Noting that they went to play a game and were greeted with a message that the game would no longer be playable. Understandably, users are upset that they can’t play the games they’ve paid for. Mind you, these aren’t games from services like PS Now which cycles out games from time to time. Or from a PlayStation Plus library that’s tied to a cancelled subscription. In both of those scenarios, this would be the legitimate way things work. Rather, these are purchased games that were re-downloaded and were labeled with expiration dates.
PS3 users are being confronted with expired games when they try to play
According to one user on Twitter, after redownloading their original version of Chrono Cross on PS3, the console told them it was expired. With an expiration date of December 31, 1969. Obviously, this is a glitch in the system since the PS3 wasn’t around then. Nor were any other video games or consoles of any kind. The same user also mentions that this was happening with Chrono Trigger. And that neither the PS3 nor the PS Vita would allow them to play.
— Christopher Foose (@FooseTV) April 8, 2022
The same issue is happening to multiple users for various other games
Currently, it also appears Sony has yet to address this problem. And it’s not immediately clear whether it will or not.
