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

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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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[-] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I heard from another lemmy user that his new Xbox required him to click an ad to finish booting up. So with a grain of salt MS' consoles are even worse. If this continues and i don't see why it won't, PC gaming gonna be the only viable one soon. Thank God steamdeck and valve Linux collab are now a thing

[-] kadotux@sopuli.xyz 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Holy shit, this is full blown verification can shit.

[-] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

They saw the cans as a challenge and are inching closer and closer to see where the cutoff for bullshit is.

[-] lohky@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

My piece of shit, $1800 Vizio TV does that. I can't even default it to a specific input without clicking through an ad.

[-] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

God, that's awful. Is it connected to the Internet or are they internal ads? I suppose you've already looked into a piratefix firmware update or something? I have a big roku tv that i keep away from my wifi lest ads sneak into my experience too

[-] lohky@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I'd kill Internet to it if my wife didn't leave on random free streaming shit like Pluto to play for the dogs when we leave. The steps it takes for me to get to streamio are nuts. Boot on TV -> close ad and navigation to Fire stick -> listen to auto play ad while piece of shit fire stick loads UI -> finally get to watch what I want.