We’ve written at size about PlayStation Retailer‘s straightforward Platinum video games (shovelware, somewhat) that usually plague the storefront’s “New Releases” part and has grow to be a hotly debated matter amongst gamers and trophy hunters. However simply how effectively do these video games promote? Right here’s an concept, courtesy of an indie developer behind such video games.
Simple Platinum video games are low-cost, and so they promote fairly effectively
Matthew Inexperienced of TheVoicesGames, an indie developer behind plenty of PS Retailer shovelware, tweeted that his recreation Spectrewoods alone has bought over 100,000 copies.
Spectrewoods has now gone over 100,000 gross sales on ps4 and ps5 mixed #gamedev
— Matthew Inexperienced (@thevoicesgames) February 3, 2023
Spectrewoods at present prices a whopping $0.49 and its Platinum run is about 5 minutes, as demonstrated within the video beneath.
TheVoicesGames can also be the developer behind Lizard Woman vs The Cats and Woman in a Leotard With a Gun. One solely wants to try their PS Retailer pages to appreciate what these video games are all about.
All of this highlights one of many largest arguments in favor of those video games: they’ve a market, and trophy/achievement looking is larger than gamers notice.
The true subject right here is Sony’s dealing with of the issue. Shovelware continues to plague the PS Retailer regardless of earlier measures.