Several PlayStation 5 games have apparently disappeared from the digital storefront overnight, after a service outage left players unable to access the PlayStation Network. Although it's far from the longest outage in PSN history, the February 8, 2025, outage caused controversy due to a lack of communication from Sony, and what some players consider lackluster compensation. Service was fully restored in the evening hours of February 9, lasting almost a full 24 hours.
And on PSN's revival, some players found a changed storefront: as initially reported by Eurogamer, it appears Sony has removed several shovelware games from its storefront. The games removed include several titles by RandomSpin Games, for example, developers of Alien Destroyer, Tokyo Run, and Funny Truck. RandomSpin typically releases games every, Eurogamer says, are suspected of using AI-generated or recycled assets, but they're not the only dev affected. Breakthrough Games and Zakym, studios that typically release multiple budget titles a month, have also allegedly had their games removed.
It's worth noting, though, that there's no obvious connection between the outage and the sudden removal of these games. Some believe the sudden deletions are the result of recent media criticism focused on the amount of shovelware on...
