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PS5 Homescreen Now Replaces Unique Video Game Art With Annoying Ads You Can’t Turn Off (www.ign.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world

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Wow, this is awful. Some people reported that these ads are also very petty and not necessarily related to the game, like apparently Elden Ring shows an ad for a licensed mousepad when you hover over the game now...

Edit: Playstation Product Manager says this is actually a new bug. I really doubt it but they do seem to be "fixing it".

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[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Reminds me of the Steam news page

[-] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 2 months ago

There is no reason to get a console. sure they can be a bit more convenient but all the negatives are much worse than any of the positives

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's upsetting how news outlets can now call anything an ad to generate outrage and people here just eat it up. Something about that word seems to turn people's brains off and they start commenting misinformation.

This is:
A feature to show you news from the game you're about to play.
Badly designed since it can't be turned off and it covers the entire screen.
Prone to abuse for ads.

This is not:
An ad.
A money making venture by sony.
Unique to playstation.