Comment on PS5 Homescreen Now Replaces Unique Video Game Art With Annoying Ads You Can’t Turn Off
Soup@lemmy.cafe 1 month ago
Personally, it doesn’t bother me. I use my PS5 to game and steam shows. I spend a grand total of 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.
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.
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.
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.
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
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.
Soup@lemmy.cafe 1 month ago
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?
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
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
Soup@lemmy.cafe 1 month ago
Oh I can’t either. Totally with ya there.