Sony Removes Over 1000 Games from PlayStation Store

[Jonah]

1,194 PS5 Games Just Disappeared Off the PlayStation Store

PlayStation has purged over 1,000 games from its storefront, and it's not exactly clear why these titles were pulled from sale.

gamerant.com

Every game from publisher ThiGamesDE has been removed from the PlayStation Store, with a total of 1,194 PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games disappearing. ThiGamesDE is primarily known for publishing shovelware games like the Quiz Thiz series and The Jumping Burger, which are often used by PlayStation players to earn easy Platinum Trophies for their account. The reason for their sudden disappearance from the PlayStation Store is unclear, but it may be related to Sony's recent partnership with Microsoft and Nintendo to pursue greater player safety on the companies' platforms.

Sony is no stranger to unexpectedly pulling games from its platform on rare occasions. Often, games are delisted after their servers have been shut down, as was the case infamously with Concord being pulled from sale after only two weeks on the market. In other cases, games are delisted due to licenses for the IP or other materials within the game expiring and the publisher declining to renew them. However, it's not clear if this is the case with ThiGamesDE's library.

As reported by X user RobThanatos, ThiGamesDE's entire PlayStation library can no longer be accessed on the PlayStation Store, with links to the games' pages returning an error message. The German publisher had the 4th most games published on the platform, coming in just behind publishers eastasiasoft, Ratalaika Games, and Webnetic. Players who are familiar with ThiGamesDE's library likely consider their titles shovelware, with the majority of the games being variations of the Quiz Thiz and The Jumping Burger series.

 

[Turtle]

good!

 

[Kingshango]

Not all The Jumping Taco games.

 

[Killer Instinct]

The really got rid of The Jumping Burger?



I went into that game expecting a dumb little time-waster, and that’s exactly what I got—in the best way. The controls are instant and responsive, so it felt good to nail clean jumps and chase a better run. It’s simple, but the quick restarts made it weirdly addictive in that “one more try” loop. The visuals and vibe were goofy and light, which fits the burger theme perfectly. It’s not deep, but it doesn’t pretend to be, and I respected that. If you wanted a short, satisfying arcade bite you could pick up and play anytime, it delivered.


I'm not sure how Sony recovers from this.

 

[Doctor Wily]

That company was the primary reason I stopped going on the PS store.

 

[The Mad Titan]

Sony stans;

"PlayStation store and PSN has so many more games than Xbox and gamepass"

Me; "Most of it is shovel ware"

Sony stans: "You have no shame "



Reality!

Sony Interactive Entertainment has only the 11th most games published on its own platform.

It's possible that more shovelware publishers have titles pulled from the PlayStation Store as Sony moves to provide a more curated storefront for users under this new safety policy. The Nintendo eShop is another platform that is infamous for being overloaded with shovelware games, so Nintendo may follow Sony's lead by cracking down on these games as part of this partnership. Similarly, the Microsoft Store may see a purge of shovelware titles as well in the near future, though Xbox has generally done a better job of curating its offerings with services like Xbox Game Pass to streamline the delivery of high-quality titles to players on the platform.

 

[ALonelyDad]

Good, all AI and shovel ware games should be removed

 

[SupaVillain]

physical media or sailing the 7 seas will always be king.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

Sony stans;

"PlayStation store and PSN has so many more games than Xbox and gamepass"

Me; "Most of it is shovel ware"

Sony stans: "You have no shame "



Reality!

These aren't the games that anyone ever is talking about in those conversations, nor are they apart of psn+. Also, the same slop of games are on steam and Nintendo, because unlike Xbox, people actual buys games on those storefronts. And you know all of this already, despite being a dumbass.

 

[The Mad Titan]

These aren't the games that anyone ever is talking about in those conversations, nor are they apart of psn+. Also, the same slop of games are on steam and Nintendo, because unlike Xbox, people actual buys games on those storefronts. And you know all of this already, despite being a dumbass.

Always a expection after the fact, but when it's time to prove a point and running off at the mouth and posting up numbers there is no expectation or explanation then, but...

you know all of this already, despite being a dumbass.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

Always a expection after the fact, but when it's time to prove a point and running off at the mouth and posting up numbers there is no expectation or explanation then, but...

No dumbass. There's no after the fact. No one has named any games on this ai slop list in any list wars between the two services. You's a reaching foul ass dumbass as usual. Before, during and after the fact.

And the word is Exception. Not expection, you dumbass.

 

[The Mad Titan]

No dumbass. There's no after the fact. No one has named any games on this ai slop list in any list wars between the two services.

You right

Because no one makes any kind of list for either one in general. There is no distinction made when it's used as console war ammo.

You's a reaching foul ass dumbass as usual. Before, during and after the fact.

One you can't beat in any fighter "Before, during or after the fact"

And the word is Exception. Not expection, you dumbass.

Don't scold predictive text to much, you might hurt it's feelings.

 

[Wildin]

I'm not mad. If it's shovelware they need to have a system where actual buyers rate the games and deem it worthy of a play or a buy. There's so much incomplete bullshyt ass slapped together glitchy garbage I don't even go on the stores that much unless I know what I'm looking for.

But this is a good cushion for when they continue delisting games that arent shovelware. They'll be able to say "this is a common practice"

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

You right

Because no one makes any kind of list for either one in general. There is no distinction made when it's used as console war ammo.


One you can't beat in any fighter "Before, during or after the fact"

Don't scold predictive text to much, you might hurt it's feelings.

We've been there and done that before. Matter of fact, I even listed in years ago when I initially found out that at that time, PSN had double the amount of games. And many of pointed out that most of the 3rd party games are a toss up between who gets it first. Only difference is Gamepass does day 1s more often. Other than that, the games between them are very often the same games and it can go either which way on which service list them first. Which is why neither is much of a bragging point.

Any fighter, when Laura was beating anyone you used in V and you've been dusted off in VI as well and still would

 

[winb83]

666 games?