Sony temporarily removes classic PlayStation themes from PS5, but promises to bring them back in the coming months

By: Vladyslav Nuzhnov | 31.01.2025, 10:32
Revealing the features: what's new in the special themes for PlayStation 5? Special theme on PlayStation 5. Source: Sony

Sony has announced that starting from 31 January 2025, the classic themes dedicated to the PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 consoles will be temporarily removed from PlayStation 5. These themes were released in December 2024 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation brand and allowed users to customise the PS5 interface in the style of previous consoles.

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In a post on social media, Sony thanked users for the positive feedback on these themes and said that it was working on their return in the future: "Thank you for the fantastic response to the classic PlayStation, PS2, PS3, and PS4 themes that will be removed. Due to the positive response to these 4 themes, we are working behind the scenes to bring back these special designs in the coming months."

PS5 users have praised the ability to customise the console's interface, especially the classic PS1 boot screen. Many expressed a desire to keep these themes on a permanent basis.

And Sony also noted that it has no plans to create additional themes other than the 30th anniversary themes.

Source: @PlayStation