PS5 Users Report Unowned Games Appearing on Profiles in New Security Scare

PlayStation 5 users are reporting a strange and worrying issue: games they have never purchased, downloaded, or played are appearing on their account profiles. The phenomenon has sparked fresh questions regarding security on the PlayStation Network, arriving just weeks after a separate vulnerability involving the manipulation of customer service representatives was made public.

Reports of this activity have surfaced on Reddit, with users documenting titles appearing in their “recently played” lists that they do not own. In one prominent example, a user reported that a game titled Sex Store Simulator appeared as their most recently played title. Notably, that specific game does not even have a functional purchase or download listing on the PlayStation Store, making it impossible for the user to have acquired it through legitimate means.

Other titles being reported by users include Hentai Princess, which appears to lack a public store page entirely, as well as Avatar Island, Sex Shop Simulator, Germany Quiz, and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The issue appears to be widespread enough to cause alarm, with one report on social media claiming that an account belonging to user @longislandviper had as many as 70,000 games added to its history.

Is This a Security Breach?

The appearance of games that are not even available for public purchase suggests that this may be a backend error or a system-level glitch rather than a standard account compromise. However, the lack of communication from Sony has left the community to speculate on the cause. Given the recent history of security concerns involving PlayStation accounts, users are understandably anxious about the integrity of their data.

Sony has historically been disinclined to offer public explanations for these types of platform-side irregularities. While it is possible this is a simple administrative slip-up by the platform holder, the silence from the company is doing little to reassure those finding their profiles populated with titles they never touched.

We have reached out to Sony for comment on the situation and will update this report if more information becomes available. In the meantime, if you notice unauthorized activity on your own account, it is a good time to review your privacy settings and ensure your account credentials remain secure.