Only a day after it was discovered, PlayStationhas removed a controversial "tech error" that forced outdated newsfeeds into player's homepages.
The official AskPlayStation X account announced the fix and claimed there was no change in how newsfeeds work.
Before the fix, updated newsfeeds displayed the latest news and even ads for the selected game instead of the usual game art. This wasn't well received, but what made matters worse was that most games had topics that were months old or tangentially related.
PlayStation users voiced their anger online, annoyed at a seemingly greedy, unrequested, addition. A few on Reddit asked the broader community to protest the change online.
Despite the overwhelmingly negative response, some players have noted that they wouldn't have objected to the change had it displayed up-to-date news instead of advertisements—after all, if you're playing Tomb Raider, you wouldn't want a forced Soul Reaver ad.
AskPlayStation's post dispelled rumors that PlayStation implemented this as a "feature" and called it a "tech error." However, some have theorized that PlayStation is covering its tracks after the horrible reception it received.
Curiously, the post did not comment on the ongoing worldwide PSN blackout.
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