Sony will shut down PS3 and PS Vita online stores by 2027

Sony confirmed Tuesday that it will shut down the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita consoles — starting with select regions this year and going fully global by July 2027.

The PlayStation Store has been Sony’s digital storefront for nearly two decades, spanning multiple console generations. But the aging hardware inside the PS3 and PS Vita can no longer run the modern payment systems and compliance standards Sony needs to support.

Sony laid out the timeline in a blog post:

• All remaining countries and regions: PS3 and PS Vita stores close July 2027
• Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua: PS3 store phases out starting August 2026
• Other Latin American and Middle Eastern countries: PS3 store begins closing late 2026

After the shutdown, players won’t be able to purchase new digital content through these devices. Already-purchased games, DLC, and other content will remain downloadable for the foreseeable future. Sony said it’s keeping the transition smooth so existing libraries aren’t lost.

The PS4 store stays online. Sony noted that while new releases for the PS4 are slowing down, the console still gets occasional game launches.

This cleanup comes as Sony pushes hard into the next generation. The company announced last week it would stop producing physical game discs by 2028. And there’s growing industry chatter about a PS6 handheld — rumored to pack GPU performance that beats the Xbox Series S. Clearing out legacy store infrastructure is a natural step before that hardware arrives.

If you still regularly use a PS3 or PS Vita, grab anything you want from the store while it’s still open. After 2027, the digital shelves go dark for good.