I was actually pretty worried when I first heard of Sony's decision to terminate support for the PlayStation Store on PS3, PSP and Vita. I'm the kinda guy who buys a ton of games at once but take ages to actually start playing them. I recently thought I'd get out my old PS3 and check out some retro titles that are unavailable on PS4, like the entire Metal Gear series up to MGS4, Parasite Eve, Gungrave Overdose and God Hand to name a few, with a whole list of other hidden gems I still need to get. But being told that I would no longer be able to buy new games online came as a shock. I've been Team PS since pretty much forever, and this is how Sony treat their customers? No wonder the announcment caused such a backlash.

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO & President Jim Ryan spoke about the company's decision to U-turn on the store closures in a recent blog post. He said:

"Upon further reflection, however, it’s clear that we made the wrong decision here. So today I’m happy to say that we will be keeping the PlayStation Store operational for PS3 and PS Vita devices."

By removing the option for consumers to purchase digital titles, Sony almost opened the floodgates to scores of scalpers selling physical games at a premium, or people just pirating those games instead. Either way would result in a loss for Sony, so it's not hard to see why they changed their mind. Ryan said it best:

"We see now that many of you are incredibly passionate about being able to continue purchasing classic games on PS3 and PS Vita for the foreseeable future, so I’m glad we were able to find a solution to continue operations."

PSP owners aren't as lucky. The PS Store will be going down for the Portable as planned on July 21, so better be quick if you still have a PSP and wanna check out some games you missed during its heyday.

What do you guys think? Did Sony fuck up when they announced the closures in the first place? Is it time for the PSP to officially be put to rest? Sound off below!