[PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita Will Continue Operations](https://blog.playstation.com/2021/04/19/playstation-store-on-ps3-and-ps-vita-will-continue-operations/) by Jim Ryan for the PlayStation Blog > Recently, we notified players that PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita devices was [[Sony is Shutting Down the PS3, PSP, and Vita Stores|planned to end this summer]]. > > Upon further reflection, however, it’s clear that we made the wrong decision here. So today I’m happy to say that we will be keeping the PlayStation Store operational for PS3 and PS Vita devices. PSP commerce functionality will retire on July 2, 2021 as planned. > We see now that many of you are incredibly passionate about being able to continue purchasing classic games on PS3 and PS Vita for the foreseeable future, so I’m glad we were able to find a solution to continue operations. > > I’m glad that we can keep this piece of our history alive for gamers to enjoy, while we continue to create cutting-edge new game worlds for PS4, PS5, and the next generation of VR. Vita does mean life.