 What's up everyone, Takedown here. Welcome back to another video. Today we're going to be talking about the PlayStation 3 servers shutting down. Let's get right into this. First, I just want to mention that as of right now, Sony has not announced anything about the PlayStation 3 servers shutting down. So, until they do, in my opinion, there is absolutely nothing to worry about. In the past few years, we have seen the servers for some specific PlayStation 3 video games shutting down. But in my opinion, that was not anything to do with Sony. That was the game's developers just finally pulling the plug on the servers at some of those games, because they're focusing on some of the new games on the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5. So, there's no point in keeping all of the servers open for all of their games, especially some of their older ones on the PlayStation 3. In 2021, Rockstar closed the servers for Granthothotto 5 online for the PlayStation 3 only, and that was something that shocked a lot of people, but you must remember that we're already on the PlayStation 5. A lot of the game's servers for the PlayStation 3 are eventually going to be closing down, and likely very, very soon. There are more and more games shutting down their servers for the PlayStation 3, so expect in a few more years that PlayStation as a whole is going to close down all of the servers for the PlayStation 3. In my opinion, I'm expecting within the next five years for PlayStation just to pull the plug in total for the PlayStation 3 servers, but hopefully they will announce it well enough in advance to give people a fair warning. Now, before they go and just pull the plug completely, the first thing that they're going to do is likely close the PlayStation 3 store, so you can't go and purchase any new games digitally from the store. Now, any games that you previously purchased will still be able to be redownloaded, updated, and you'll still be able to play online if that game has active online servers, but you won't be able to go and purchase any new games from the PlayStation store on the PlayStation 3. Now, once they decide to shut down the service completely on the PlayStation 3 for PSN, then that's when you won't be able to update, redownload, or play any games online. All games completely, the online servers will be completely closed. You will still have access to all of the games that you downloaded digitally, and you'll still have access to any of the offline game modes for those games, but you won't be able to play any online modes because all of the servers will be shut completely down. Even if you have the fiscal copy for a game, you'll only have access to the offline modes for that game. Now, considering the PlayStation 3 ended its production in 2017, the PlayStation 4 has been out since 2014, and the PlayStation 5 has been out for a few years. In my opinion, it's safe to assume the servers will close completely for the PlayStation 3 in a few short years. Now, I know a lot of people and a lot of gamers are going to be upset with this news, but in my opinion, the PlayStation 5 is out. It's time to at least upgrade from the PS3 to the PS4, even if you don't want to upgrade from the PS3 straight to the PS5, at least go and get a PlayStation 4. In my opinion, it's definitely time to upgrade, especially whenever it's a very good possibility within the next five years, PlayStation 3 servers completely shutting down, and you won't be able to play everything that you currently play. Again, as of right now, Sony has not announced anything, but if you look at all of the facts and everything that has happened over the past few years and all of the games that have their servers either shut down or have announced that in the next couple of years, their servers are going to be shutting down, there's going to be a lot less online servers for PlayStation 3 games. So in my opinion, it's time for PlayStation and Sony as a whole to close the servers for the PlayStation 3. So comment down below whether or not you do still play your PlayStation 3 or if you have the PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5. Let me know down in the comments below and I'll see you guys in the next video. Please take care. Peace.