PlayStation Store
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| Developer | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
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| Type | Online market |
| Launch date |
PlayStation 3: November 2006 Media Go: September 2007 PlayStation Portable: October 2008 Sony Tablet: October 2011 PlayStation Vita: December 2011 PC: January 2013 PlayStation 4: November 2013 |
| Current version | 1.20 (PS3) |
| Platform |
PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Portable PlayStation Vita Sony Tablet PC Mobile TV |
| Website | store |
The PlayStation Store (also abbreviated as PSN Store) is a digital media store available to users of Sony's PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable game consoles via the PlayStation Network. The store offers a range of downloadable content both for purchase and available free of charge. Available content includes full games, add-on content, playable demos, themes and game/movie trailers.
The PlayStation Store is updated with new content each Tuesday in North America and South America, and each Wednesday in PAL regions.
The store is accessible through an icon on the XrossMediaBar on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, via the Dynamic Menu on the PlayStation 4, and an icon on the LiveArea on the PlayStation Vita. The service is also available online through the Sony Entertainment Network website.
A "master" PlayStation Network account is required to access the PlayStation Store. A log of all previously purchased items, known as "Download List", records each PlayStation Store account's complete download activity. A guest user can use their master account's Download List to download free content or to purchase content on another console, however, a single account can only be used on up to two consoles. This was previously five, but as of November 2011, Sony reduced this to two. The most recent firmware must be installed on the console in order to access the PlayStation Store.
Each master account is associated with an online virtual "wallet" to which funds can be added. This wallet is then debited when a purchase is made from the store. Money can be added to the wallet through different systems of payment, although some of these are not available in all countries.
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