Sony Enforces Stricter PS Store Publishing Guidelines, Shovelware Developer Confirms
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11d ago· 2 min readenNews
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Sony is cracking down on low-quality shovelware on the PS Store. Afil Games, a Brazilian studio known for publishing cheap, low-effort titles like Collie Call and Cute Bonfire, has confirmed that PlayStation has implemented stricter publishing guidelines. As a result, the studio's future releases will no longer be available on PS5. This provides rare insight into Sony's behind-the-scenes efforts to clean up its digital storefront.
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· 2 pulledPlayStation has been implementing stricter guidelines for publishing games on its platform
future releases will no longer be available on the PS5
Cleaning up the PS Store
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