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PlayStation.com shopping service ending soon

Posted on September 28th, 2007 at 16:18 EDT

Sony Computer Entertainment of Japan recently reported that they will be putting a halt to their PlayStation.com services. The closing stages will begin with a stop to the e-commerce areas in December with the mail news services ending in February of next year.

For those wanting an explanation for the closing, remember that PlayStation.com was originally the home for downloadable content for the PS2. Now with the PlayStation Network, the older service is no longer relevant, since the PlayStation Network is accessible through your PS3 (and soon PC as well).
As for the Japanese PlayStation.com, it will continue to run, as it will serve as Sony’s official source for Japanese news and information.

Source: IGN

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What are your thoughts?
posted 4:29pm EDT - September 28th, 2007
1
Well I personally really didn't use the website as much.
posted 4:31pm EDT - September 28th, 2007
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Does this go for the shopping services or the us playstation site as a whole?

posted 5:59pm EDT - September 28th, 2007
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This is one of three things Sony is shutting down...maybe their trying to put all their resources into the PSN.
posted 7:14pm EDT - September 28th, 2007
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psn id: gingo.... makes sense since there is a playstation store already on your console

posted 7:59pm EDT - September 28th, 2007
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so, am i not going to get e-mails from sony anymore?.... like for PSStore updates?.... this article didn't really explain enough about the e-mails.... or if the US is in any way effected?

posted 8:59am EDT - September 29th, 2007
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I can't wait until they make the PS Store available for PC users. I'll be downloading stuff all the time on my PC and just transferring it to my PS3 (assuming that's how it will work) all the time!

posted 12:30pm EDT - September 29th, 2007
7

Well, that means no t-Shirt with PlayStation on...

posted 4:28pm EDT - September 30th, 2007
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They had a shopping service lol?
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