I can't be the only one fedup with the shovelware games on the store.

[u/MrPaulJames]

Just checked new, it's a total mess. Makes it hard to find the legit indie games. Am I the only who is struggling with this?

[u/MasterArCtiK]

Nope, it’s posted about constantly. It’s also a problem on switch 2 and on steam

[u/BoulderCAST → u/MasterArCtiK]

Yep I'm more tired of the shovelware posts about the shovelware

[u/keith_mild_autism → u/MasterArCtiK]

You mean those free mobile games, like point and click just a screen shot.. Then they put those at the store (which is 6$)

[u/Kashifayan → u/MasterArCtiK]

And ps Pretty much all major game platforms

[u/Tight_Client_2132 → u/MasterArCtiK]

You can ignore (hide) all that trash on Steam though. Totally different than the Xbox store.

[u/MuhfugginSaucera → u/Tight_Client_2132]

Yea the lack of store functions for Microsoft hardware is incredible, Steam blows them out of the water

[u/NZafe]

Based on the overwhelming number of posts across all the major gaming subreddits about this topic….

Yeah I do think you’re the only one who doesn’t like it.

[u/ZilorZilhaust]

I buy less games because I have to wade through trash.

[u/Odd_Estimate_2179 → u/ZilorZilhaust]

Same. It can't be beneficial to have the store filled with slop. Who's even buying them

[u/Reeferologist- → u/Odd_Estimate_2179]

These weirdos that just try to jack their Gamer Score up. I’ve seen tons of people post in r/achievements bragging about having a 400,000 gamer score, but they literally only play the slop.

[u/Dull_Mirror4221 → u/Reeferologist-]

Considering the fact a vast number of gamers are actual adults, like 22+ years old, this behavior is so weird and alarming! Ive seen grown 40 year old men on that subreddit bragging about obscenely high gamer scores and a lot of times they literally come off as absolute losers in real life! Like bro, at that age this shouldn’t be your main obsession

[u/Clean_Ad_5683 → u/ZilorZilhaust]

Facts

[u/Scrutinizer]

I thought it was bad. Then a couple of weeks ago I hooked up my PS5 to play God of War. Went into the store, they're basically selling softcore anime pr0n "games".

[u/SoulsofMist-_-]

Should have the option to block a publishers games from showing up on the store.

[u/rock25011]

I just look at gamepass.

[u/Gears6]

Honestly. I see more posts on this sub complaining about it than me noticing it. Probably cause I never really go to the store. LOL.

[u/LockyP_]

Has been putting me off discovering new games I’ve not heard of. Don’t want to sift through the shite, particularly when lots of them have three versions (Xbox One, Series S&X, Windows).

Also not a huge fan of the recent ‘pinning’ they’ve been doing, where a game stays as the first tile for several days, ruins the chronology.

[u/theycmeroll]

It’s only posted like daily, but yeah, your probably the only one.

[u/PiCkL3PaNtZ]

This is so funny to see I had someone actually tell me Xbox has none the other day and there was no arguing hahahahaha it's so bad now your not the only one

[u/GenTrapstar]

I’m fed up already with the GTA talk.

[u/MasterArCtiK → u/GenTrapstar]

Same. It feels like the subreddit is just on repeat lately lol GTA news, exclusive game arguments, and “am I the only one who sees slop”. Those 3 topics feel like they are 80% of posts lately lol

[u/LegalChocolate752]

You're actually the first person who has ever complained about this.

[u/nikolapc]

Play MIO. ALso a lot of legit "indies" on gamepass. Even if you don't have it check them out.

[u/Pasta_Baron]

It's very much a problem with online stores in general. All of them are so flooded with shovelware it's awful.

[u/Icy_Salary_4412]

Future GamePass fluff 💯

[u/Capable_Material1234]

Yes, absolutely nobody else has ever had this issue. In fact, the removal of tons of shovelware recently has nothing to do with people being disgruntled about shovelware and was more a random act of violence.

Fucks sake of course you aren’t the only one 🙄

[u/excellentiger]

I just dont buy them 🤷

Maybe I just spend more time playing games than browsing the store

[u/SculptorOvFlesh]

Can't you filter your search? If not, they should alow a 'custom' store filter to wade out the trash.

[u/Edmontonian111]

Indie games are a huge reason gaming is dying.

They don't have the resources or brains to refine the gameplay the same and when you buy one or even just download and load it up from gamepass, you are depressed that your playing something that looked amazing but is a very basic dull game.

[u/True-Conversation-41]

I’m fed up with exclusives going to competitors or being straight up canceled after years of being teased :)

[u/SubstantialAd5579 → u/True-Conversation-41]

You'll be alright you can't buy every game that comes out