US EditionSony Removes a Selection of 'Spam' Games From Its Storefront as It Continues Its Battle Against Shovelware
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Sony Cracks Down on Shovelware in PlayStation Store
Sony cracks down on Shovelware in the PlayStation Store as the battle against low-quality, spam, and AI games continues. In this round of delisting games, Sony removes games from publishers like GoGame Console Publisher, VRCForge Studios, and Welding Byte. The removals were spotted in the first week of April on PSNProfiles, and reports published on April 5 have seen the entire catalogue from those companies have been wiped from PS4 and PS5 stor…
PS Store Users Warned Against New Scam Game Amid Crackdown
Less than 24 hours after we reported that Sony was making a serious effort to take down PS Store shovelware, a new scam game has appeared and taken top spot in the PS Store Demos section. PS5 players are warned against SWAT Commander Simulator, published by the infamous “developer” Tetyana Vysochanska. Swat Commander Simulator, a clone of PC game Swat Commander, drops free demo on PS Store I frequently check the PS Store demos section to see wha…
Just now we had a news that Sony has pushed out another pile of trash from the PSN store. It wasn't the first such news, it won't be the last. What I find very frustrating, because now would be the time to counter a phenomenon where we're just seeing the beginnings. more
Sony sells thousands of games in digital format through the PS Store, some of which have an expanded discount thanks to PS Plus, both on PS4 and PS5.But not all are masterpieces in their genres, so the company has been cleaning up "scrap games" for a few weeks and eliminating dozens of titles from at least three different publishers.Two months ago, I decided to remove all the games, almost 1200, from one of the biggest publishers of this type of…
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