PlayStation Store

PlayStation Store (PS Store) is a digital distribution service for users of Sony's PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 game consoles via PlayStation Network.

The store offers a range of downloadable content both for purchase and available free of charge. Available content includes full games, add-on content, playable demos, themes and game/movie trailers.

History

Following feedback from many PlayStation Network users, a redesigned version of PlayStation Store was launched on April 15, 2008, via a firmware update.[2] The new design was OS based rather than the previous Store's web based design enabling the Store to process information more quickly.

A minor update to the store was released during Sony's

Access and versions

The store is accessible through an icon on the XrossMediaBar on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, via the Dynamic Menu on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, and an icon on the LiveArea on the PlayStation Vita. The service is also available online through the Sony Entertainment Network website and the PlayStation app for iOS and Android.

A master account is required to access the PlayStation Store. A log of all previously purchased items, known as "Download List", records each PlayStation Store account's complete download activity. A guest user can use their master account's Download List to download free content or to purchase content on another console; however, a single account can only be used on up to two consoles. This was previously five, but as of November 2011, Sony reduced this to two.[16] The most recent firmware must be installed on the console to access the PlayStation Store. Each master account is associated with an online virtual "wallet" to which funds can be added. This wallet is then debited when a purchase is made from the store. Money can be added to the wallet through different systems of payment, although some of these are not available in all countries.

All purchases on the PlayStation Store are made in the user's local currency using a 'wallet' system whereby funds are added to the wallet—either in set denominations or an amount dictated by the price of the current transaction—then debited from the account's wallet when the user makes a purchase, funds added to the PS Store are non-refundable.

The user can add funds to their wallet in a number of ways, the most common of which is by credit or debit card. Users in many regions can also purchase PlayStation Network Cards[17] or Tickets in set denominations from retailers including supermarkets or video game stores. These funds are redeemed on the PlayStation Store when the user enters the unique 12-digit code found on the card into the PlayStation Store.[18] Nintendo themselves later adopted this currency system for their succeeding eShop. The Store's account, however, is region-locked and generally only accepts credit card that is billed in and PlayStation Network Cards purchased from the same country selected during the registration process, which cannot be changed afterwards.

PlayStation 3

PlayStation Store was launched within the PlayStation 3 on November 11, 2006.[1] There are four different versions of the store on the platform: Asia, Europe (including Oceania and the Middle East), Japan and North America (including South America).

PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Store was supported on PlayStation Portable starting by October 2008 with 5.00 firmware update.[19] The native PlayStation Store front on PSP was closed on March 31, 2016, while in-app purchases remained available after the store closed.[20] PS Store functionality on PSP was fully closed on July 2, 2021, except for the purchased items list which still allows one to download previously purchased content or PSP content purchased from the PS3.[21]

title	PlayStation Store
developer	Sony Interactive Entertainment
type	Online market
released	November 11, 2006‡R1R‡
platform	PlayStation 3 (2006–present) PlayStation Portable (2008–2021) PlayStation Vita (2011–present) Web browser (2013–present) PlayStation 4 (2013–present) PlayStation App (2013–present) PlayStation 5 (2020–present)
website	https://store.playstation.com/

History

Availability

Access and versions

PlayStation 3

PlayStation Portable

Legal issues

See also

External links

References

PlayStation Vita

PlayStation 4

Web browser

PlayStation 5