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Three weeks afterward saying it would exist taking down the PS3, PS Vita, and PSP stores, Sony is walking back on that decision, at least partially. Online storefronts for the PS3 and PS Vita volition remain online, while the PSP's shop will still be shuttered on July 2.

In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan walked back on the conclusion to close the PS3 and PS Vita's online stores. "Upon further reflection, however, it's articulate that nosotros made the wrong determination here," Ryan said, referring to the choice to shut down online stores. "So today I'm happy to say that we will exist keeping the PlayStation Store operational forPS3 and PS Vita devices. PSP commerce functionality volition retire on July 2, 2022 as planned."

Ryan as well stated in the post that a "number of factors" led to the original decision to shut down online stores for the PS3 and PS Vita. Co-ordinate to Ryan, "commerce back up challenges for older devices and the ability for usa to focus more of our resource on newer devices" led to that choice.

This is swell news for any fans of PlayStation'southward older titles, such as the original Ratchet & Clank trilogy or the Sly Cooper games. And while it's fantastic that anyone with access to the right hardware will be able to play these titles, we notwithstanding don't have whatsoever word on whether backward compatibility is coming for the PlayStation v that would open up up the PS2 library to a new generation of players.