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".

(page 2) 50 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Please drink verification can to unpause.

[–] Fribbtastic@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like the console wasn't expensive enough!

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

Whats even the point? I get so many ads that they are almost entirely ineffective now. Its just white noise, the sound of the wind, the idle thoughts in my brain I am just hit with so many that none stick.

[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For those already owning one - try setting up pihole or an equivalent. Sony could be serving ads from a domain used by something like a cdn, but I bet they don't.

load more comments (1 replies)

[–] Juice@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Whelp looks like the ps4 will be my last Sony console, too bad

load more comments (1 replies)

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

This is satire right?

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'm sure that'll help PS5 Pro sales.

[–] jetsetdorito@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

again, Concord was expensive 😡

-sony, probably

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Guess it's time to sell the PS5 that I don't play anymore anyway.

[–] yamanii@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This isn't actually ads, just the news tab being brought up front, on steam it would be the top row in your library if you didn't remove it, it's a good idea with terrible execution, everytime I see an update over there I go check out the game.

[–] celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

There's a full screen advertisment for Spiderman Across the Spiderverse when the person is trying to play Spiderman Miles Morales.

load more comments (1 replies)

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

good i got a pc tbh

a story idk why and 2 years later i decided to dualboot windows and linux later and then in late 2025 am gonna wipe windows off my pc not using trash 11

yeah Its sad sony decided to go this route

[–] noxy@yiffit.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm so done buying console games, and consoles.

Not just because of this shit either. Games just run better on my PC. Like, a LOT better. Only thing I really use PS5 for anymore is playing blu-ray movies.

load more comments (1 replies)

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The PS5 was such a disappointing mispurchase. I was so excited to finally get one... It just doesn't feel like any major improvement over a PS4. It is just gathering dust except for the occasional Blu-ray movie.

load more comments (1 replies)

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

It always seems like 1 step forward, 2 steps back with console gaming

load more comments