Can Vita games still be updated?

[YoshiM]

I don't know about updates but sony has put out a notice you will be no longer be able to buy for the psp,vita and ps3 digitally.Which ends on oct 28th.

I thought that was from their shop web page. You should still be able to buy games through the Vita on the PS Store.

[Tron 2.0]

I thought that was from their shop web page. You should still be able to buy games through the Vita on the PS Store.

Dunno in the e-mail i got from sony awhile ago that's what they stated.I don't know it was confusing what's being changed etc unless it's just the website itself ? Then again all these changes that are going on with the PS5 coming out next month.

[Leo_A]

That's not what my e-mail said.

"Our brand-new PlayStation™Store launches on web and mobile from 21 – 26 October 2020, and we are making some changes to the content you can access on PS Store via your desktop and mobile devices.

What is changing?
The following changes will come into effect online from 21 – 26 October, and on mobile on 28 October:

• You will no longer be able to buy:
o PlayStation®3 games and add-ons
o PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) games and add-ons
o PlayStation®Vita games and add-ons
o Apps
o Themes
o Avatars

• The Wishlist feature will be discontinued and any items currently on “Your Wishlist” will be removed.

What does this mean for you?
The content listed above will no longer be available to buy on PS Store when accessed via a desktop or mobile device. However, you will still be able to buy PS3™, PSP or PS Vita content by accessing PS Store directly from your PS3, PSP or PS Vita. PlayStation®4 apps, themes and avatars can also be downloaded via PS Store on your PS4™ console.

What about the content you already own?
You will still be able to access all your previously purchased PS3, PSP or PS Vita content as before. Your existing PS4 apps, themes and avatars will remain on your PS4 console."

The e-mail I received (And quoted above) clearly is talking about legacy purchasing from the PC and mobile storefronts and says in b&w that you can still buy directly from the console itself.

So I better still be able to buy games off the PS3 store right from the console. Although I made a long planned buy of PS3 downloads off the Japanese storefront a couple of weeks ago on my PC after this news hit (Much easier with Chrome auto translating for me than doing it from my PS3 directly), I still have about 2 dozen downloads I want to grab off the western marketplaces before the eventual end of service.

[Nz17]

Mailman187666, is your Vita's firmware upgraded to current? I suppose that might be an issue.

[mailman187666]

Mailman187666, is your Vita's firmware upgraded to current? I suppose that might be an issue.

Yes I believe it is, but I should take another look into that. I haven't picked up my Vita since I started this thread and messing around with updates.