{"id":429,"date":"2026-04-06T20:43:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/who-offers.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/sonys-battle-against-shovelware-publishers-persists-as-it-purges-another-load\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:43:22","slug":"sonys-battle-against-shovelware-publishers-persists-as-it-purges-another-load","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/who-offers.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/sonys-battle-against-shovelware-publishers-persists-as-it-purges-another-load\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony&#039;s battle against shovelware publishers persists as it purges another load\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"anp-pro-entry\">\n<p class=\"anp-pro-lead\">The topic <strong>Sony&#8217;s battle against shovelware publishers persists as it purges another load\u2026<\/strong> is currently the subject of lively discussion \u2014 readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">This is taking place in a dynamic environment: companies\u2019 decisions and competitors\u2019 reactions can quickly change the picture.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"anp-pro-inline-figure\" style=\"margin:1.75em auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"anp-pro-inline-img\" src=\"https:\/\/who-offers.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hqdefault-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin:0 auto;max-width:100%;width:auto;height:auto;object-fit:contain;object-position:center\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">Publishers like GoGame Console Publisher, VRCForge Studios, and Welding Byte have had their whole catalogues nuked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">Sony has once again delisted a number of games from its storefronts, including the catalogues of alleged shovelware publishers like GoGame Console Publisher, VRCForge Studios, and Welding Byte.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">As first spotted by PSNProfiles, this includes GoGame Console Publisher&#8217;s Urban Driver Simulator (PS5 stack) and VRCForge&#8217;s Water Blast Shooter &#8211; Wet Gun, Racing Car Chaos: Extreme Stunt Showdown, Supermarket CEO Simulator (PS5 stack), and the seasonally-appropriate, if potentially blasphemous, Jesus Simulator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">As before, Sony seems to be tackling publishers and developers that release games with titles uncoincidentally similar to successful indie titles, or are low-effort asset flip or AI slop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">Sony has been working to delist a number of games from its digital storefronts for a while now. In January, over a thousand games from a single developer were suddenly removed from the PlayStation store in what appeared to be a massive move by Sony to shift shovelware games off the PS5 and PS5 store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">Last year, Poppy Playtime developer Mob Entertainment announced it was suing Google for failing to remove &#8220;scam&#8221; apps from the Google Play store. In legal papers filed in January 2025, Poppy Playtime&#8217;s creators accused Daigo Game 2020 Inc. of releasing &#8220;scam&#8221; apps intentionally advertised with names like Poppy Playtime: Chapter 3 and Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 well before the instalments had been officially released for mobile devices.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"anp-pro-aside\" aria-label=\"context\">\n<p class=\"anp-pro-kicker\">Why it matters<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">News like this often changes audience expectations and competitors\u2019 plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">When one player makes a move, others usually react \u2014 it is worth reading the event in context.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"anp-pro-aside\" aria-label=\"outlook\">\n<p class=\"anp-pro-kicker\">What to look out for next<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">The full picture will become clear in time, but the headline already shows the dynamics of the industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">Further statements and user reactions will add to the story.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >The topic Sony&#8217;s battle against shovelware publishers persists as it purges another load\u2026 is currently the subject of lively discussion \u2014 readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments. 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