Digital PS Vita, PS3 Games Expired? Players Say Some Titles No Longer Playable

Digital PS Vita and PS3 games have reportedly expired, making some of the classical PlayStation titles unplayable to its players.

Digital PS Vita, PS3 Games Expired

It comes after some players were alerted that some of their purchased digital games have already expired.

It is interesting to point out that the expiration date dates back to a couple of years already. One of which was even long ago in 1969.

As per a news story by Kotaku, some PlayStation players were reporting that the issue is somewhat an odd occurrence as the expiration dates of the unplayable games are mostly already decades-old-long before the 2000s era.

It turns out that the digital purchases of PlayStation players are now applying decades-old expiration dates, making classical iconic gaming titles completely inaccessible.

Some of the classical games that have been affected by the expiration date mess include "Final Fantasy VI," "Chrono Cross," and "Chrono Trigger," according to a recent report by The Verge.

PlayStation Players: Some PS3, PS Vita Games Unplayable

Kotaku noted in its report that the editor of Games Hub, Edmond Tran, was one of the PlayStation players who experienced the expiration date issue with his digital purchases.

The Games Hub editor said that the expiration date and time prompt started appearing on his "Chrono Cross" for PlayStation 3, the moment he tried to boot it up recently. It says that his digital gaming title has already expired way back on Dec. 31, 1969.

Nevertheless, Tran further noted that he could still download the iconic RPG in the PSOne Classic version. What's more, went on to confirm that he could still play the classical title on PS Vita.

On the other hand, a Twitter user that goes by the name Christopher Foose stated that he was unable to play the PSOne Classics version of both "ChronoTrigger" and "ChronoCross" in his library as it appears to have expired.

Foose offered that the issue with the expiration date prompt only began when he re-downloaded the "Chrono Cross" PSOne Classic version.

The Verge further added in its story that various users are storming social media platforms like Reddit and Twitter to report experiencing the same issue on PS3 and PS Vita titles.

Some of the gaming titles mentioned in the complaints include "Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition" and "Rune Factory Oceans."

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Written by Teejay Boris