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PS3 Owners Facing Wide-Spread Problems Downloading Games Ahead of PS Store Closure

Sony is shutting down the PlayStation 3’s storefront on 2nd July, and that’s prompted many to fire up their last-last-gen console in order to make a few purchases before it’s gone forever. While you’ll still be able to download any titles that you’ve picked up in the past, the closure of the PS Store will mean that there are numerous games you won’t be able to buy ever again, as they never received a physical release.

Of course, with so many scrambling to complete their digital software collections, there’s increased emphasis on PS3’s storefront right now – and it’s not holding up particularly well. The web is absolutely ablaze with users complaining about two very specific errors: 80029509 and 80029721. These codes appear when trying to download software, whether it’s a new purchase or something older from the user’s download list.

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Snookies121163d ago

And this is exactly why I love emulation. For older games that are hard to access.

Jin_Sakai1163d ago

Or just support BC like Microsoft is doing.

Silly gameAr1163d ago (Edited 1163d ago )

@JIn
Or how Sony did before BC was all the craze. But we forget that.

Sony, supported BC without the internet and updates? Nah. Lets forget that.

Orchard1163d ago

@Silly gameAr

So why are they not supporting it today? and haven't done so properly in almost 15 years... That just makes it even worse if they were first to do it...

HankHill1163d ago

The shills on this site say that nobody cares about old games anymore as they buy Demon's Souls on PS5, a remake of a old PS3 game.

sle7enn1163d ago (Edited 1163d ago )

Exactly, this would literally solve everything and yet they dont. I mainly play on PlayStation and pc (mainly because Xbox games are on pc) but I’m a fan of all 3 consoles and PC so take that for what’s it’s worth

sle7enn1163d ago (Edited 1163d ago )

@silly

And what about currently? They don’t. Oh I forgot It’s a paid service based on your connection speed. Listen, I’m a huge fan of PS but this is unacceptable. Just to be clear, I’m talking about BC not the fact that the Sony store is shutting down, if you haven’t purchased the games yet then you probably shouldn't now. When they start talking about not being able to download said purchased games any longer (that I should own for life and outright) then we will have a big problem Sony

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porkChop1163d ago

@Silly

Sony supporting BC in the past doesn't matter at all because they *aren't* doing it now.

MrNinosan1163d ago

Not even 5% of Xbox games are playable on my Series X.
And about 10% on X360 games.

Microsoft pretend to have BC, but in reality its just talking.

And why are peoplr crying about BC all the time? It's 2021, isnt it enough playong games from the last 8 years as we can do on both PS5 and Series X?

Me personally have no reason playing games 10 years old, and if I really had to do it, a PS1, PS2, PS3, Xone or X360 can all be found under 50$.

People still debate this only because of fanboys.

If you ask any Sony-fanboy, none cares.
If you asl any MS-fanboy, all cares.

annoyedgamer1163d ago

Emulation on PC is better if Microsoft decides to shut that down, you lose everything.

PitbullMonster1163d ago

@HankHill
Nobody would play Demon's souls with the original graphis and animation on a ps5. The Remake has one of the best graphics ive ever saw and thats one reason why i bought it.

MadLad1163d ago

@sillygamer

Yet again trying to spin a negative look on Sony.
Sony spent the last two generations trying to resell you your old games via a digital store or through remasters.
Sony had basic BC via the PS2, and on the PS3 ... until they found it more profitable to, again, sell emulated versions on their store, or remasters at retail.

MS is the only one of the big three to consistently support BC for years. Even spending out of pocket to update past releases, of which you can enjoy via the same disc you bought years ago.

Nah though. sillygamar likes to forget about that. :^)

neomahi1163d ago

Did anyone ever tell you youre a tool? Did it ever occur to you Sony are more interested in the looking toward the future and not living in the past? Anyone can buy a replacement console any time they want and seeing as how most people are bootlegging games these days anyway.

Id say just go buy and Xbox if BC is your thing but, I guess you already did that so live in the past playing old games on the Worlds Most Power and underutilyzed console and we'll live in the future then.

Imalwaysright1163d ago

HankHill

It surprises me to see this type of behaviour on a website dedicated to gaming but then again those useless shills care more about licking Sony's ass than gaming.

InUrFoxHole1162d ago

@SillyGamer
Why forget that? Unless you're just being salty? Why not just support BC for all gens?

NotoriousWhiz1162d ago

BC is great, but that's not the issue. The cost of keeping the store up should be minimal. And at the very least, they can merge it into the PS5 store (web version at least) so you can purchase games from all generations in one spot.

GottaBjimmyb1162d ago (Edited 1162d ago )

@mrnino "Not even 5% of Xbox games are playable on my Series X.
And about 10% on X360 games."

Ok, you are just pulling numbers out of thin air, because that is just not true. There are 4500+ back compat games, stop with the BS

https://i.imgur.com/nO8SGlY...

MrNinosan1162d ago

@Gottabjimmyb

Sad to see it was even less then.
You know that in those 4500 games, Xbox One is included.

In thay case, PS5 also has more than 4500 games.

Sort on Xbox and X360 and you'll quickly notice my numbers were even kind from the perspective of MS Eyes.

GottaBjimmyb1162d ago (Edited 1162d ago )

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...

3161

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...

26% of x360

There are 577 games that have been made backward compatible out of 2154 that have been released for Xbox 360.

In either case 577 games vs 0. Technically about 15-20 they have rereleased and resell that aren't full price remasters. However 0 of those allow you to play by inserting the disc you own or digital purchase from PS3 or earlier, xbox allows that for all. Not perfect, but to downplay a completely incomparable improvement is just fanboy ranting. PC obviously puts both to shame.

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Father__Merrin1163d ago

Emulation isn't the same as natively playing.

Orchard1163d ago

Sure beats not playing at all though.

jivah1163d ago (Edited 1163d ago )

Breath of the Wild says hi.. oh and with better visuals.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head1163d ago

Of course not, it's better. The software isn't limited by dated hardware.

iplay1up21162d ago

Yeah, sure. That and the fact you are playing games for free, and illegally.

frostypants1162d ago

Finding emulated versions of games that never had a physical release will likely be more challenging.

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Dark_Overlord1163d ago

It's not just PS3, Vita is having the same issues (though different error codes)

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NotoriousWhiz1162d ago

Really sucks for that poor Vita developer that was in the process of releasing a new game.

Majin-vegeta1163d ago

No problems on my end.Been downloading a bunch of free items all day

mkis0071163d ago

You dont need to download them...all you need to do is purchase them...

Iceball20001163d ago

Don’t know why you got disagrees. Sony has said you can still download once store is closed. You just need to have them purchased.

HankHill1163d ago

Are you illiterate? The article's title literally says people can't download games right now.

arkard1163d ago

Errors happen, they will get fixed. If Xbox goes down should I post a doom and gloom articles saying how I can't download or play any games at all?

sle7enn1163d ago (Edited 1163d ago )

@hankhill

Hey uhh Hank, you are pulling a Bobby right now man. I would re read what they are talking about. They are not talking about the article, they are talking about long term

Dirtnapstor1162d ago

Iceball is correct. You can download any game you've ever purchased from your Transaction List within your account settings at any point in time. Why is this so hard to comprehend???
So who cares if there are server errors at the moment, the system's jammed up I'm sure. That will be remedied. As long as you can purchase, you're good to go.

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thejigisup1162d ago

I'm having issues scrolling through my purchase history and all I'm looking for is marvel vs capcom2

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Majin-vegeta1162d ago

Are you going through the actual Pan store?

Teflon021162d ago

Because a bunch of goofs think they're losing all their PSN games and downloading them. It's going to be a mess. They love sending doom and gloom for PS without the proper info and make people think things are so bad.

thejigisup1161d ago

@majin-vegeta, I'm going through the transaction history on the ls3 amd attempting through the web browser on my pc both are having issues. MvC2 was delisted so you csnt just search in the store unfortunately. I think they should have left it in the store for people that have purchased.

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ManMarmalade1163d ago

Just do BC and release older titles from ps1 and ps2 as cheap bundles (digitally or physically or both). They can easily sell genre-specific game bundles at a fair price and it would solve a lot of problems.

frostypants1162d ago (Edited 1162d ago )

BC for the PS3 is difficult because the architecture was so unconventional. Though I'd imagine the PS5 could handle the required overhead.

ManMarmalade1162d ago (Edited 1162d ago )

I thought the architecture was difficult for it to make PS3 games, not the BC. My PS3 plays PS1 games but not PS2 games.

frostypants1162d ago (Edited 1162d ago )

@ManMarmalade my launch PS3 plays PS2 games but early PS3s literally had PS2 hardware built into them to do that. Later PS3s had software emulation for PS2 but it was hit and miss. But yeah, all this goes to the weird architecture. Even high end PCs had a hard time emulating PS3 games for a long time.

PS5 handles PS4 so cleanly because they're both x86 systems. None of the PS systems before that were.

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Movie Tie-In Games And How They Were All The Rage Back In The Day

Movie tie-in games were all the rage during the '90s and at their peak in the 2000s. Today, there are barely any around.

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It’s Time for Sony to Bring Back Killzone and Resistance

Sony is in the middle of an FPS crisis, but bringing back two much-loved PlayStation shooters could easily be the solution.

shinoff21833d ago

I'd rather them focus on a rpg. Shooters can wait

just_looken3d ago

We have alot of rpg's but only cod for a AAA first person shooter unless you toss in xdefient but that is still fixing 2yr old beta issues.

We need more AAA fps games then rpg's

shinoff21833d ago

Yea right. Theirs so many shooters on the market.

just_looken3d ago

@shin

Name 3 AAA fps games coming out this year

Cacabunga2d ago

I want Killzone yea, but as a gaas no buy!

Cacabunga2d ago

Yes we need some new FPS experiences.. COD is just not engaging enough. We want a Killzone back to the roots, not a Shadow Fall again..

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Crows903d ago

There's tons of RPG in the market too...what's your point exactly.

RaidenBlack2d ago

No Killzone or Resistance or Factions for you ... only Concord & FairGame$

Ironmike3d ago

No more rpg for a while would love a new resistance though

DarXyde3d ago

Agree on preferring RPGs though at this exact moment, it would be great to see more horror games. Another reason why Japan Studio closing is just tragic. Loved Siren.

just_looken3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Fuck jim ryan japan studio did so much and helped alot with ports/localization

If they were around bloodborn would be possible like how they helped with demon souls ps4 finial fantasy port.

Horror games would be nice but the jim ryan axe job helped alot in killing playstation dev numbers/freedom and increased regulation with the new censorship crap.

1Victor2d ago

If Sony is bringing back a old shooter I would prefer Warhawk or better yet Starhawk

Rynxie2d ago

No thanks. Resistance and killzone were my all time favorite fps games. I completely dominated those games. I met good people, had a ton of fun and have a lot of fond memories. I don't want them to bring back these games, unless they tackle the cheating epidemic. I know I will absolutely hate these games, if I was to play them now, with all the effing cheating going on in fps games.

Psychonaut852d ago

Bro the market is oversaturated with quality RPGs AND bloated shitty RPGs already.

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Inverno3d ago

I honestly don't think we'll be seeing these anytime soon, if ever. Insomniac is officially on Marvel duty since it seems that all they're working on based off the leaks, and Horizon is more of what the casuals want these days. And I now I'll get a bunch of disagrees, but keep in mind that Resistance last got a game on the PS3 (2011) and Killzone was a launch title for the PS4 (2013). 10 years is a long time to make a game, if had any interest they would've done it by now, add InFamous to that list.

just_looken3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Your right except the dates killzone mercenary was on ps vita 2013 same with resistance burning skies back in 2012

Good-Smurf3d ago

Both of those games are either made by smaller B team or completely different developer.
Killzone Mercenary developed by Guerilla Cambridge which is now defunct.
Resistamce Burning Skies wasn't made by Insomniac but by Nihilistic Software also defunct after the failure of CoD Black Ops Declassified.

just_looken3d ago

@good i know i never said they were

I mentioned them as they were the last games under that ip well killzone was last on ps4 but still even though they are different devs they led to the lose of the ip.

I highly doubt they made up for there budget cost even killzone on ps4 had low sales for such a large ip at the time.

shinoff21833d ago

Infamous should atleast get remastered. I'd be cool with that

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH3d ago

Resistance 3 turned me off to the series but I’d love a reboot. KillZone I think can stay dead. Give me a new Resistance like 1or 2 and I’ll be happy.

JEECE3d ago

Except Resistance 1 and 3 were far more similar, 2 was the outlier. 3 was a great return to form after 2 changed so many things from the first game.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH3d ago

I didn’t like 3 and I didn’t find it similar to the first game.

Moegooner3d ago

2 was the best resistance game.

Michiel19892d ago

agreed, the co-op was my fav in 2

Michiel19892d ago

I'll keep saying it, have Bungie make a new resistance game, a match made in heaven. Although I imagine Bungie would be too proud to take over an existing IP.

Huey_My_D_Long3d ago

I honestly never cared or liked killzone. Huge resistance fan though. I remember so many nights playing melee only on USS Lexington, and I like the alt history vibe.

InUrFoxHole2d ago

Liked KZ more but both those games are better than MAG

Huey_My_D_Long2d ago

Facts.
Since I'm down memory lane, I also wish for remaster of Warhawk.

P_Bomb3d ago

I’ve been barking up that tree for years. 😢

OtterX3d ago

Keep barking, boy! Keep barking! Never give up hope. ;)

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Metal Gear Solid 5, Nearly After A Decade, Is Still A Timeless Classic

The Metal Gear series, led by Kojima, pioneered the stealth genre, creating a masterclass in storytelling and gameplay.

SimpleSlave3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

No. But MGS5: Ground Zeroes might actually be one of the greatest Game Demo ever, if not the best.

xHeavYx3d ago

I know a lot of people didn't, but I actually liked that story twist at the end. The game was fun and all, but I wouldn't call it a timeless classic.

Cacabunga2d ago

Metal Gear legend stopped with number 4.
MGS5 needed a year or 2 more of development to be maybe among the classics.. it was clearly rushed, especially at the end. The story teaches us absolutely nothing new.

just_looken3d ago

A demo is free that was a $40 cry for help as later we would know konami did not want to fun hideo and his team anymore that is why we got the unfinished phantom pain.

-Foxtrot3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Meh

Great stealth gameplay but the game was just average.

Bland open world that felt lifeless, the story felt shoehorned in, unfinished story etc. The whole thing was just average to me compared to the other main titled games.

I would have rather preferred it if they kept Ground Zeroes for the main game as the opening and the rest of the game turns into a Metal Gear 1 & 2 remake to bring things full circle.

just_looken3d ago

If you dig around they had old behind trhe scenes of phantom pain vids and books wrote around the time.

Before funding was puled the main idea was to keep peace walker coop it was in the games early builds and that end game were your building your base that was suppose to be metal gear one.

You as the fake big boss was going to make your own metal gear one map aka your base (outer heaven) then me as sold snake use the mode that is in the game invade/defeat the base even fight your current version of metal gear that was in the game but not finished.

So your idea was on the table bit got canned.

CrimsonWing693d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Like hell it is. That was the first time I became aware of being sold an unfinished game and was blown away about blind fanboys saying it was some perfect game.

Yea, the first few chapters were great until they do that thing halfway and make you replay all the missions again. Then little things like capturing animals but only seeing a JPEG unlike 3 where everything was modeled out. Areas were massive, desolate, and boring to look at.

Game was a massive let down for me and the potential was so high for it. Honestly, this was one of the most disappointing games I ever played. What’s worse is it starts off brilliant. You literally play through until you get to the point where you could tell they just stopped developing and then quickly used glue and construction paper to “finish” it and then sold it. Quite frankly, that’s insulting to consumers and fans.

Inverno3d ago

People have selective memory. This game had huge drama attached to it, what Konami did to Kojima and this game was horrible. Now they praise Konami cause they revived Silent Hill, even though SH looks half arsed too.

CrimsonWing693d ago

I dunno if they’re getting much praise after the Silent Hill 2 debacle. Makes me scared sh*tless for the MGS 3 Remake…

Michiel19892d ago

I don't wanna defend konami, but Kojima had 7 years to make the game, it's not that weird for a publisher to expect a game to be finished in that amount of time.

Also no one is praising konami from what I've seen, they're just excited that a Silent Hill game is releasing

CrimsonWing692d ago (Edited 2d ago )

@Michiel1989

You’re absolutely correct. Look, the dude is a visionary and has brought us some incredible games, but he constantly would go over budget and could never stick to a deadline. I don’t know if people remember the MGS 4 trailers but it became a joke when you’d see a release date and then they crossed it out in the next trailer to give another.

What a lot of people don’t know is there’s a certain amount of money given for development and marketing. When you go over the budget and add additional marketing over the deadline it isn’t cheap. MGS GZ and V were laughable to me for the amount of time he had to develop them and he spent even more time on the engine that wasn’t anything revolutionary to me. I mean, GZ was nothing more than a demo and they released that art like $40 I think, probably to further help fund V. He then spent money for Kiefer Sutherland who did nothing for the character, which I think Kojima just wanted because he’s a fan.

Konami just had enough and said this is the deadline and you’re done after this. It’s business, but fans took it personal. I mean look at this Overdose game he’s been doing.,, like when is that ever coming out?

Michiel19891d 21h ago

I kind of forgot about overdose but yeah exactly my thoughts. He has made some of the best games out there and definitely deserves time to create his new masterpiece, but it's not a bottomless well.

This is pure speculation but I imagine he got around 4 years to make the game excluding pre-production. If after those 4 years the game is nowhere near being done, the relationship will be strained between them one way or another.

about the konami being praised thing, if let's say blizzard announces world of warcraft 2 today I'll be excited as hell for the game, but that doesn't mean my opinion of blizzard changes only a tiny bit cause they're still trash.

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Yui_Suzumiya2d ago

Yeah, it was the only MGS I didn't play and this is coming from someone who got back into gaming after skipping a generation due to MGS4 back in 2008. It just seems to be the complete opposite of the MGS I always knew and loved (1-4).

JEECE3d ago

Yes and no. In many ways in was a great game; there's a very strong argument that it has the best gameplay of any MGS game, and that it is one of the more interesting open world "playgrounds" we have gotten, in terms of how the world operates. But as an MGS narrative, it is pretty far down the list, for many reasons.

Storm233d ago

I don't think there is any argument. The gameplay was incredible. But yeah...disappointed in the rest. Could have been incredible but...well...we all know what happened...

JEECE1d 18h ago

I don't think there is much of one either but apparently some people found the world very boring compared to the more linear structures of other entries so I didn't make a definitive statement in order to acknowledge the outliers.

DarXyde2d ago

The thing about Metal Gear Solid is that the narrative is what determines which is your favorite because the gameplay had ALWAYS improved with every mainline entry. It's amazing.

If it was gameplay, we'd all say The Phantom Pain, but the story is what truly sets them apart.

For me, that's Snake Eater, which is also my favorite game of all time.

JEECE1d 18h ago

That's my favorite too, particularly if we are talking about the subsistence version with camera control.

Fishy Fingers3d ago

For me, best gameplay, worst, everything else.

Storm233d ago

Yeah...gameplay was so damn good.

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