Obviously just damage control but they do seem to be “fixing it”. They must’ve accidentally implemented a feature to get and show image from the newest news post (which is often an ad), accidentally tested and vetted that feature, and accidentally pushed it.
The bug was that it was rolled out prior to when they wanted to roll it out.
They’re definitely gonna try and put ads in there in the future. 😬 Was just comparing experiences with another user here last night about this (they had the ads but I did not) and seeing as they were across the pond from me and don’t even have the hub yet, it’s like they were just testing the waters in a specific region.
Why do consumers let them? It’s just step one of enshittification : first, be nice to your customers until they become dependent on you and you’re the only game in town…
On one hand, regulators allowed big companies to become monopolies, so we don’t have a choice. Imagine if instagram and whatsapp were not part of facebook, how different social media would be? Or if bumble and hinge were competing with tinder, not just all being a part of match.com.
And on the other hand, we have examples like the console “war”, where Xbox messed up this generation so hard, that Sony now can do whatever they want.
I don’t buy it. PC and Nintendo are more than enough competition. Sony has always been this way and they always will be. Company culture doesn’t change, Nintendo will always be letigious, Microsoft will always seek acquisitions and Sony will always be arrogant.
Just a heads up, it’s fine. It’s a fine shooter. It’s not more than that, the story isn’t brilliant, the online is a bit tedious (and customisation is limited at best for loyalists and almost entirely non-existent for heretics). The gameplay is fun enough. I’ve got like 20 hours out of it, I would say 14 of those were fun. I gave in and bought it too early 😂
My shit-flinging catapult flinging shit onto your house is a bug, it was meant to stay still, peacefully targeting it with a huge load of shit and never firing.
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i yearn for a day where these consumer (yes, not customers) stop spreading their cheeks willingly when these corps get ready with a purple destroyer
oh, yes… a bug…
Guys relax. It’s just a bug. This “feature” doesn’t drop until next month.
The bug was that it was rolled out prior to when they wanted to roll it out.
They’re definitely gonna try and put ads in there in the future. 😬 Was just comparing experiences with another user here last night about this (they had the ads but I did not) and seeing as they were across the pond from me and don’t even have the hub yet, it’s like they were just testing the waters in a specific region.
Someone made a typo in the code, ads show up… Happens all the time
Man I sure hate it when your dev teams spend all sprint developing a bug!
“It’s not a feature, it’s a bug”
I don’t understand how giant corporations repeatedly get away with treating their customers like they’re completely fucking stupid.
Some manager purposefully ordered the engineers to put the ads there. That’s how they ended up there
Cause consumers let them.
Why do consumers let them? It’s just step one of enshittification : first, be nice to your customers until they become dependent on you and you’re the only game in town…
Mostly it’s the lack of competition.
On one hand, regulators allowed big companies to become monopolies, so we don’t have a choice. Imagine if instagram and whatsapp were not part of facebook, how different social media would be? Or if bumble and hinge were competing with tinder, not just all being a part of match.com.
And on the other hand, we have examples like the console “war”, where Xbox messed up this generation so hard, that Sony now can do whatever they want.
I don’t buy it. PC and Nintendo are more than enough competition. Sony has always been this way and they always will be. Company culture doesn’t change, Nintendo will always be letigious, Microsoft will always seek acquisitions and Sony will always be arrogant.
Ah yes totally a bug, something specifically developed to show a very specific kind of content in a very specific location. Totally a bug.
Funny, how all the bugs hurt the players not them.
Remember when mandatory Bethesda account in Doom64 was “just a bug” and then Doom Eternal had it for real?
Oh, good. I was about to give in to weakness and spend money on Space Marine 2.
Just a heads up, it’s fine. It’s a fine shooter. It’s not more than that, the story isn’t brilliant, the online is a bit tedious (and customisation is limited at best for loyalists and almost entirely non-existent for heretics). The gameplay is fun enough. I’ve got like 20 hours out of it, I would say 14 of those were fun. I gave in and bought it too early 😂
My shit-flinging catapult flinging shit onto your house is a bug, it was meant to stay still, peacefully targeting it with a huge load of shit and never firing.
Good luck selling your $700 locked-down computer with no gaems but enshittified to hell and back.
Bullshit. This shit isn’t a bug. It was purposeful as a test to reception and to desensitize people
I love when people say it was a bug.
Yeah bugs happen.
Bugs don’t program themselves to do a specific function, that’s just called a function (language depending.)