AI-Generated Games Could Spell Trouble for PlayStation Store; Sony Must Act

There is some drama building in the gaming sector with AI-generated games, and actual game developers are really upset. Clearly enough, there has been an instance of straightforward, shady conduct on the PlayStation Store. This time around, the PlayStation store shows Flight Simulator 2025, but someone uploaded a counterfeit copy of Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Yes, you read that right. Someone even displayed a trophy list for PS5 players who tried to present a knockoff game as legitimate. Many people assumed, "Oh, great! Microsoft is at last getting their extremely popular flight sim to PlayStation"! But nope, it turned out to be a con job.

This counterfeit game was under the real indie developer Grizzly Games. But Grizzly Games had nothing at all to do with it, except that is really the kicker. The game was unauthorized and not completed either. One of their developers, Paul Schnapp, actually went public about it to Eurogamer. Essentially, he stated, "Hey, this is not us! Our name and logo are under illegal use, and honestly, this 'game' represents exactly contrary to what we believe as a studio".

Grizzly Games is an indie studio, and they're not exactly loaded with money or legal assets, so although they would want to prevent this kind of activity, they don't quite have the ability to resist. Sadly, they are not the only ones. Many indie developers grapple with this kind of rubbish, where con artists use their names or steal their work to get counterfeit games into outlets like PlayStation. It is going over the top.

Digging around, Eurogamer discovered a web page using the domain of Grizzly Games (which was not managed by the true Grizzly Games). This website is actually full of AI-generated random mobile games, and the links go nowhere. Whoever is behind that site might also be accountable for the PlayStation Store's distribution of the counterfeit Flight Simulator 2025. Meanwhile, the real Grizzly Games, who developed Thronefall for Nintendo Switch and PC, simply want to create awesome games devoid of this sort of chaos.

This is some small matter; the real concern is that it recurs. The PlayStation Store has turned into a disposal site for things of this kind. Fake games, AI-generated rubbish, and outright theft of others' works permeate it. It is nearly embarrassingly bad. People get conned into thinking they will purchase something legitimate, only to find later that they have been scammed. Developers are also raising their voices, as participants are not the only ones who are irritated. Everyone is staring at Sony, thinking, "What will it be required of you to come in and fix this"?

Given Sony's size, it's amazing how little seems to be going on. Quite honestly, it feels like the PlayStation Store should take these matters way more seriously; developers are upset, and gamers are observing. Sony has to act promptly on this if it wants to keep the confidence of its customer base.

According to PlayStation Lifestyle, PS+ Premium subscribers are able to stream nearly all new PS+ games from March 2024 directly through the PS Portal. This is somewhat significant since it helps the Portal seem more like a free small console than only a remote-play machine. Of all possible games, only two will require you to turn on your PS5. That implies most of the main titles can be streamed straight to the Portal without your primary console running.

This seems like another small step toward transforming the PS Portal into a more flexible piece of equipment. Though it is definitely moving that way, it is not quite a complete portable console yet. This might be a game-changer for PS+ Premium members—pun utterly intended. They can play their favorite games wherever they want, away from their TV or PS5, rather than being bound to it. So, that is the rundown. We have the PlayStation Portal slowly becoming a real mobile gaming platform.

One side of the hand and the disorder of dubious cons on the PlayStation Store on the other. Certainly, they are two very dissimilar stories; however, each is worth following! Truly, if Sony does not quickly deal with this, it could seriously damage their long-term image. Shopping on legitimate forums such as the PlayStation Store leads people to expect a particular level of quality.

Should PlayStation users keep encountering many rubbish games or obvious rip-offs every time they browse, they could begin losing confidence in the entire system. Once that trust is gone, it's hard to get it back. Sony, therefore, really has to step forward and solve this problem before it deteriorates even further. Developers and players both depend on them to hopefully act sooner rather than later.