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PSN Glitch Offers Free Game, Then Vanishes in Hours

12/30/2025

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A PSN glitch on October 17, 2025 allowed Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun to be claimed for free and added to PlayStation libraries, with availability lasting about two hours.
The game was normally priced at $40.
Sony removed the game from users' libraries.
Sony has not clarified whether it compensated the game's developers.

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Story summary

A PSN glitch on October 17, 2025 allowed Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun to be claimed for free and added to PlayStation libraries, with availability lasting about two hours.
The game was normally priced at $40.
Sony removed the game from users' libraries.
Sony has not clarified whether it compensated the game's developers.