PlayStation Store is Littered With AI Slop Amid Clair Obscur Controversy

The AI in games debate has kicked off once again after Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 had its Indie Game of the Year award removed for using generative AI in its early-development stages.

This comes after Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios confirmed it used AI for things like PowerPoints prior to working on the game, and after EA was caught using suspected AI for in-game accessories in Battlefield 6.

However what you might not be aware of is the sheer number of games you can find in the PlayStation Store that have either a touch of AI in them or are entirely AI slopfests. Gamers are sick of seeing them.

PlayStation 5 owner OtherPack1302 recalled browsing the store during a late night and found a game called Astrofix: Galaxy’s Quest. It’s a game that’s apparently coming out in 2026 but cannot be preordered. The artwork used for also has all the hallmarks of being created with generative AI.

As you’d expect other PlayStation owners were equally disgusted, with one saying: “The amount of AI slop on the PS Store is staggering. I really wish you could block developer or publishers would make browsing easier.”

Steam doesn’t have such a feature but it does now require developers to include a note at the bottom of the store page to say if AI was used and if so what it was used for. Perhaps Sony and Microsoft should follow suit with their respective storefronts?

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Others echoed a similar sentiment, like one that said: "I saw a Stardew knock off announced on the store, and all the ‘screenshots’ were just Studio Ghibli style AI generated pics.. There has to be SOME moderation."

Another example was shown of a game that you can actually buy for $5, but is as low-quality as all of the other generated games.

The main difference is this one could actually part people with their money.

I could go on for hours about my take on AI in the video game industry but I’ll save that for a different write-up. What I will say though is AI is here to stay folks, as every time a studio uses it, whether for actual content or simple planning, it only makes its existence more acceptable.

The best way to get around it has already been suggested, more moderation. If digital stores are more transparent on which games use AI and what it was used for it means we can vote with our wallets rather than our words.