Sony recently announced that the online storefronts for the PS3 and PS Vita will be shutting down over the course of the next year. As a result, PlayStation users will be losing digital access to a variety of classic PS1 games that are very expensive to purchase physically. In anticipation of this shutdown, there are around 20 games that are worth picking up now to avoid having to pay ludicrous prices for an original PlayStation copy.
The shutdown of the PS3 and PS Vita stores will begin in August 2026 in Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua, while additional Latin America and Middle Eastern countries will see the storefronts shut down in late 2026 before closing worldwide in July 2027. Players wanting to purchase any of these titles should do so sooner rather than later, before all the storefronts are shut down for good next year.
This list includes games that aren't available for purchase on other platforms aside from the PS3 and PS Vita stores or their original PS1 disc format.
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