Y'all volition no longer be able to purchase or rent TV shows and movies through the PS Store from Baronial 31, 2021.

The PlayStation Store doesn't merely sell games and DLC. You can also rent and buy TV shows and movies on your PS4 and PS5. Well, you can for now. It has been revealed via the PlayStation Blog that afterwards this year, it will stop offering movies and TV shows on the PS Shop. They will be removed on Baronial 31, 2021.

"We take decided to no longer offer flick and TV purchases and rentals through PlayStation Store equally of August 31, 2021," part of the relatively short statement reads. PlayStation cites the success of subscription-based services bachelor on its platforms every bit the reason why it has decided to remove Boob tube shows and movies from its store.

via gamespot.com

It'due south a valid bespeak to make. Chances are when you want to watch a pic or Television set show, you seek it out on a streaming service you are subscribed to. Information technology's incredibly likely that what you want to spotter will be on one of the major streaming services available, even if you aren't subscribed to information technology at the fourth dimension. It's also very likely that you use your PS4 or PS5 to access those streaming services and lookout whatever it is you were looking for.

The blog postal service does confirm that whatsoever movies and shows previously purchased from the PS Store volition yet be in your library and can be viewed at any time. That means if there's annihilation you want on your panel so yous can watch it without having to trawl streaming services, now is the time to buy and download. After this Baronial, that volition no longer be possible.

PlayStation is clearly paying close attending to what its console are being used for other than its games. The PS5 doesn't have a web browser, and PlayStation has already confirmed it sees no reason why information technology would always add one in the future. Consoles take been used for a lot more than gaming for a while now, just clearly, enough people aren't using their PlayStations to surf the web and rent movies. Plus, no one is using their Switch to watch Netflix. The streaming service is still inexplicably absent from the platform.

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