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”.

    • Firestorm Druid
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      102 months ago

      Don’t give them ideas, holy shit. Ads are already present in some sports games, though, afaik

      • @Shard@lemmy.world
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        72 months ago

        Well with sports games at least its “a realistic part of the experience”

        Like when you watch a live sporting event on TV, there’s always commericals in-between the action. In that sense it fits the meta.

        Also, sports games are the worst, pay 80 bucks every year for an updated roster and tweaks to the mechanics.

        • @Adalast@lemmy.world
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          22 months ago

          What, you don’t want to pay another 80 bucks for what could have been a content patch to last year’s game? Pshhh… You’re not a real fan.

          Is what I would say if I were the type of guy who should take a long walk off a short pier.