PlayStation Store on PS3 will close in select markets starting this year, followed by global closures for PS3 and PS Vita next year. That means new content purchases will no longer be possible once the PlayStation Store closes on these devices. To ease the transition, players will still be able to download previously purchased content after the closing date for the foreseeable future.
They should just let people archive their purchased software onto physical media and install them on any other PS3 they use. Not like it’d be costing them sales or anything, since they’re removing the ability to give them money.