Just before the weekend, Sony quietly rolled out a new PS Store update that PS5 and PS4 players have been begging for. After years of flying under Sony’s radar, several notorious shovelware publishers have been banned from the storefront, and their games have been nuked.
Stealth PS Store update removed hundreds of PS5, PS4 shovelware and scam games
We know what you’re thinking, and yes, we’ve been here before. But this time is a little different. This is the third such update this year, and the second time Sony has nuked shovelware within just two weeks.
Additionally, the publishers who have been targeted in these updates are those that have long evaded Sony bans and somehow survived previous crackdowns.
Back in January, it was ThiGames — the folks behind Jumping Burrito/Pizza/Taco, etc. — that got banned. In late March, thousands of low-effort games from CGI Lab and Nostra Games were removed.
And now, as spotted by PSNProfiles users, the entire catalog of shovelware studios GoGame Console Publisher, VRCForge, and Welding Byte has been removed. In the spirit of Easter, Sony didn’t even spare the popular “Jesus Simulator,” which has been on the PS Store for a very long time.
It’s finally starting to look like Sony is serious about junk games. Come to think of it, I haven’t seen them plaguing the PS Store sales lately!
