The company has already pulled the plug on the browser-based store, and the stores accessible through the consoles themselves will go dark on July 2 (for PS3 and PSP) and August 27 (Vita).
It's a distressing move to many who value gaming history and want to ensure it remains accessible, to those who cling to notions of games as goods that can be owned rather than services that can only be accessed at the whim of a publisher, and to those who just want to be able to recommend ZHP Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman to others and find mild comfort in hearing them politely lie, "Yeah, I really gotta pick that up."