Sony is under fire after releasing a set of new free PSN avatars as part of the digital PlayStation Advent Calendar 2025. The PlayStation Advent Calendar is an annual online activity that, for reasons unbeknownst to us, is limited to a few countries.
New free PSN avatars are all AI-generated, it seems
Available in parts of Europe and Canada, the Advent Calendar has players engage in various activities over 24 days, with daily prizes awarded. Prizes range from physical goods, like the limited edition Astro Bot DualSense controller, to digital rewards, like PS Plus or PS Store gift cards and PSN avatars.
The PSN avatars are pretty much awarded to everyone daily for partaking in the activity, and it’s these freebies that have come under fire. As highlighted by players, all the free avatars are low-effort, generic images that seem to have been crafted with Generative AI.
A preview courtesy of ResetEra is below:
Frankly, some of these avatars look very similar to PS3 avatars that I claimed back in the day. That said, it would have been nice to see a little bit of effort put into this activity.
It’s unclear why the Advent Calendar isn’t available outside of a few countries. But to be fair, main markets like the United States get preferential treatment from Sony year-round. Being left out of one activity isn’t all that bad!
The post ‘Generic’ New Free PSN Avatars Have Players Blasting Sony appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.
No responses yet