Recently, Sony promoted a game called "Supermarket Shopping Simulator" on social media, and this move quickly attracted widespread attention and strong response from PlayStation players. The game is accused of being a low-quality AI-generated work, and although it has a rating of only 1.53 stars in the PlayStation store, it has sold more than 600 copies. This phenomenon not only confuses players, but also raises doubts about Sony's content management strategy.
The incident started with PlayStation Italy's official poster on Instagram introducing this little-known indie game. Judging from the promotional footage, the quality of the game is worrying, the proportion of characters is distorted, and the scene setting also seems illogical, which makes many players show strong dissatisfaction with it.
In the game, players need to face dynamic obstacles and complete shopping tasks such as dealing with out-of-stock items and crowded aisles. However, such a setting does not make up for its low-quality performance, but instead reminds people of those "shovelware" games with extremely low ratings. Players generally believe that the design and production level of this game is far from meeting the standards of the PlayStation platform.
Although low-quality games are not uncommon in the PlayStation store, the incident exposed deeper problems. It is worth noting that the reason why this game can sell more than 600 copies may be related to the fact that it provides easy-to-get platinum trophy. Many players choose these low-quality games just to win trophys and thus improve their personal sense of accomplishment. This phenomenon not only affects the healthy development of the gaming market, but also has a negative impact on the reputation of the PlayStation platform.
In general, Sony's promotion of "Supermarket Shopping Simulator" not only failed to win the recognition of players, but instead caused widespread doubts about content management strategies. In the future, Sony needs to make more efforts in game review and promotion to ensure the quality of the game on the platform and maintain the trust and satisfaction of players.