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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[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I didn't know this was something I agreed to when I bought my console.

Now to figure out if I can block this.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn’t know this was something I agreed to when I bought my console.

That's 'cause it wasn't! Sony is "exceeding authorized access" -- a felony under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act -- but won't be prosecuted for $ome rea$on.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i guarantee you in the fine print they say they have the right to change anything they want any time.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

"By loading this comment, you agree to give @grue@lemmy.world one million US dollars, payable in full within one week."

See? Anybody can make up unconscionable bullshit. The extent to which Sony's terms are enforced is only a measure of how many corrupt judges need to be gotten rid of.

Now, pay up!