Sony will close the native PlayStation Store on PlayStation Portable in North America on March 31.

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PlayStation Portable users will instead have to use the PlayStation Store website to buy new games. However, Sony mentioned that past purchases will still be accessible by the download list on the handheld.In addition, Sony stated : "Users will continue to have the ability to make in-game purchases from their PSP system. Select PSP games are also available for purchase on the PlayStation Store for PlayStation Vita system users."This all lines up with the store closure on PlayStation Portable in Japan Sony discontinued PlayStation Portable production back in 2014, with the company turning its focus to Vita.

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