift card we can also do it. This is an inconvenient solution, but it is not something direct, let’s not deny it…
It’s been a long time, let’s say, as the PlayStation 3 will be fifteen in November and the PlayStation Vita will be ten in December – (the successor to the PSP was launched in Japan on December 17, 2011). Sony may not really want to keep the infrastructure of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita servers alive anymore, as the number of players on both platforms is likely to be only a fraction of the PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 pair.
However, this is due to Sony itself: Jim Ryan’s back-to-back support against Microsoft is almost in a big arc – it’s thought-provoking that they couldn’t even solve PlayStation 3 support on the PlayStation 5.
Source: JVL
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