PS3 & Vita Digital Games Reportedly Becoming Unplayable & Expiring
Certain games that were purchased on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita's digital store are reportedly becoming unplayable due to a sudden digital expiration date glitch. Since the release of the PlayStation 3, gamers have been able to purchase and download digital copies of games from the PlayStation Store. Fans could then play the games straight from their console's hard drive, rather than having a physical copy. However, once Sony released the PS4, it was clear that digital purchases would not transfer over. Players were required to repurchase games they already owned if they wished to play the game on a newer console. But with the announcement of PlayStation's new subscription service, modern fans may be able to digitally access older games.
Backwards compatibility has been tricky for PlayStation consoles over the past few generations. Some consoles of the past, like the PS2 and Nintendo Wii, were able to play games made for last-gen consoles. Other systems released over the years have seen limited to no backward compatibility options. Once gaming started to shift into a digital market, many hoped this would allow fans to easily transfer and use digital versions of games across multiple devices. Unfortunately, purchasing digital copies of games has some risks that some PS3 and Vita players are now finding out.
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Some players hoping to play digital versions of PlayStation classics were very disappointed when they tried to open the game and received a message claiming the games expired more than fifty years ago in 1969. Kotaku (via Eurogamer) reported that a collection of players trying to play PS1 classics like Final Fantasy VI, FF Origins, and
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