Sony is reportedly imposing “stricter guidelines” towards so-called “shovelware” PlayStation video games

Sony is seemingly imposing “stricter guidelines” by slicing ties with alleged “shovelware” publishers just like the Brazilian-based Afil Games.

In a message posted to social media and noticed by Push Square, Afil revealed that as a consequence of PlayStation “implementing stricter guidelines for publishing games on its platform […] PlayStation has decided not to continue its partnership with Afil Games for future releases on its platform.”

At the time of writing, Afil’s current video games – corresponding to Chico’s Delivery and Damways – stay available for purchase on the US PlayStation Store.

Afil thanked gamers for his or her help on PlayStation and reminded them that it “remained committed to bringing new experiences to our players” on Xbox consoles and Nintendo Switch.

Sony eliminated a whole lot of video games from its PlayStation Store again in January, together with a whole lot revealed by ThiGames. The video games – thought-about by some as “shovelware” as they’re churned out rapidly, flood the shop, and usually provide simplistic or shallow experiences – are sometimes thought-about a nuisance, however some gamers use them to beef up their trophy rely.

Up till that wipe, solely three builders had extra video games listed on the PS4 and PS5 shops than ThiGames: Eastasiasoft, Ratalaika Games, and Webnetic.