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”.

  • PunchingWood@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1172·
    2 months ago

    What an absolutely terrible fucking idea.

    Can’t wait for major story spoilers to show up full-screen on the background of the homescreen because clickbaiters on YouTube are fucking assholes.

    Also really don’t need product placement on the home, I am on my PS5 to play games, not to fucking buy stuff. It’s a console, not a goddamn webshop.

    This really needs an option to get disabled.

    Edit: Reading again it just seems to get worse. Looking at the alternative game ads, offers and promotions when selecting a game seems borderline against consumer laws, at least in EU. Especially kids could be easily targeted and triggered by this. Also most of these examples make it look like you’re starting up an entirely different game, it’s just such a awful update all together. No self-respecting interface designer would come up with this, it’s 100% corporate predatory marketing cunts that came up with this kind of stuff.

    • the post of tom joad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      173·
      2 months 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

        • JigglySackles@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

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

      • lohky@lemmy.worldEnglish
        121·
        2 months 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.worksEnglish
          101·
          2 months 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.worldEnglish
            31·
            2 months 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.

            • JigglySackles@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              2 months ago

              That’s dystopian nightmare shit. Never buying a smart tv. Fuck having the nicest thing if that’s what it takes to deal with

          • lohky@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            I’ve really wanted to start tinkering with rasberry pi, so maybe that’ll be a fun first project!

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      Ugh I love Steam but when I click on a new game, sometimes it’s like WATCH THIS STREAMER STREAM and it’s in the middle of the game like I WANT GO INTO IT BLIND GIVE ME AN OPTION TO DISABLE THIS

        • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          I couldn’t find one when it first came out, and haven’t looked since. Thank you so much!

          • JigglySackles@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            Sure thing, if I were in front of my pc I’d have given you more precise instructions but yeah I was elated when I found that setting as I don’t enjoy livestreams even if it’s not a spoiler.