I was browsing the PS Store and spotted three of these complete rip-off games, all from the same company. And they’re not even subtle rip-offs either.
Take Rocket Car as an example. Looks remarkably similar to something else, doesn’t it?
Then there’s Construction Machine Simulator. Again, remind you of anything else? Okay, there’s a few of these type of games, but this one doesn’t even try and disguise that it’s ripping off the main game in this genre: https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP6326-CUSA43614_00-0303332389496733
And finally, there’s Wash Simulator. Yet another not even subtle rip off of another popular game: https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/concept/10008957
These are the only ones I’ve spotted from a quick browse through the Store, I assume there is more. But how on Earth do companies get away with stuff like this? I can understand it on mobile app stores, but are there no checks before these games are put on the PS Store?
I‘m not saying I know why, but I wonder if it’s like crap movies going straight to rental. In this case, Sony (the rental place in this analogy) gets to look like it has so many options, and also a cut of each sale. So screw it, any new thing for sale is a good thing. Even if it sucks, you (the buyer) picked it out.