Summary
Part of the beauty of the modern gaming experience is the fact that gamers have access to a seemingly infinite number of games at any given moment.Long gone are the days of having to rent titles at a video storeor stand in line at a big box retailer. With a few simple button presses, you can be on your way to playing the latest title without ever breaking a sweat.
Still, that reality isn’t without its caveats. That’s because for everyMetaphor: ReFantazio, there areseveral low-effort, primarily AI-generated gamesstreaming into the store,like this Mario Strikers clone, orthis eShop The Last of Us clone from 2023.
As a result, gamers have long rallied the purveyors of these online ecosystems to clean up their digital storefronts. Recently,Steam amended its TOS to essentially ban games from forcing players to watch ads. Now, it looks likeSonyhas followed suit with the removal of multiple low-effort titles.
Some Progress Is Good Progress
As first reported by EuroGamer, it appears that,following an investigation by IGN,PlayStationhas begun removing some questionable, low-effort titles.
Specifically, the outlet reported that titles by RandomSpin, including the likes of Supermarket Simulator Pro, seemingly no longer exist on the storefront. Indeed,visiting the TrueTrophies page for the game, then following its PSN linkleads to an error page on the PlayStation Storewhere a game page would have existed at one point.
At the same time, however, RandomSpin is just one of several entities filling the PSN with low-effort games. While Supermarket Simulator Pro has ceased to exist,Clothing Supermarket Store Simulatorcontinues to exist alongsideMechanic Supermarket Simulatorandother titles.
What’s more, it seems like Sony and other companies might be caught in a neverending game of whack-a-mole. The likes ofToy Supermarket SimulatorandSupermarket Simulator Holidays 2025are both listed as “Announced,” meaning they could come out at any point, further adding to the number of titles that arguably don’t belong.
In other words, Monday’s developments are a step in the right direction, but it appears that when one company is axed, another will rise up in its place. Ultimately, only time will tell how these companies will deal with this persistent issue.
