STONKS-9800 Is Blocked on PS5 as 13 Ternox Games Face Delisting

Thirteen PlayStation games are set to vanish from sale after August 23, 2026, and STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator has lost its planned PS5 release entirely. The immediate problem for players is less the canceled port than the usual digital-store headache: Ternox Games has confirmed a removal date, while nobody has confirmed what happens to games people already paid for.

Ternox says Sony unilaterally terminated its PlayStation developer and publisher agreement without giving the studio a reason. That decision blocks STONKS-9800 on PS5, cancels a previously planned physical PS5 edition, and removes the publisher’s PlayStation catalog after the stated deadline. Sony has not publicly explained the action.

The PS5 version is gone, but STONKS-9800 is still alive elsewhere

Players waiting for STONKS-9800 on PS5 should stop waiting. Ternox’s 1980s anime-styled, text-heavy stock-market simulator will not launch on Sony’s console under the current situation.

The game remains available through Steam Early Access, where it has been sold since July 2023. It has passed 100,000 copies sold and carries a 97% positive Steam user rating. Ternox also intends to continue its Nintendo Switch and Xbox plans, including the physical PC and Switch editions it had been pursuing.

That makes this a PlayStation access problem, not a STONKS-9800 shutdown. PC players keep their route in. Xbox and Switch players may still get one. PS5 players have been cut out of the release plan.

The bigger loss is Ternox’s existing PlayStation catalog

The cancellation lands on a catalog of 13 titles connected to Ternox’s PlayStation publishing account. Ternox says it released 10 games itself over five years, while three more were transferred to its account by other publishers.

Named games in the removal set include Unichrome: A 1-Bit Unicorn Adventure, Run & Jump Guy, Scrap Divers, Fox’s Zen House, Boned Again: Survivors, Dungeonloop, IN-VERT, Taimumari: Complete Edition, and Bullet Beat.

The awkward part is that Ternox is exactly the kind of small publisher likely to get caught in a broad storefront cleanup. PlayStation has had a very real problem with low-effort trophy bait and cloned listings burying legitimate games in search results. Cleaning that up is overdue. Terminating an entire publisher agreement without a public explanation, however, is a blunt instrument — and players holding licenses are the people left to absorb the uncertainty.

What existing owners should do before August 23

A delisting normally means a game can no longer be bought from the PlayStation Store. It does not automatically mean previously purchased games stop working or disappear from a buyer’s library. In this case, though, there is no public confirmation that Ternox owners will retain download access after the removal date.

• Check your PlayStation Game Library and confirm every Ternox purchase is tied to the correct PSN account.
• Download any affected game you expect to play, especially if storage and bandwidth are not a problem.
• Keep purchase receipts or transaction-history records for each title.
• Do not assume a PS4 purchase will become a PS5 entitlement; the STONKS-9800 PS5 version has been canceled.
• Watch PlayStation support notices and the individual game pages for a clear statement on redownload rights, license access, or refunds.

There is no announced refund policy tied to this delisting, and there is no replacement entitlement for the canceled PS5 edition. Anyone who already owns a Ternox title should treat August 23 as the deadline to verify their library, rather than trusting the usual assumption that a digital purchase will quietly remain available forever.

Sony’s missing explanation is the part that matters

Claims tying the decision to a PlayStation Store anti-shovelware filter remain unconfirmed. That theory has enough surface logic to spread quickly: storefront moderation has become a major platform problem, and Sony has incentive to cut back on junk listings. It still does not explain why a publisher with a five-year catalog and a commercially proven PC game would lose its account wholesale.

The answer that matters is painfully mundane: whether existing owners retain permanent access to their purchases. Sony can keep the underlying enforcement reason private if it chooses. It cannot leave the license question vague without turning a publisher dispute into a customer-service problem.

What to watch next

August 23, 2026 is the critical date. Before then, players need a direct answer on three points: whether the 13 games remain downloadable for prior buyers, whether any licenses can be revoked after removal, and whether refunds will be offered in cases where access disappears.

For STONKS-9800 specifically, the practical recommendation is straightforward: buy or play it on Steam if PC is an option, and wait for Ternox’s Xbox or Switch release plans if it is not. PS5 is off the board. Existing PlayStation owners should secure their libraries before the storefront deadline turns a messy publishing dispute into missing games.