PS5 users call out 'disgusting' new PS Store trend as they ask Sony for change
Something we should've left behind in 2025
If there's one community that likes a good complaint unlike any other, it's the gamers. Whether it be that Lara Croft's breasts aren't triangular enough in the new Tomb Raider, that Resident Evil Requiem is wrong for going back to Raccoon City, or questions about where on earth BioShock 4 is, it seems there's always something for them to be unhappy about.
Then again, with GTA 6 being delayed more times than we care to keep track of, and Microsoft shafting us with Game Pass price hikes, you can't blame them for being a little grumpy. If that wasn't enough to grumble about, there are worries that Netflix's $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will cast aside IPs like DC Comics, Middle-earth, and the Wizarding World.
Whether you think the gaming community is justified in its complaints, there's one area where (almost) everyone seems to be aligned. While we've already seen artificial intelligence decimate the art world as you all rushed to turn yourselves into Studio Ghibli characters, there are rightful rumbles that it's changing the gaming world for the worse.
Microsoft controversially announced an $80 billion investment in AI just after laying off thousands of employees, and it seems you can barely boot up a disc without being bombarded with generative AI or AI shovelware.
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When even giants like Call of Duty and Battlefield are succumbing to AI, it's not looking good for everyone else. If that wasn't enough, 'AI slop' was officially coined as one of 2025's biggest phrases, which suggests a disturbing direction that things are heading in.
Over in Sony's corner, disgruntled PlayStation players are calling for change after they've noticed an apparent deluge of AI slop.
One Reddit thread calls out the 'disgusting' AI slop that's apparently 'clogging' the PlayStation Network's new game list.
The OP claims there's a ton of 'copycat' titles that rip off more famous ones you've likely heard of, adding: "This is pretty embarrassing for a company like Sony tbh… long history of quality control, innovative games, good gaming products (the PlayStation line)… now you can’t even find a quality game on there if you tried."
Sorry to any of these that are genuine indie titles, but something tells us that Labubu Battle Royale, Bad Cat Angry Granny, and Brainrot: Fighting aren't exactly crafted by the hands of hard-working devs over the course of multiple years.
This was echoed in an earlier thread when someone stumbled across a game called Astrofix: Galaxy Quest, which looks like a not-so-subtle ripoff of Mario and comes with a supposed 2026 release date despite the fact it can't be preordered.
Calling on Sony to make a change, one person even suggested a new feature when they added: "Agreed and I wish there was a button that does the opposite of the wishlist. The 'Not interested' button, so you don't have to see that garbage anymore."
Another had a brilliant brainwave when they said: "All I do is remove all games $5 and under from the search which eliminates 95% of this dog sh*t."
A third concluded: "Now go to Steam or Nintendo store and do the same search. They’re everywhere."
It's getting harder than ever to figure out what's so-called AI slop and what's made by humans, but either way, it's not doing much to prove that dead internet theory wrong.