Shovelware Studio Forced Off The PlayStation Store

Shovelware Studio Forced Off The PlayStation Store

Afil Games said that PlayStation will no longer allow the studio to publish games on the platform and will remove its existing library

Sony is reportedly enforcing "stricter guidelines" against so-called "shovelware" PlayStation games

Sony is seemingly enforcing "stricter guidelines" by cutting ties with alleged "shovelware" publishers like the Brazilian-based Afil Games.

PS5 ‘shovelware’ studio says all its games are being removed due to Sony’s ‘stricter guidelines’

Afil Games has more than 140 games on the PlayStation Store…

Sony seemingly really serious about eliminating PS5 shovelware, as one such publisher gets hit with a new set of "stricter guidelines"

Sony appears to be implementing "stricter" rules for releasing games on the PlayStation Store in an effort to cut down on the amount of shovelware - low effort games - that are appearing there.

Sony Quietly Makes PS Store Change We've All Been Begging For

It’s only taken what feels like eons for Sony Interactive Entertainment to finally make a PS Store change that PS5 and PS4 players have been begging for. We recently reported that the company has been quietly nuking thousands of shovelware games and dozens of devs behind them. Now, one of the banned devs has revealed that Sony has officially revised its publishing policies. Dev confirms Sony has implemented new, stricter PS Store game publishing…

Afil Games confirms their games will be leaving the PlayStation Store soon

Afil Games is the latest publisher to announce their upcoming retirement and removal from the PlayStation Store. The studio broke the news on Twitter on Tuesday, revealing just a bit more about Sony’s recent moves to clean up the storefront. The announcement mentions the platform’s “stricter guidelines” and that ultimately, “PlayStation has decided not to continue its partnership” with the studio. We still don’t — and maybe never will — know exa…