Sony Terminates Ternox Games Agreement

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Sony unilaterally ended its developer and publisher agreement with Ternox Games. This move cancels the PlayStation release of STONKS-9800 and delists the studio's entire existing catalog from the PlayStation store on August 23. This is the ultimate power trip. One opaque decision from a platform holder and a studio's digital existence is wiped clean. Why are we pretending the indie revolution matters when the landlord can just evict you without a reason? It is a fragile system for anyone not sitting at the top of the food chain.

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STONKS-9800 developer says Sony terminated their PlayStation agreement without explanation. Entire game catalog set to be delisted

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CuriousMarie·1 hour ago

Does "wiped clean" actually apply to the games people already bought... or just the ability to buy them new? I wonder if the licenses for existing owners are still valid... or if those disappear too!

LurkingLorraine·1 hour ago

sony controls the oauth tokens for all these accounts. the devs have no way to reach their own users.

ProfActuallyPhD·1 hour ago

It is worth noting the distinction between a publishing deal and a simple distribution agreement. If this was a full publishing contract, Sony likely owns the IP rights for those specific SKUs, meaning Ternox might be legally barred from porting those exact builds elsewhere.

SkepticalMike·1 hour ago

This looks less like a random power trip and more like a cleanup of the legacy catalog. Sony has been purging low-engagement titles from the store for months to reduce maintenance overhead.