PlayStation update quietly fixes controversial but popular store exploit

Before Sony cracked down on it PlayStation users were able to grab digital games for cheap using a very clever trick, not anymore though.

While digital games should, in theory, be cheaper since less production costs have to go into creating discs, cases, manuals etc, they’re still bloody expensive to get a hold of, especially when it’s a brand-new game.

That being said Astro Bot looks like it’ll be worth the money, and you check out the gameplay trailer below

Until now though players have been able to exploit the PlayStation Store to get games cheaper by purchasing them in other regions, specifically those with a falling currency value.

PS Store Turkiye was a popular one for the longest time, as gamers were getting loads of games for way less money than they’d spend in their own regions.

Unfortunately a good thing can’t last forever, and once Sony figured out what people were doing you best believe it went to work to ensure no profits were being missed out on.

The solution was to simply ensure all purchases from PS Store Turkiye were being paid for by a Turkish payment method.

Recently another change was implemented, this time targeting those who were selling Turkish game codes on third-party sites, and now all PlayStation games in Turkiye cost way more than they used to.

As you’d imagine those who live there aren’t pleased with the changes, as now it’s harder for international and local shoppers to acquire games from the store pages, but hey at least Sony is profiting right?

In short you can no longer exploit the PlayStation Store to get games on the cheap, so if you’re looking to play the latest AAA games like Black Myth: Sun Wukong, Warhammer 40k: Space Marine II and Astro Bot, you’ll have to play full-price.