PlayStation faces backlash after announcing end of physical games and PS3/Vita store closures
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Austin Wood
Summary
Sony announced the end of physical PlayStation games and the shutdown of PS3 and PS Vita storefronts on July 1. After a week of silence, Sony's first social media post was about a fight stick controller, which received massive backlash in replies from users upset about the digital-only future and store closures. The article suggests Sony has underestimated the backlash, similar to when it was forced to reverse its 2021 decision to close PS3 and PS Vita stores.
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Twitter / XPlayStation faces backlash after announcing end of physical games and PS3/Vita store closuresgamesradar.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledIt sure feels like PlayStation underestimated the backlash to ending physical games
The 10,000 Twitter replies this post has received in 30 minutes are not about the fight stick controller
just as PlayStation was previously bullied out of closing the PS3 and PS Vita stores in 2021, Sony has underestimated
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