It looks like the PSP's finally entering its final stretch of life, as unfortunate as that is.
Sony has officially announced that the PlayStation Store for PSP will be shuttered on March 31 for the SCEA region. It's already been taken down in Europe as of 2014.
But don't worry about the content you've already paid for and downloaded. You'll still be able to access it, as well as make in-game purchases. You just won't be able to access the PlayStation Store.
As of right now, Sony hasn't given an explanation as to why this decision has been made, but it likely has to do with the eventual shuttering that'll probably happen with the handheld.
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replyBrittany Vincent posted a new article, Sony Is Shutting Down The PSP Online Store
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Huh.... does this mean no re-downloading stuff you've already bought?
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Wait so are they removing all PSP titles from the PSN Store?
So now it will be almost impossible to play a non-emulator version of P3P...?-
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Is it costing them money to keep a section of an online store available?
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I'm just questioning how much money it's really costing them to keep up what is most likely a tiny part of their storefront. It's not like they're going to be taking down an enormous or data-intensive part of the store.
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Yeah I would assume as much. I'm just curious just how much its costing them to host what little PSP content there is on their store.
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A. You can buy a physical version.
B. You can access your downloads ouside the store from just about any device and have them pushed to your device.-
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Yeah after re-reading the article I think I understand what you mean by your second point.
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I buy a ps* game from pc online and it immediately asks me if I want to download it to whatever appropriate device(s) I have tied to my account. It also gives you a list of everything you've ever bought and lets you queue updates.
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Ok hold on so after re-reading the article it seems like they might just be shutting down the ability to access the store from a physical PSP? Not necessarily taking all PSP content from the store.
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It's hard to tell. Brittany, we're going to need a follow up article!
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Definitely. It's going to be really sad in 20 years when there are libraries of games we can't play anymore.
Even more worring with this Denuvo thing, apparently it's making it near impossible to pirate certain games. I don't pirate games, but I'm glad they're pirated, because it means there will be a working version of the game to play in 20 years when the authentication/download servers are long gone.
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Nintendo grabbing the Monster Hunter series was the real nail in the coffin. The original PSP would have died if Monster Hunter didn’t bring it back from the grave.
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