Fans Claim PlayStation Classic Titles Are Now Unplayable

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With Sony's focus on the PS5 console, it's inevitable that the company's older PlayStation hardware will be shutting down its services as time goes on. This includes the PS3, where the console's support had discontinued in 2017. Despite this, the console is supported by various gamers, either to play many blockbuster titles released on the system or even some older classic titles that were sold on the PlayStation Store, most notably various PSOne and PS2 Classics like Final Fantasy 7, Persona 3 FES, Mega Man Legends, and more.

The PS3 and Vita storefronts were originally announced to be shut down last year, which many fans rebelled against. Sony then walked that announcement back, allowing for the stores' services to continue functioning. While many fans praised the move, others were concerned about the company's lack of care regarding video game preservation, as a number of the titles on both storefronts haven't been made available on modern systems. This ire seems to be coming back, as several users are reporting that their PS Classic games on the legacy consoles are currently unplayable.

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This was first seen with a user on Twitter who saw that their purchase of the PSOne classic version of Chrono Cross had suddenly received an expiration date of 12/31/1969 and could no longer play the game on their PS3 or Vita. This issue is unrelated to the Chrono Cross Remaster that recently released, as another user showed that their purchase of Final Fantasy 6 had ran into the same problem and had the same expiration date.

Threads on Reddit reported that various PlayStation Classic games became unplayable, with one Reddit user claiming that their entire library