Sony Announces Upcoming PS3, Vita Store Closure; Cessation of Physical Disc Production

Sony announced that the digital PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita will be closing. Following the closure, new content purchases will no longer be possible on the devices, though players will still be able to download previously purchased content for the foreseeable future. The PlayStation 3 store will close first in Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua in August 2026, with additional Latin American and Middle Eastern countries following in late 2026. The PlayStation 3 store in all remaining countries and the PlayStation Vita store worldwide will close in July 2027.

Sony also announced that it plans to discontinue physical game disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles. Production is planned to end in January 2028, with future new games to be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only.