PlayStation Store Appears to Be Undergoing a Massive Shovelware Purge

Sony appears to be cracking down on shovelware in the PlayStation Store, with reports of publishing deals being ended or suspended for several developers and publishers.

Webnetic is among the names mentioned, and community tracking suggests thousands of listings could be impacted.

Recent removals of multiple Testagamecreations titles appear to be part of a broader cleanup of low-effort games.

If sustained, the purge could improve discovery and quality control on one of gaming’s largest digital storefronts, while hurting high-volume release publishers.