Sony Expands Its PS Store Cleanup With Another Shovelware Purge

Sony appears to be continuing its long-running cleanup of the PlayStation Store. In a report published on April 5, 2026, Eurogamer said Sony had delisted more titles and entire catalogs linked to publishers such as GoGame Console Publisher, VRCForge Studios, and Welding Byte. The story quickly gained traction on r/Games because it suggests Sony is still actively pruning the storefront instead of treating earlier removals as a one-off correction.

According to Eurogamer, the latest removals seem to focus on publishers associated with titles that look suspiciously similar to successful indie games, or with releases widely criticized as low-effort asset flips and AI slop. That matters because the issue is no longer just a handful of weak games slipping through review. The concern is that repeated low-quality publishing can flood search, recommendations, and category pages with noise that makes legitimate games harder to find.

This is also part of a broader pattern. Eurogamer notes that Sony has been delisting questionable titles for a while, and in January more than 1,000 games from a single developer reportedly vanished from the PlayStation Store without warning. That earlier move already hinted at a meaningful policy shift. This new round reinforces the idea that Sony is willing to take action at the publisher-catalog level when it sees repeat behavior rather than isolated mistakes.

For players and smaller developers, the practical effect is bigger than the fate of any one title. Storefront quality determines how trustworthy discovery tools feel and whether curated surfaces actually reward craft. If Sony keeps removing catalogs tied to clone-like naming, asset reuse, and spammy output, it could gradually improve visibility for legitimate releases that are currently buried under volume.

What remains unclear is how transparent Sony plans to be about the rules behind these removals. Eurogamer's report centers on what disappeared, not on any newly published enforcement standard or appeals process. Until Sony explains its threshold more publicly, the clearest signal is simply that the company is still tightening moderation and appears prepared to remove repeat offenders from the PS Store ecosystem.