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Sony purge of PlayStation Store shovelware and AI slop

April 6, 2026r/games, r/gamingnews

In r/games and r/gamingnews, players are reacting to Sony removing waves of low-effort shovelware, arguing it reduces store pollution and browsing friction while raising questions about enforcement consistency across platforms.

Sony's battle against shovelware publishers persists as it purges another load of crap games from the PlayStation Store
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idk why SONY hasn't done more to stop these games from polluting the store and increasing the friction for users trying to find real games.
I hate going through Sony’s sale pages and having to scroll past tons of shovelware and micro transactions before seeing actual games.
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