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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 [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Please drink verification can to unpause.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

Well, finally. There are still so many unused seconds in a day where the consumer cattle is not forcibly blasted with advertisements, it brings tears to the eyes...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

You know, I was really sick and tired when they updated the nvidia shield with the new android TV version that makes most of the screen show stuff that are basically ads. It didn't even let me show only stuff I was interested in and this constant "oh you are hovering over this item for 0.000001s so you seem to be interested in this, let me start the video for you with audio" no god damnit I was reading something else or got a text.

I had to install a different launcher so that I could only show on the screen what I actually wanted to see. I have basically removed or reduced all ads as much as I ca.

Lately, I was at my parents place and they don't have that stuff. Even the 1.5 minutes of ads for a free service is so disruptive to me watching something.

What has this to do with PlayStation?

Well, on the shield you are still able to install a custom launcher that is more to your liking, you could disable the internet access and completely stream your own local content. But on the PS, you don't have that option and are completely at the mercy of what they think you should watch and see on your screen that you bought with a console that you also bought with your own money.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

All for the low low price of most of your money, most of your spare time, and most of "the best years of your life"

wow, hold me back.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Torment Nexus has been supplanted by the MORONIC Nexus

[+] [email protected] -17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 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.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Oh I can’t either. Totally with ya there.

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