Every game from publisher ThiGamesDE has been removed from the PlayStation Store, with a total of 1,194 PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games disappearing. ThiGamesDE is primarily known for publishing shovelware games like the Quiz Thiz series and The Jumping Burger, which are often used by PlayStation players to earn easy Platinum Trophies for their account. The reason for their sudden disappearance from the PlayStation Store is unclear, but it may be related to Sony's recent partnership with Microsoft and Nintendo to pursue greater player safety on the companies' platforms.
Sony is no stranger to unexpectedly pulling games from its platform on rare occasions. Often, games are delisted after their servers have been shut down, as was the case infamously with Concord being pulled from sale after only two weeks on the market. In other cases, games are delisted due to licenses for the IP or other materials within the game expiring and the publisher declining to renew them. However, it's not clear if this is the case with ThiGamesDE's library.
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As reported by X user RobThanatos, ThiGamesDE's entire PlayStation...
