wraggster
September 13th, 2014, 21:07
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Sony is closing off PlayStation Network access for its PlayStation Portable console in multiple regions starting this week, IGN reports (http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/10/sony-to-cut-playstation-store-access-for-playstation-portable-in-several-regions).
A Sony representative told IGN that the shutdown affects PSP owners in Europe, Asia, Oceania, and select regions in Africa. North American PSPs will still be able to access the PlayStation Network while Sony "evaluates market trends" to determine if it should expand its service shutdown plans.
While affected regions will be unable to directly access the PlayStation Network from PSP hardware starting on September 15, Sony notes that users will still be able to buy PSN marketplace content and redownload previous purchases via the Sony Entertainment Network Online Store. Sony halted PSP production (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/06/03/psp-discontinued-in-japan-just-shy-of-its-10th-birthday/) in Japan in June, and discontinued North American hardware shipments in January.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/11/report-psp-users-in-europe-asia-lose-psn-access-on-september-1/
Sony is closing off PlayStation Network access for its PlayStation Portable console in multiple regions starting this week, IGN reports (http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/10/sony-to-cut-playstation-store-access-for-playstation-portable-in-several-regions).
A Sony representative told IGN that the shutdown affects PSP owners in Europe, Asia, Oceania, and select regions in Africa. North American PSPs will still be able to access the PlayStation Network while Sony "evaluates market trends" to determine if it should expand its service shutdown plans.
While affected regions will be unable to directly access the PlayStation Network from PSP hardware starting on September 15, Sony notes that users will still be able to buy PSN marketplace content and redownload previous purchases via the Sony Entertainment Network Online Store. Sony halted PSP production (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/06/03/psp-discontinued-in-japan-just-shy-of-its-10th-birthday/) in Japan in June, and discontinued North American hardware shipments in January.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/11/report-psp-users-in-europe-asia-lose-psn-access-on-september-1/