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SONY’S DIGITAL STORE CLOSURES

While we were putting this issue together, Sony announced that it was going to close the PSP, PS3 and Vita stores – only to reverse its decision on the PS3 and Vita. We talk over the implications of that, and other related issues, for collecting these platforms in the future.

NICK

So before the shutdown was announced, when was the last time you actually used the PS3 or Vita digital stores?

DARRAN

Controversial! For me it was probably to review a Vita game for the

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