I foresee Japanese copies of rain, Tokyo jungle, and Last Guy going up in price. They are the only physical additions of these games and the PS3 store is going down July 2027
@TheRealJTV4K60 I got Life with PlayStation to tell me the news globally again and revived, what upgrade when they keep removing features on newer consoles.
Let’s sum things up recently with PlayStation
- Increased PS5 Prices
- Removed over 500 movies/TV shows from PS Store
- Still wants to Focus on live service games after a whole generation of failure with them
- Closed Bluepoint
- Stop Disc Production in Jan 2028
What a joke…
It’s finally happening, the PS3 and PS Vita Stores are shutting down within the next year
It was inevitable but man, I’m still super sad. A lot of digital only games/DLC that haven’t been brought forward are just gonna be gone forever
It’s now clear that, after announcing the end of physical game discs in 2028, Sony wants a fully digital future where you don’t own what you buy, you just simply rent a license which can be removed when they want
A few days ago, Sony removed hundreds of movies from people’s accounts even though they had paid for them. This is what will happen one day to your games, they will remove whatever they want.
Of course, I don’t expect games to become cheaper. Even though they will save money by no longer producing discs, cases, printed materials, or shipping physical copies, they will charge the same or more.
This is the future they’re want, one where you own nothing and be happy. Physical games will be soon become a thing of the past.
Keep all your physical games, don’t sell them, they might become real treasures one day.
PSA: The PS1 and PSP games you buy on the PS3/Vita stores actually carry forward to PS5/PS4 if they get added to the classic catalog on PS+ Premium
It's actually cheaper to buy them on these store fronts since on PS5 they are priced at $10 USD on PS5
Important updates:
News on physical discs for new games - https://t.co/BzZODXdWGY
News on PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita - https://t.co/ev3mN6wj14