Well, with the PS3 and PS Vita Stores Shutting Down Soon for Some and Everyone Else in July 2027 Next Year, if You Don't Have Jet Set Radio (and Some Other Sega Titles), Get Them Now!
Pretty much what the title says. I already made a comprehensive post sometime ago detailing on where and how people can get Jet Set Radio, and one of the last legal options was via the PSN Stores on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. However, Sony earlier this week decided to announce the closure of the stores on those systems, with some locations only having a month left to get anything they want until August, and others having until either late 2026 or July of next year to purchase what they want.
As most of you know, the HD remaster of Jet Set Radio was delisted on the Xbox 360 Marketplace back in 2023, and was made unavailable to purchase on the Microsoft Stores on Xbox One and the Xbox Series systems. Sega would also go out their way to delist it and hundreds of other games in late 2024 on Steam, leaving both the PS3 and PS Vita the last places to buy the game, and some other Sega titles, legally.
If you live in the following locations, you only have a month left to purchase the game.
- Mexico
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
If you're part of these locations/regions you have until "late 2026" to get the game.
- Latin American Countries
- Middle Eastern Countries
If you're not part of either of those, you have until July 2027 to buy the remaster before it's made unavailable legally forever. So if you live in say the U.S., Canada, UK, France, Japan, or Spain, you got more time to spare, but don't slack on it either if you really want the title.
Along with JSR, here's some other titles that you should consider picking up on PS3, I believe JSR's remaster was the only one to release on Vita.
- NiGHTS into dreams...
- Crazy Taxi (Yes I know its soundtrack is scuffed, but it's the last place where you buy it legally...)
- Crazy Taxi Fare Wars is also purchasable on PS3.
I was going to mention Space Channel 5: Part 2, but it seems like it was made unavailable to purchase sometime ago? I remember getting it a couple years back, but I don't see any option that allows me to buy it now... Guess time might be more limited than I thought.
Additionally, JSR, and some of the games mentioned above, have themes and avatars that'll also go away, so if you want to pick those up as well, get them. The game costs $10USD on the PSN Store if you live in the US, which is way cheaper than Sega's insane offer of $248 on Amazon. So it's currently the cheapest option to get it that way. Remember: You can only add funds via desktop, mobile or PS4 and PS5, and use said added funds on PS3/Vita, you can't add them on those systems anymore.
