Editing PlayStation 3 (section)

=== PlayStation Store ===
{{Main|PlayStation Store}}
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The '''PlayStation Store''' is an online virtual market available to users of [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]]'s PlayStation 3 (PS3) and [[PlayStation Portable]] (PSP) [[Video game console|game consoles]] via the [[PlayStation Network]]. The Store offers a range of [[downloadable content]] both for purchase and available free of charge. Available content includes full games, add-on content, [[Game demo|playable demos]], [[Theme (computing)|themes]] and game and movie [[Trailer (film)|trailers]]. The service is accessible through an icon on the [[XrossMediaBar|XMB]] on PS3 and PSP. The PS3 store can also be accessed on PSP via a [[Remote Play]] connection to PS3. The PSP store is also available via the PC application, [[Media Go]]. {{As of|2009|9|24|df=US}}, there have been over 600&nbsp;million downloads from the PlayStation Store worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/09/23/tgs-2009-keynote-address|title=TGS 2009: Keynote Address|website=IGN|date=September 23, 2009|access-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517071824/http://ps3.ign.com/articles/102/1027747p1.html|archive-date=May 17, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

The PlayStation Store is updated with new content each Tuesday in North America, and each Wednesday in [[PAL]] regions.<ref>{{cite web|title=PSN Thursday no more: say hello to PSN Tuesday and Wednesday|url=http://joystiq.com/2010/04/15/psn-thursday-no-more-say-hello-to-psn-tuesday-and-wednesday/|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820001539/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/15/psn-thursday-no-more-say-hello-to-psn-tuesday-and-wednesday|archive-date=August 20, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2010 this was changed from Thursdays to allow PSP games to be released digitally, closer to the time they are released on [[Universal Media Disc|UMD]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/04/23/psn-store-day-move-not-due-to-360/|title=PSN Store Day Move Not Due To 360|publisher=Thesixthaxis.com|date=April 23, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628045936/http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/04/23/psn-store-day-move-not-due-to-360/|archive-date=June 28, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Clear}}

On March 29, 2021, Sony announced that it would shut down the PS3 version of the Store on July 2, though previous purchases on the store will remain downloadable.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://kotaku.com/sony-closing-playstation-store-on-ps3-vita-and-psp-th-1846575103| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211008/https://kotaku.com/sony-closing-playstation-store-on-ps3-vita-and-psp-th-1846575103| archive-date=2021-10-08 | title = Sony Closing PlayStation Store On PS3, Vita, And PSP This Summer | first = Zack | last =Zwiezen | date = March 29, 2021 | accessdate = March 29, 2021 | work = [[Kotaku]] }}{{cbignore}}</ref> However, on April 19, following fan feedback, Sony reversed their decision and confirmed that the PS3 store would remain operational.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2021/04/19/playstation-store-on-ps3-and-ps-vita-will-continue-operations/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211008/https://blog.playstation.com/2021/04/19/playstation-store-on-ps3-and-ps-vita-will-continue-operations/| archive-date=2021-10-08|title=PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita Will Continue Operations|date=April 19, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>