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San Francisco Metreon PlayStation Store Closing
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... the PlayStation.
"Our lease with the Metreon for the PlayStation Store will expire this summer and we have chosen not to renew it," a Sony representative said. "While we are always looking at new avenues for additional retail exposure and space, we felt it best not to continue with a dedicated PlayStation Store at the Metreon at this time."
Their lease will expire on March 31st of this year.
Pour one out for the Metreon.
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Metreon closing, PlayStation 'flagship store' no more
Joystiq —
... Speaking with GameSpot, a Sony rep said, "Our lease with the Metreon for the PlayStation Store will expire this summer and we have chosen not to renew it." (A rep for the Metreon told GameSpot that the Sony Style Store's lease will expire on March 31st.) ...
PlayStation 'flagship store' no more
Joystiq [PlayStation] —
... Speaking with GameSpot, a Sony rep said, "Our lease with the Metreon for the PlayStation Store will expire this summer and we have chosen not to renew it." (A rep for the Metreon told GameSpot that the Sony Style Store's lease will expire on March 31st.) ...
The PlayStation Store is Closing [Sony]
Kotaku —
... The PlayStation Store was a slick retail outlet and a great place to kill time waiting for movies or for your friends to finish shopping elsewhere. And, of course, it was the scene for launch-night hype for the past 10 years. PlayStation gamers may feel a twinge of nostalgia, but it's not like Sony is shutting down an entire network of retail outlets. Anyway, if you're in the Bay Area or visiting, you have until the summer to pay your respects. Metreon PlayStation Store Closing [GameSpot]
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San Francisco Playstation Store Closing This Summer
GayGamer.net —
... that Sony is going to abandon their many Sony Style stores around the country, so far they're only closing their retail presence at the Metreon. The Playstation Store, the only such store in North America, often hosted big launch parties for games and consoles, so we'll have to see if someplace else emerges as the de facto Sony launch location. I'm also curious if they get their security deposit back after filling all the nail holes in the walls with toothpaste.
Metreon Playstation Store Closing [Gamespot]
[via Joystiq]
Sony Closing Flagship Store
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
... is the only one that Sony has of its kind, was the venue for many system and key-software launches. The lease for the store runs out this summer, though Sony has confirmed that it will not be renewing it. The Playstation Store opened in 1999, while Sony sold off its interest in the Metreon shopping centre in 2006 to the Westfield Group and Forest City Enterprises. The closure is said to have no effect on Sony's numerous Sony Style shops across the US and other countries. Source: Gamespot
