The PlayStation Retailer on PS3 is down

Regardless of Microsoft shutting down its on-line retailer for the Xbox 360, Sony has stored the PlayStation 3’s online store operational — at the very least till not too long ago.

The PlayStation Retailer on the PS3 has began experiencing points, with gamers seeing a message that the service is “present process upkeep” when making an attempt to entry it.

What makes this case puzzling is that Sony has mentioned nothing about this upkeep, and if you test the PlayStation Community status page, it signifies the PlayStation Retailer is not having any issues. Whereas this can be true for the PS5, the PS3 is unquestionably dealing with points.

I attempted to open the PlayStation Retailer on my PS3, and each time I attempted to entry it, after a couple of seconds of searching, an error message appeared saying, “This service is at the moment present process upkeep.” Once I clicked OK on the message, the shop instantly closed and returned me to the PS3’s residence display.

Some capabilities of the PS3 PlayStation Retailer nonetheless work

It is unlikely Sony is shutting down the shop with out discover

Whilst you cannot browse or purchase video games on the PlayStation Retailer on PS3 proper now, you possibly can nonetheless scroll right down to your downloads and see any video games you have bought. In case you’ve purchased video games from the shop, you possibly can nonetheless obtain and play them, which is a reduction.

In keeping with Delisted Games, this upkeep difficulty is affecting the North American, European, and Japanese PlayStation Shops on the PS3, so it is a worldwide difficulty and never restricted to 1 area. Customers on Reddit first reported this difficulty a few day in the past, with some expressing concern that it is likely to be the beginning of the tip for the PlayStation Retailer on PS3.

“At this time I attempted to get on and it let me browse for a minute earlier than kicking me off, saying there was upkeep. I hope it would not go down,” one Redditor mentioned.

Most customers assume it is unlikely Sony will shut down the PS3 retailer with out warning. Redditor Piett_1313 mentioned, “They won’t shadow shut the shop down” and that “They’re very possible having server points, this might undoubtedly not be the primary time.” You’ll be able to take a look at the unique Reddit thread beneath.

It is unclear when the PlayStation Retailer on PS3 might be again up once more, and why this occurred within the first place. Pocket-lint has reached out to PlayStation for remark, and can replace this story if we hear again. To reiterate, this difficulty solely impacts the PlayStation Retailer on the PS3. There aren’t any studies of any points on the PS4 or PS5.

On the brilliant facet, the PlayStation Retailer for the PS Vita remains to be reportedly working effective, so if you wish to purchase or obtain any video games there, you need to be in a position to take action. Hopefully the PlayStation Retailer on the PS3 might be again up and working quickly and Sony is not serious about shutting it down anytime quickly. There are nonetheless fairly a couple of video games on there I need to purchase, and I am guessing many different PS3 gamers are in the identical boat.

In case you’re feeling nostalgic in regards to the PS3, I not too long ago wrote about my expertise shopping for one for the primary time in 2025, which you’ll be able to take a look at here.