Release: PlayStation Mini Store (PS Vita)
For those of you trying frantically to get PS Vita and PS3 games as quick as possible before Sony closes these consoles’ online stores definitively this summer, scene member cuevavirus might have a way to help.
The developer released PlayStation Mini Store, an app that could potentially accelerate the process of finding what you’re looking for (and downloading it) depending on your situation.
What is Playstation Mini Store
From the developer:
This application is an alternative for the PlayStation Store application.
Features
* Fast browsing with text-only UI
* 10 item cart even for free items
* Browse Vita and PS3 stores
* Browse arbitrary categoriesCategory IDs
The top level category ID can be set or left blank to be populated automatically when opening the mini store.
Vita store: PN.VT.XX-PN.VT.GAME.XX-BASE where XX is your PSN account country code in uppercase
PS3 store: PN.P3.XX-PN.P3.GAME.XX-BASE where XX is your PSN account country code in uppercasePlease note that the PS3 store is a very old version. We’re currently investigating this issue.
Download PlayStation Mini Store
You can download PlayStation Mini Store here. You will need a hackable PS Vita to run this app.
A word of warning: There are potential security implications here for your account, in particular since the source code of the homebrew has not been shared by the dev. Furthermore, this is a homebrew app that lets you access Sony’s servers. Using it might be a breach of the terms and conditions of the PSN. Use at your own risk.
source: cuevavirus
Wait so you really won’t be able to download games after they shut the servers down? I mean you won’t be able to use the redownload “bought” games thing?
they’re ending purchasing.. until it’s proven otherwise when the time comes, redownloading should still be available
Apparently redownloading purchased/owned items will still be available but purchasing anything new or downloading anything free you haven’t already downloaded won’t be possible.
Sony is basically begging us to pirate at this point so thanks I guess Sony. This sets a terrible precedent for buying games any modern Sony platform because who’s to say how long those shops will be around? I’m better off getting a hacked ps4 and not paying for anything because it negates any possible risk of the shop being closed down. Thanks for forcing people to pirate Sony.
lmao ps3 is going on 16 years. games already been disappearing on and off the store since then.within that timespan. ps3 piracy is no longer their main concern at this point people have had plenty of time to do whatever by now. dunno why people thought this stuff would last forever. wii shop has been done for years not itself and who knows what microsoft will do.
It’s like as soon as they start losing money keeping servers up, they do the thing that’s best for them. I wonder if they’d still keep them up if they made it literally impossible to download from their servers without a psn account.
Games disappear due to licensing issues as well. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game for example disappeared years ago because the license from the developer ran out and they didn’t renew it
I think the fact of the matter is everything is going offline soon. You really think sonys gonna let us re-download bought content for years to come?