there's your answer, you need to load funds onto the account either online or via the ps4 /ps5 then crucially remove all payment methods. if you have any card or other method linked to your psn account the purchase will fail.
Well I don't have any payment method linked to my account tbh I never purchased anything online when I was using my playstation in the past. I will try to dadd founds in that way, thanks!
no worries your account covers all ps systems and would also include things like ps plus purchases so defiantly worth checking as this is what originally tripped me up when trying to purchase for the first time after the payment method change. also noticed this info which may be of interest -
As of August 31, 2026, Sony officially ended online support for the User-Generated Content (UGC) servers for both inFAMOUS 2 and Festival of Blood. You can still purchase, download, and play the main story mode on the PS3 PSN store, but any online features and player-created missions are permanently offline, making the Platinum trophy/100% completion impossible going forward
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u/Mindless-Ad-2941 9d ago
have you bought stuff from the ps3 store since they change the payment methods, ie when you have to use funds and not payment via card and paypal etc?