Editing Storefront shutdown (section)

===PlayStation Portable Storefront (2008–2021)===
Started in October 2008, the PSP storefront was the first digital storefront established for portable consoles. Despite fan backlash against [[Sony|Sony's]] attempts<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/19/22392126/sony-ps3-ps-vita-stores-open-backtrack-psp-july-2nd-mistake</ref> to shut down the PS3 and PSVita storefronts alongside this shutdown,<ref>https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/03/sony_confirms_ps3_ps_vita_psp_store_closures_downloads_will_be_retained</ref> it was unfortunately still discontinued. Regardless if the storefront shut down, accessibility was dubious at best, since users' only methods to connect PSPs to the internet required either running a mobile hotspot without security enabled, or jury rigging older routers<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/PSP/comments/mwk41s/for_anyone_who_still_want_to_connect_their_psp_to/</ref> just to function, and regardless, it was extremely risky for consumers to safely use their consoles while connected online due to the vulnerabilities caused by the PSP's lack of support for most network security.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/PSP/comments/xdqk0a/is_it_still_possible_to_connect_a_psp_to_the/</ref> Additionally, a lack of development for the web browser of the console made accessing the internet progressively more difficult and slow since its final update with version 2.70<ref>https://www.psdevwiki.com/psp/index.php/Webbrowser</ref> in 2006, having 15 years of zero support and requiring hacked consoles to reliably surf the internet.