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Sony Accused of Using Generative AI Art for PlayStation Advent Calendar Promo

Here we go again

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Sony is the latest organisation to be taken to task for appearing to make use of AI generated artwork.

Fortunately, this doesn't relate to a game, and is instead part of an advent calendar promotion which appears to be targeting Canadian, German, French, and Dutch gamers primarily.

As of yet, we've not seen any reference of it on the primary PlayStation social media accounts, or the PS Blog.

The advent calendar itself is a fairly straight forward marketing tool, encouraging you to complete simple surveys and promotional activities in order to earn tickets, which you can then spend on a raffle in order to be in with a chance of winning a Ghost of Yotei DualSense or PS Plus Premium subscription.

But every time you enter the raffle you'll get a free avatar every day, which appears to feature artwork generated by AI.

While it's becoming increasingly difficult to detect AI artwork, we will say these avatars do have that kind of "look" to them, although there aren't any obvious telltale signs like extra fingers or anything like that.

Perhaps the biggest giveaway is the use of Japanese writing in a cyberpunk-style scene, which don't really reflect real characters at all.

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[Punished Miku]

Is that flaming chest hair?

 

[RoboFu]

Who cares ?

 

[Gen.Grievous]

Oh no the humanity.

 

[Nankatsu]

So is this a new trend? Complain about companies using AI now? lmao

 

[Clear]

So fucking what,

 

[StereoVsn]

So is this a new trend? Complain about companies using AI now? lmao

It's just such a lazy ass effort.

 

[Holammer]

I'm always shocked how little effort them put into AI generation.
Like they put an intern with no understanding of art on it. "Yeah, that's good enough! Publish!"

 

[Danjin44]

I would actually be more offended if these were done by actual human beings, theses are just straight up looking very bad.

 

[El Hee-Ho]

Perhaps the biggest giveaway is the use of Japanese writing in a cyberpunk-style scene, which don't really reflect real characters at all

I'm fine as long as this shit won't permeate through their games, but it's still funny.

 

[LectureMaster]

So is this a new trend? Complain about companies using AI now? lmao

Nah, we just hate low effort AI slops.

This is what I generated in Gemini 3 yesterday, based on an everyday photo of my wife.

 

[ElFenomeno]

Give'em a break, they are trying to save some money, their latest financial reports are dire.

 

[Tobimacoss]

I would actually be more offended if these were done by actual human beings, theses are just straight up looking very bad.

Too bad Sony didn't use AI for Concord characters, game outcome could've turned out different.

 

[NeonDelta]

I mean, they are avatars ffs

 

[Negotiator101]

Who cares ?

Only if it's Microsoft.

 

[Doomtrain]

Is there a smoking gun that these are AI beyond "these are really generic and boring?"

 

[Mayar]

Your choice isn't any easier, to be honest.

 

[IDKFA]

Nah, we just hate low effort AI slops.

This is what I generated in Gemini 3 yesterday, based on an everyday photo of my wife.

That is a photo.

There is no way that face is AI generated.

 

[LectureMaster]

That is a photo.

There is no way that face is AI generated.

I fed a real-life everyday photo to the AI and asked it to generate this portrait based on my prompts. Gemini 3 is capable of generating hyper realism style that looks very real.

 

[LectureMaster]

Your choice isn't any easier, to be honest.

 

[cash_longfellow]

"Accused" like they did something wrong

 

[lughnasadh123]

I don't mind the use of AI in stuff but if it's going to look like cheap-ass mobile level of flaming garbage that I'll happily spread Sony's cheeks for the pitchfork.

 

[March Climber]

That is a photo.

There is no way that face is AI generated.

The texture of the fingers kind of gives it away just a tiny bit, but the AI's work on the face is the more impressive part. Very realistic and not overdone.

 

[Mr Moose]

Only if it's Microsoft.

Activision are using AI for trash looking calling cards. This is the same shit as that (assuming these are AI, otherwise they are just trash looking).
No one cares or wants these.

 

[Montauk]

That is a photo.

There is no way that face is AI generated.

Not been keeping up with SOTA, eh?

That's nothing remarkable now.

 

[The_Mike]

So is this a new trend? Complain about companies using AI now? lmao

Took 5 posts to find the defender lol.

 

[The_Mike]

That is a photo.

There is no way that face is AI generated.

There's lots of AI content that is as great.

I really think people underestimate how insane AI is now.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

at least there are no concord-coded characters. AI is better than real woke artists

 

[th4tguy]

I am in the US and was curious if I could participate. I can but the code vouchers aren't redeemable in my profile.

Free code for anyone interested

Spoiler: Code

L98Q-C7MN-H2HF

 

[Moses85]

 

[DeepEnigma]

Der PlayStation Adventkalendar 2025

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Sony Accused of Using Generative AI Art for PlayStation Advent Calendar Promo

Here we go again

www.pushsquare.com

---

Sony is the latest organisation to be taken to task for appearing to make use of AI generated artwork.

Fortunately, this doesn't relate to a game, and is instead part of an advent calendar promotion which appears to be targeting Canadian, German, French, and Dutch gamers primarily.

As of yet, we've not seen any reference of it on the primary PlayStation social media accounts, or the PS Blog.

The advent calendar itself is a fairly straight forward marketing tool, encouraging you to complete simple surveys and promotional activities in order to earn tickets, which you can then spend on a raffle in order to be in with a chance of winning a Ghost of Yotei DualSense or PS Plus Premium subscription.

But every time you enter the raffle you'll get a free avatar every day, which appears to feature artwork generated by AI.

While it's becoming increasingly difficult to detect AI artwork, we will say these avatars do have that kind of "look" to them, although there aren't any obvious telltale signs like extra fingers or anything like that.

Perhaps the biggest giveaway is the use of Japanese writing in a cyberpunk-style scene, which don't really reflect real characters at all.

These literally look like the avatars they've been giving out long before AI was a thing.

Go back to the PS3 days and there are groups of them that look like this.

 

[yurinka]

If you don't like the avatars, don't get them. Who cares if they are made by a monkey or with AI.

This reminds me of when artists started to use computers to paint, draw or animate. Some people complained a lot in the early days because some artists were using certain new tool, similar controversy previously also created when artists started to draw some illustrations using airbrush.

Pretty nonsensical, it's just a new tool/technique.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Cyber sniper

 

[omegasc]

These literally look like the avatars they've been giving out long before AI was a thing.

Go back to the PS3 days and there are groups of them that look like this.

yup they always have been shitty lol

 

[Kenneth Haight]

I mean they are awful but honestly this is really the least of the worries for AI usage. I don't really care too much about this as it's not in an actual game.

 

[Hypereides]

A quick glance really does give the impression these are some slapdash AI generated imagery. Seen a similar aesthetic proliferate in AI generated images on the web for a while already. Wouldn't be surprised if it is.

 

[falling into hell]

The ai art is still better than the art done by the character designer of Concord or any other blue hair.

 

[StereoVsn]

I fed a real-life everyday photo to the AI and asked it to generate this portrait based on my prompts. Gemini 3 is capable of generating hyper realism style that looks very real.

Yeah, Gemini Pro image gen can get very complex especially if you use more structured prompts.

 

[DeepEnigma]

yup they always have been shitty lol

I rock the black & white Joel they gave out one time and never changed it since.

Also use a custom one for close friends.

https://www.psu.com/news/new-free-avatars-available-on-psn-include-bloodborne-the-last-of-us-part-2-and-god-of-war/

Heck, the lines are so blurred now, the top two Joel & Abby concept art ones would be accused of AI.

 

[IDKFA]

I fed a real-life everyday photo to the AI and asked it to generate this portrait based on my prompts. Gemini 3 is capable of generating hyper realism style that looks very real.

The texture of the fingers kind of gives it away just a tiny bit, but the AI's work on the face is the more impressive part. Very realistic and not overdone.

Not been keeping up with SOTA, eh?

That's nothing remarkable now.

There's lots of AI content that is as great.

I really think people underestimate how insane AI is now.

Hold on a minute.

We are saying that this was a real photo, which Gemini then put into that pose/background.

Gemini absolutely did not create that face. I know AI is good, but zoom in on the face. I mean really zoom in. That's a photo. Tell me that is a fucking photo, PLEASE!

 

[Holammer]

What offended me the most is the low energy effort. They typed "Fire Mage" and called it a day, the titles are literally the prompt.
Give it five minutes and you can get something passable IMO.

If I put this one for publication I would go in and touch up the forehead gem and manually draw a gold diadem around it.

 

[Topher]

WTF, EverydayBeast

 

[Haint]

Nobody with an even half functional brain is going to pay Commiefornia purple hairs $200k a year to make stuff like this when a computer can do it in a nanosecond for less than 1 penny.

 

[laynelane]

It's just such a lazy ass effort.

That and if it starts being okay in small ways like this, then it will just continue to escalate. We have decades of knowledge in terms of how the games industry works to help make that prediction.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Nobody with an even half functional brain is going to pay Commiefornia purple hairs $200k a year to make stuff like this when a computer can do it in a nanosecond for less than 1 penny.

Or, they paid them that and the slacker slob just put them through AI, lol.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Why would i even want an avatar that's not related to any game whatsoever? Like...i see nothing there that's attractive to me lol.

 

[Myths]

Eventually, AI complaints will just become fatigue with its annoying ass posturing.

 

[Kikorin]

And? Soon will be pointless to even say you are using AI, because everyone does. I use it everyday in my work to simplify my life.

 

[Nankatsu]

And? Soon will be pointless to even say you are using AI, because everyone does. I use it everyday in my work to simplify my life.

Don't say that. Judging by some comments around here creative jobs shouldn't use AI for mundane tasks unless they go full expert hardcore master prompt mode, even for doing avatars no one cares about.