PS5 Homescreen Now Replaces Unique Video Game Art With Annoying Ads You Can’t Turn Off - IGN
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The PS5 now has an advert system built into the dashboard user interface you can’t disable without disconnecting from the internet.

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”.

  • Soup@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Personally, it doesn’t bother me. I use my PS5 to game and stream shows. I spend a grand total of mere seconds on the Home Screen.

    Can’t quite understand why this is such a big problem. But we’re all into our own things so it is what it is.

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
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      2 months ago

      It gets clicks from angry people, that’s the only reason IGN do anything these days.

      Sad that they bought Eurogamer, because they were one of the last sites that hadn’t gone to complete shit.

      • Soup@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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        2 months ago

        That makes sense. Seems I am too though. Doesn’t change the fact that I’ve no idea why they’re so upset about it.

    • sweetpotato@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 months ago

      It doesn’t have to bother you personally to be unfair. I don’t pay this amount of money on their games and consoles to be bombarded by ads. It’s not a “big” problem, but it is a problem. Some people don’t want to see so many ads, to be tempted to buy stuff all the time or have a bloated home screen.

      Just because you don’t mind doesn’t mean everyone has to do so as well.

    • Firestorm Druid@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      2 months ago

      It kind of dampens and cheapens the experience of using the console. The PS+ tab and the PS Store tab are, essentially, full of ads already but at least they’re contained to the two left-most tabs on the home menu. Sure, you usually don’t stick around too long after selecting a game to play or a streaming service to watch something off, but I’d rather not see more ads than needed when the current system already works well as is.

      • Soup@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Yeah. I get that. It makes sense, but I just don’t see it as some thing that really bothers me that much. I spent decades watching TV ads though, so, maybe I’m just more patient?

        • Firestorm Druid@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Sure, could be. I used to not be able to watch movies because I’d be used to TV ads forcing a break every now and then. Took me a while but I couldn’t go back to ad-less YouTube, for example