Nuking the catalog of games meant to be deleted. Very Of sports. The company’s sudden disappearance from Sony’s online store was first reported by Twitch streamer Rob Thanatos, who accompanied his report with a screenshot, apparently from the TrueTrophies.com site, which reported that the publisher had a hardly credible 1194 PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 units for sale. The next day, the site Delisted Games – which lists games that are, for whatever reason, no longer available for purchase – explains this number in more detail, noting that it counts different translations and regional variations as separate titles; When this multiple counting is removed, the number reduces to 150 or so.
In any case, the games in ThyGames’ catalog have one thing in common: they are called “shovelware”, the metaphor being that they are shoved out the studio door regardless of quality. (And in 2026, the advent of vibe coding and AI-generated assets will no doubt make it easier than ever to shovel.)
while like sports jumping bonbon, jumping strawberry, And bouncing onion ring They have a certain outsider appeal, whatever popularity they gained among PSN subscribers was largely because they made it easier to earn platinum trophies, which are awarded for obtaining all the game’s individual trophies. (For those who don’t have a PlayStation, Trophies are similar to Achievements on other platforms – you get them for completing certain objectives within a given game.)
The obvious conclusion here is that Sony decided it didn’t want to keep its store filled with… let’s say “low quality games.” Some commentators are describing the removal of these games as a long overdue exercise in house cleaning and celebrating the fact that their visits to the PlayStation Store will take less time than sifting through titles about jumping thingamajigs in search of an actual game to play.
But TheGames isn’t the only company capitalizing on gamers’ thirst for trophies; There are many others whose entire output is based on the desire to brag. Additionally, several users on Twitter have pointed out that it is unclear whether Sony would have the authority to unilaterally ban a publisher’s entire catalog based on the games they decide to play. This has led to speculation that the publisher may have done something more serious than just mindlessly filling the PlayStation Store with filth.
Neither party immediately responded to a request for comment. We will update this post when we get a reply.
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