Sony Interactive Entertainment will close the PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in July 2027 in most countries, the company announced. The PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3 will close earlier in select countries—in August 2026 in Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua; and in late 2026 in additional Latin American and Middle Eastern countries.

The PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita was originally scheduled to close in August 2021, but that decision was reversed following user feedback.

Here is the full message from Sony Interactive Entertainment content communications senior director Sid Shuman on the closure:

After nearly two decades of supporting the PlayStation 3 console generation, we wanted to let you know we will be closing the PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3, as well as on PS Vita. PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3 will close in select markets starting this year, followed by global closures for PlayStation 3 and PS Vita next year. That means new content purchases will no longer be possible once the PlayStation Store closes on these devices. To ease the transition, players will still be able to download previously purchased content after the closing date for the foreseeable future.

As the PlayStation Store continues to evolve to support modern commerce systems, including updated payment processing standards, PlayStation 3 and PS Vita are no longer able to support these updates at the level required. As a result, we will need to close PlayStation Store on these devices in the timeframes as follows:

• Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua – PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3 will close starting August 2026.
• Additional Latin American and Middle Eastern countries – PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3 will close starting late 2026.
• In all other countries – PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita will close in July 2027.

There were never going to last forever. 3DS/360/Wii stores are already gone after all. The important thing is you can still download your owned titles.

We are lucky they lasted this long. The stores have been held together with duct tape for a while now.