Culture warriors are using AI to drag Saros into gross misinformation campaign

Sadly, it's not every day, month, or even year that the PlayStation 5 gets a massive exclusive. Saros is just that, but a bunch of inexplicably angry dudes have started a massive misinformation campaign to make things worse for devs and gamers alike. Let's shed light on these shenanigans. Saros, Housemarque's spiritual follow-up to the fantastic 3rd-person bullet hell revolution that was Returnal, is finally out, rules, and some people are somehow not having it. So, to combat this huge problem, a game that'll force players to clean the dust off their PS5, people on the Internet have been coordinating to spread some ridiculous spoilers regarding the game's story. The most "popular" of the bunch explains that the main character finds himself in his predicament because his wife left him for a black woman. First off, this is a gross and clearly malicious misrepresentation of the game's events. That's why the "screenshots" used to "expose" the game's plot are all AI slop.https://twitter.com/Junksterrr/status/2050627186185351189?s=20 Secondly, would that really have been the dumbest plot twist of all time? The only thing these idiots are doing is outing themselves as people who haven't been playing video games for long. And what's interesting is how this is actually the second instance of "anti-woke" backlash this game has had to deal with, as the main character is played by and modelled after Rahul Kohli, a British actor of Indian descent, which didn't sit well with certain people.Is the Saros misinformation campaign working? It started even before the game was out, before anyone was even aware of any of its plot points. The first example of an attempt to stir the pot came from a guy who made up a bunch of fake reviews that amounted to little more than racist dog whistles.https://bsky.app/profile/operativeroo.bsky.social/post/3mkbcj2hlxk2r None of that prevented the game from getting stellar reviews, great player feedback, and selling over 1.2 million units in its first week. Saros isn't simply a hit, but a hit that's expected to do very well with the kind of people that often go forgotten in video game representation.https://twitter.com/john_h1986_/status/2051317603134779816?s=20 Saros can't really be stopped now, but things can get even better. Hopefully, if people learn the truth in time, this whole misinformation mess can turn into yet more positive publicity for this rare studio that's still putting out uniquely great AAA experiences for your already very expensive AAA console. Don't let these idiots ruin everything for everyone. And, if that's somehow not enough, then maybe consider how we've all recently been made aware that all this GamerGate and culture war nonsense was a Jeffrey Epstein-related pet project, and make your decisions accordingly. The post Culture warriors are using AI to drag Saros into gross misinformation campaign appeared first on Destructoid.

May 5, 2026 - 02:06

Culture warriors are using AI to drag Saros into gross misinformation campaign

Sadly, it's not every day, month, or even year that the PlayStation 5 gets a massive exclusive. Saros is just that, but a bunch of inexplicably angry dudes have started a massive misinformation campaign to make things worse for devs and gamers alike. Let's shed light on these shenanigans.

Saros, Housemarque's spiritual follow-up to the fantastic 3rd-person bullet hell revolution that was Returnal, is finally out, rules, and some people are somehow not having it. So, to combat this huge problem, a game that'll force players to clean the dust off their PS5, people on the Internet have been coordinating to spread some ridiculous spoilers regarding the game's story.

The most "popular" of the bunch explains that the main character finds himself in his predicament because his wife left him for a black woman. First off, this is a gross and clearly malicious misrepresentation of the game's events. That's why the "screenshots" used to "expose" the game's plot are all AI slop.

https://twitter.com/Junksterrr/status/2050627186185351189?s=20 Secondly, would that really have been the dumbest plot twist of all time? The only thing these idiots are doing is outing themselves as people who haven't been playing video games for long.

And what's interesting is how this is actually the second instance of "anti-woke" backlash this game has had to deal with, as the main character is played by and modelled after Rahul Kohli, a British actor of Indian descent, which didn't sit well with certain people.

Is the Saros misinformation campaign working?

It started even before the game was out, before anyone was even aware of any of its plot points. The first example of an attempt to stir the pot came from a guy who made up a bunch of fake reviews that amounted to little more than racist dog whistles.

https://bsky.app/profile/operativeroo.bsky.social/post/3mkbcj2hlxk2r None of that prevented the game from getting stellar reviews, great player feedback, and selling over 1.2 million units in its first week. Saros isn't simply a hit, but a hit that's expected to do very well with the kind of people that often go forgotten in video game representation.

https://twitter.com/john_h1986_/status/2051317603134779816?s=20 Saros can't really be stopped now, but things can get even better. Hopefully, if people learn the truth in time, this whole misinformation mess can turn into yet more positive publicity for this rare studio that's still putting out uniquely great AAA experiences for your already very expensive AAA console.

Don't let these idiots ruin everything for everyone. And, if that's somehow not enough, then maybe consider how we've all recently been made aware that all this GamerGate and culture war nonsense was a Jeffrey Epstein-related pet project, and make your decisions accordingly.

The post Culture warriors are using AI to drag Saros into gross misinformation campaign appeared first on Destructoid.

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