Earlier this month, Sony rolled out a new firmware update that, among other things, added a customizable welcome hub to the PlayStation 5 home screen. It’s lowkey one of the best new features the console has gotten in years,

PS5 owners started seeing full-screen ads on the home screen this week, and they aren't sure if it's a new feature or a bug.

If you've turned on your PS5 in the past day or so, you've likely seen a whole lot more ads on the home screen than you're used to, with promotions for upcoming games, various trailers, and bits of developer news taking the place of the custom game art that typically appears when you select a game on that menu.

PlayStation 5 owners weren’t happy about a change that put ads on their homescreens instead of high-quality game art, but now everything is fixed.

PlayStation 5 owners are reporting advertisements on the device’s home screen. Frustratingly, the ads seem to be rather difficult to disable, and some are also outdated ads and/or confusing content. The ads,

PlayStation removed a "tech error" forcing newsfeeds into homepages. PSN servers faced a global blackout that PlayStation has been silent about. The silence has upset players and raised security concerns over prior similar incidents.