Sony will stop supporting new releases on PS Vita from July (and there were still indies in development)

Sony will stop supporting new releases on PS Vita from July (and there were still indies in development).

Sony will stop supporting new games for PS Vita from July: the store is not closing, but no more games will be released (and there are still indie games in development).

The PlayStation Store closure on PS3 and PS Vita it was fortunately aborted by Sony, thanks to complaints from many users who continued to use the consoles regularly, despite their age. In fact, there were still independent developers releasing games on PS Vita, a console that is just 9 years old and that, although it stopped receiving big-budget games a long time ago, it was still active in the indie scene.

Unfortunately, despite Sony rectifying its decision to close the stores, the developers they will not be able to continue publishing games from this summer. Sometimes You, a publisher that made ports of indie games for multiple consoles, including PS Vita (also PS4, Xbox One and Switch) has confirmed by Twitter that Sony will no longer accept game deliveries from July 2021.

The store will continue to operate in the future, and we will be able to continue purchasing games and DLC. But no more games will be released, and no patches. Various PS Vita game developers they canceled their games few hours after the announcement of the closing of the store, without receiving any prior notice of the imminent closure. They were titles like Hand Cannon Janky, Russian Subway Dogs, Thief’s Roulette, Habroxia 2 or Lazr. Sony may have decided to ditch the console, but they didn’t.

Although Sony has backed down, it is a half rectification: the store is still open for the user, but the tap will be closed for the developers, who They will have until July 2021 if they want their games to come out on the console..

It seems to me that it could be very expensive, in fact. Sony need special team of people who test PSVita games, team who add them into the store … Against the background of a small number of new releases, that could be very expensive.

– Sometimes You 🎮📺🕹️ (@Pinkerator) May 6, 2021

From Sometimes You understand the situation: maybe it is too expensive to maintain a team of testers to try the few games that come out in the store, taking into account the few users who continued to use it.

The Wii and DSi Ware digital stores closed altogether a few years ago, but eShop for 3DS and Wii U are still operational and receiving new releases (although at a very very low rate, almost anecdotal). Sony ended production of the PS Vita in 2019, and despite being unable to stand up to 3DS and repeat the success of the PSP, today it is fondly remembered by its users … despite the void left by its many canceled games. , including a Bioshock spin-off.

Source: Resetera