PS5 homescreen is now filling up with ugly, outdated ads and promotional art

PlayStation 5 owners are reporting emotions ranging from mildly miffed to deep-seated annoyance following Sony’s decision to plaster the console’s homescreen with ugly artwork and often irrelevant promotional news stories following its latest update.

“Gone is the nice artwork when you hover over the game, and you just get the stupid news articles instead.

And as users begin to familiarise themselves with the changes, they’re being met with an understandable degree of discontent.