Sony recently confirmed that it will be shutting down the PlayStation Store for PS3, PSP, and PS Vita this summer. The PS3 PlayStation Store will close down on July 2, at which point gamers will no longer be able to make new purchases, but will still be able to re-download games they already own. As one might imagine, this caused people to rush to their PS3s to make some final purchases, as there are some games that will become completely inaccessible once the PS3 PlayStation Store closes down.

Unfortunately, this appears to have triggered an issue where PS3 users are running into error codes when trying to download games from the store or download games from their list. PS3 error code 80029721 seems to be the most common culprit, with users still running into the issue an entire week after the problem surfaced. While the problem still isn't fixed, and Sony still has yet to acknowledge it, fans have discovered a workaround that we can confirm works.

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YouTuber Filmire has released a video explaining how to fix the PS3 80029721 error code, and while it's somewhat inconvenient, it worked in our testing. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to fix PS3 error code 80029721.

• Make sure PS3 is turned off
• Sign in on the PlayStation website
• Navigate to Account Settings and then click on Security
• Turn on 2-Step Verification
• Click on Device Setup Password
• Write down the password
• Turn on PS3 and sign in using the Device Setup Password (NOT the usual PSN sign-in password)
• Turn off PS3 and wait a couple of hours
• Error code should be fixed, if not, wait some more time

While this workaround is relatively simple to do, it's still an inconvenience that players shouldn't have to worry about, especially with the PlayStation Store shutdown looming over their heads. There are those who are understandably anxious to make some final purchases on their PS3, and with a ticking clock, they may be getting concerned that they won't be able to make said purchases in time.

What makes matters worse is that Sony itself doesn't seem to have publicly acknowledged the issues, stated if it's working on a fix, or offered a timetable as to when fans can expect the problem to be resolved. Considering this, those who are worried about not being able to purchase all the games they want in time should try this method for now.

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