Overview
- This week Afil Games announced that Sony has blocked it from future PS4 and PS5 releases and that the studio's PlayStation listings will be taken down.
- Sony has carried out multiple removal waves in 2026 that targeted dozens of publishers and thousands of games as it enforces stricter publishing guidelines.
- Reporting differs on the scale of Afil's PlayStation catalogue with some outlets citing about 140 titles and others reporting totals approaching 900 or more.
- Afil Games said it will continue releasing on Xbox and Nintendo platforms while players who use quick, easy games to farm trophies will lose a common source of fast awards.
- Outlets have asked Sony for an official statement but had not received one at the time of reporting and industry watchers see the move as part of a broader push by platform holders to improve storefront curation.