Sony wiped over 1,000 shovelware games off the PlayStation store without warning, all from a single developer
Eurogamer • • technology
Key Points:
- Sony has removed over a thousand games from developer ThiGames from the PlayStation Store, signaling a major effort to eliminate shovelware titles from the PS5 platform.
- ThiGames was previously the fourth highest ranked developer by quantity of games on the store, known for low-quality titles such as The Jumping Fries and The Jumping Taco series.
- These games were popular among players seeking to quickly earn PlayStation trophies due to their simple achievement requirements.
- Neither Sony nor ThiGames have commented on the reason for the mass removal, but this follows a similar purge last year involving developer Randomspin, who was also removed for suspected AI-generated or recycled content.
- The move reflects Sony’s ongoing attempts to improve the quality of its store
