PlayStation Mobile Shutting Down Later This Year

Sony has announced that it will be shutting down PlayStation Mobile in 2015.

News of this comes from the PlayStation support forums, where it was confirmed that Sony will be ceasing to distribute PlayStation Mobile content on July 15th, and in-app purchases/re-downloading of purchased content will be discontinued after September 10th. PlayStation Mobile for Android will shut down on the same day.

Those who want to access previously purchased content can do so by activating their systems with the steps below:

• For PS Vita users: You will need to complete the device activation process by performing the steps below between March 10, 2015, and September 10, 2015:
Go to [Settings] > [PSN℠] > [System Activation] > [PlayStation Mobile] > [Activate] > [OK].
• For PlayStation®Certified device users: You will need to open up the PSM app and launch any purchased PSM content between April 10, 2015 and September 10, 2015 to complete the content authentication process.
• Please ensure that you have downloaded all of the games that you want to keep. After September 10, 2015, you will not be able to re-download your purchased content.
• Devices that are not authenticated prior to September 10, 2015 will be unable to access previously purchased PSM content after that date.

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