Sony’s PSP and PS Vita handheld consoles have been round for fairly some time so it didn’t actually come as a shock to study that earlier this yr, Sony introduced that they might be shutting down the power for players to buy video games for each consoles. While the PSP retailer shut down in 2016, Sony continued to permit players to buy video games by way of the PS3 and PS Vita shops.

Sony later reversed their determination following the outcry from players, though they did point out a caveat that learn, “PSP commerce functionality will retire on July 2nd, 2021 as planned.” This led to hypothesis that Sony may pull the plug on all PSP downloads, however a report from Kotaku is now claiming in any other case.

The publication has noticed wording on Sony’s PlayStation UK’s web site the place it states that PSP video games will proceed to be offered by way of the PS3 and PS Vita console’s shops, which is sweet information for players. That being stated, given how previous these consoles are, clearly there aren’t going to be any main video games for them anymore, however for individuals who nonetheless need the choice of buying video games, it’s right here to remain, a minimum of for now.

Back in April when Sony reversed their determination, Sony’s CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Jim Ryan stated that they made the “wrong decision”. “Upon further reflection, however, it’s clear that we made the wrong decision here.”

Filed in Gaming. Read extra about PS Vita, Psp and Sony. Source: kotaku