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[Mr Moose]

You can disable that, as well as make it so Steam opens on the library section instead of the store.

I'll probably keep it on, sometimes shows some stuff I am interested in.

Is the ad thing on here the "Official News" thing? I am seeing that, not different backgrounds though. GT7 has news about 1.49 which I think is old (1.5 now?).
So the publishers can plug shit using the "Official News" rather than updates about the game?

 

[TintoConCasera]

I'll probably keep it on, sometimes shows some stuff I am interested in.

Yeah I do the same. It's hard to keep up with all the news in the gaming world so it's fine to get a reminder on the latest stuff when opening Steam.

Is the ad thing on here the "Official News" thing? I am seeing that, not different backgrounds though. GT7 has news about 1.49 which I think is old (1.5 now?).
So the publishers can plug shit using the "Official News" rather than updates about the game?

Looks like it! Thing is some cheeky publishers like Square seem to be using it to advertise their other games, like the Rebirth ad on Remake's page.

Not Sony's fault, but imo they should either curate the content that's displayed there, or just offer the option to turn it off.

 

[King Dazzar]

I'll probably keep it on, sometimes shows some stuff I am interested in.

Is the ad thing on here the "Official News" thing? I am seeing that, not different backgrounds though. GT7 has news about 1.49 which I think is old (1.5 now?).
So the publishers can plug shit using the "Official News" rather than updates about the game?

Go to HZD and you'll see full screen LEGO advert. Go to BL3 and you'll see a full screen BL4 advert.

 

[nemiroff]

Sony needs to step up their ads on console game tho, MS clearly in the lead there:

That example is a classic cognitive barrier the user would tend to feel forced to climb over to get to the desired destination. But at least it appear to be a special occasion type screen, not something that pops up every time you browse a different game in your library?

 

[Brucey]

That example is a classic cognitive barrier the user would tend to feel forced to climb over to get to the desired destination. But at least it appear to be a special occasion type screen, not something that pops up every time you browse a different game in your library?

That one popped up at console startup I believe.

 

[Judge Magister]

Paying 800€ for a console (900€ with disc drive?) and still seeing ads in UI, priceless.

The price got nothing to do with this. I can pay +1000€ for a phone and see ads.
It's disgusting.

 

[Unknown?]

Are you here just to troll? That is not a solution whatsoever. It's an annoyance I don't like. I often let my PS5 open to play the game's theme soundtrack in the background or just to have the wallpaper on the display. It's a nice and immersive gaming experience.

I think you're a troll. You leave it on the dashboard for a gaming "experience"?! Nothing about looking at the wallpaper is gaming.

That said it does ruin the look of the game on the dash.

 

[Topher]

This is a horrible mess even if its game related. Who the hell wants a wall paper full of game review ratings?

I'm seeing that same background advertising FF7 Rebirth when I hover over FF7 Remake. It is just stupid.

Making me miss Jim Ryan, Sony.

 

[ComboBongo]

This change really needs to be reverted back.

 

[Synastry]

Wow what a pointless thing to be bothered by just click on the game and play it.

Gamers today are such soyboy's

 

[Diddy X]

This is a horrible mess even if its game related. Who the hell wants a wall paper full of game review ratings?

Such a background ruins any effort to create a pleasant experience; PC gaming wins once again.

 

[ArtHands]

*Opens Steam*
*Sees Special Offers ad*
*Closes Steam*

 

[King Dazzar]

I'm seeing that same background advertising FF7 Rebirth when I hover over FF7 Remake. It is just stupid.

Making me miss Jim Ryan, Sony.

Hey and you hated Jim Ryan... its making me miss my PC days!

 

[gaming_again]

Anybody saying this isn't a big deal should be permabanned imo.

 

[Bojji]

Wow what a pointless thing to be bothered by just click on the game and play it.

Gamers today are such soyboy's

They are doing this here:

If everyone thinks like you will end up with this in the future:

 

[ArtHands]

tbh if you buy FF7 remake you probably will be interested in FF7 Rebirth so its all good

 

[ComboBongo]

Wow what a pointless thing to be bothered by just click on the game and play it.

Gamers today are such soyboy's

I guess you just have zero standards. I'd say it's the soy boys that accept any shit that's pushed on them

 

[Hookshot]

"McDonalds!"

 

[Buhaj]

PC gets more and more enticing.

 

[Mr Moose]

PC gets more and more enticing.

 

[foamdino]

I've not seen this myself - perhaps not rolled-out to the UK yet?

However it sucks - I enjoy looking at the lovely game artwork on the title card/page - Unicorn Overlord, Atelier Ryza etc - great art work as backgrounds, taking that away to push an ad sucks. Bad Sony! (smack's Sony's nose with rolled up paper)

 

[adamsapple]

This is a horrible mess even if its game related. Who the hell wants a wall paper full of game review ratings?

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holy shit lol

 

[Pancakes and Sausage]

Every damned thread like this just flabbergasts me. Why are there so many bootlickers?

 

[Unknown?]

PC gets more and more enticing.

That's because Windows is becoming less and less relevant.

 

[Pandawan]

This is a slippery slope. Obviously all big tech corps are doing this, not just Sony. They gradually make your experience worse and push anything they think they can get away with. It's not only annoying ads, it's also collecting your personal data and selling it off. It's exposing your data to security risks that wouldn't be there if they didn't spray all of it throughout the internet and to dubious data brokers. They make your devices non maintainable, because planned obsolescence is in their best interest. They want your childrens data so they advertise family friendly accounts on your devices. They give you so much convenience on all these devices in order to make you feel dependent on their tech, so you give them more of your usage data for free which they turn into billions behind your back. They keep you engaged for their performance metrics by messing with your mental health. They are literally sucking out all your energy and positivity in order to report growth for the next quarterly report.

 

[Astray]

Supremely retarded update, doesn't even look elegant and well-thought of, just some dude farting out an ad update with zero thought put into it.

Looks like it is just ads about the game you’re hovering over? Trailers, DLC etc

Yeah, which kinda makes it utterly pointless lol. I already bought the game what are you even planning to do here re:ad conversion?

 

[Duchess]

The reason why so many people aren't seeing this yet is because it's linked to the new "Welcome" screen that Sony is rolling out. Right now, it's only been rolled out to the US. The rest of us can expect this bullshit to hit us in the coming months (unless Sony comes to their senses before then).

 

[DryvBy]

Looks like it is just ads about the game you’re hovering over? Trailers, DLC etc

Yep. And it's been a thing before. Steam does the same thing when you click a. Game and the announcements pop.

 

[Bartski]

 

[Toots]

Anybody saying this isn't a big deal should be permabanned imo.

From here and the PSN !

Or better yet they should be "perma-aded", meaning they should pay for gold but still have one ad showing, the infamous piss one of course

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

The visuals on some of them are really bad, but outside of that, what is the big deal? It’s news about the game.

 

[omegasc]

It's a bit late for reviews and scores when you've already paid for and installed the game. Who's the target audience other than the dev blowing themselves?

At least when that awful Batman case was covered in ratings it was to advertise to potential customers, and once the disc was in the case didn't matter.

Suggestion, I guess. I might be off, but people may look at those scores and get a tendency to like the game even more, and recommend to others even using those scores as argument.

 

[ComboBongo]

The visuals on some of them are really bad, but outside of that, what is the big deal? It’s news about the game.

The full bleed key art is replaced with "news" which is mostly out of date. It ruins the aesthetic of the PS5 UI as it's centred around full bleed art for game hubs. The news feed has always been there by going down. It turns what was more of a premium experience into something much much less.

 

[Fake]

Fuck that. Give me back themes and folders.

 

[Three]

The logic here is more of a problem than the intent.

Advertising a property you already purchased when you select it, doesn’t make logical sense.

It's not. It's FF7 Remake advertising Rebirth. It's Star Wars Battlefront advertising EA Play and other EA Star Wars games. The Warhammer one isn't an ad but just a video about the game. I doubt Sony is even getting ad revenue from these it's just the publishers using the platform to promote their other games/services through the added possibility of live backgrounds for games.

 

[DirtyBast8rd]

Sucks not being able to customize this stuff, one of the perks of a closed platform.

Fuck you pc master race fanboy. (Sarcasm on to read).

 

[TintoConCasera]

Fuck you pc master race fanboy. (Sarcasm on to read).

 

[Fake]

Every damned thread like this just flabbergasts me. Why are there so many bootlickers?

Yeah Playstation fanboys are getting annoying as fuck.

They are no much different than Xbox fanboys are used to be a long time ago.

 

[Bojji]

Yeah Playstation fanboys are getting annoying as fuck.

They are no much different than Xbox fanboys are used to be a long time ago.

This is what happens when your favorite company is doing one dumb/anti consumer shit right after another. They are jumping through hoops to defend it.

Xbox fans were doing this for years but now MS fucked up so much that most of them probably gave up.

 

[Topher]

The visuals on some of them are really bad, but outside of that, what is the big deal? It’s news about the game.

It's not though. I shouldn't see an ad of review scores for Rebirth when I select Remake. That's not "news". Otherwise, why would I even need to see ads about a game I already bought?

 

[Sacred]

Did half this thread just willingly accept being flooded with advertisements to games you already purchased on your home screen. I want out of this reality.

 

[LordCBH]

It’s disgusting and it’s quite as bad as the ads on my Xbox. I absolutely hate what they’ve done here.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

The full bleed key art is replaced with "news" which is mostly out of date. It ruins the aesthetic of the PS5 UI as it's centred around full bleed art for game hubs. The news feed has always been there by going down. It turns what was more of a premium experience into something much much less.

 

[TrebleShot]

Lol its not that bad, as soon as you open steam theres adverts in your face.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Lol its not that bad, as soon as you open steam theres adverts in your face.

Yeah, which you can disable.

 

[GermanZepp]

yes, absolutely shitty. Another day another argument to lean into the PCMR

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Oh look, xbox did something first to make console gaming shittier and now Sony is following suit. Where have I heard this before?

 

[TropicanaTwista]

This seems like a stretch. Just from the examples I've been seeing it's just an "ad" of the game you're over.... I haven't even noticed anything after the latest update myself, and I know I would have noticed if it was actual Ads which took away from my experience.


Edit: Just checked the 10 games on my PS5 and yeah as I thought. All the "ads" are literally just either dlc for that game, or patch notes about the latest update.

 

[nnytk]

It's sad to see stuff like this being pushed, such obtrusive, ugly, cacaphonic, visually bombarded layouts. If Sony want to be "premium" it should make sure its (ui) DESIGNS reflect that. Minimalism is key.