SF PlayStation Store is Closing

Kotaku is reporting that after 10 years, Sony's PlayStation Store in San Francisco's Metreon shopping center - the only store of its kind - will close sometime this summer.
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/J1ageN6v2ew/the-playstation-store-is-closing

"The lease on the PlayStation store, home to many a launch-night lineup (the PlayStation 2, PS3, PSP, and pretty much any major title all had events there) runs out this summer, and Sony told GameSpot it will not be renewed."

Sony did not specifically cite the economy as a reason for the decision. Will we soon be seeing any virtual world presences shutting down as a result of real world conditions - such as private or corporate virtual world presences? Or will at least those that make virtual money be seen as a shelter against the real world ups and downs, at least in the short term?