HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ Hardware News Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:14:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://hardware.nrgnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hardware-icon-512-150x150.png HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ 32 32 PlayStation 3 and Vita digital storefronts are shutting down next year https://hardware.nrgnews.net/playstation-3-and-vita-digital-storefronts-are-shutting-down-next-year/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:14:43 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/playstation-3-and-vita-digital-storefronts-are-shutting-down-next-year/ The End of an Era: Sony Sets the Clock on the PS3 and Vita Storefronts After nearly two decades supporting the PlayStation 3 console generation, fans have been waiting for the final curtain call on its digital storefronts. Sony has finally provided a concrete timeline for the planned shutdown of the online PlayStation 3 and […]

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]]> Sony is removing thousands of ‘shovelware’ games from PlayStation Store https://hardware.nrgnews.net/sony-is-removing-thousands-of-shovelware-games-from-playstation-store/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:21:17 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/sony-is-removing-thousands-of-shovelware-games-from-playstation-store/ The digital storefront landscape is undergoing a serious makeover, as Sony steps up its game to curb what many are calling “shovelware”—low-effort games designed primarily for quick sales rather than lasting quality. New publishing guidelines, introduced earlier this year, signal a definite shift in how content is vetted and sold on the PlayStation Store. This […]

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