PlayStation 5 will not have custom themes, at least at launch

Very little is missing for the debut in our country of PlayStation 5, and according to what emerged on the net the next generation console of the Japanese giant it won't have one of the features that made PS4 customization iconic, namely the themes. Specifically, if you are among the lucky ones who managed to pre-order the peripheral in time, you will not find any options relating to the customization of the PlayStation 5 user experience in the user interface settings.

Although the new PS5 user experience presents several similarities with the PS4 dashboard, it wants to put the game or application with which you want to interact at the center of attention, not only by revealing many details about the latter right away, but showing a sort of mini-theme of the title on the screen in question, with a lot of soundtrack played in the background. Making everything even more enjoyable and immersive. At the moment it is not clear whether Sony's choice to remove the themes is a permanent decision, or relating exclusively to the launch period, but the possibility that the Japanese giant intends to revolutionize the concept of "theme" cannot be excluded. with the advent of the new next-gen.

Waiting to get your hands on the new generation console of the Japanese giant and find out the outcome of the Be The First contest, PlayStation 5 will be available for purchase in our country starting from the next November 19 2020, at the price respectively of 499,99 € (PS5 "standard") and of 399,99 € (PS5 Digital Edition), already available for pre-order from k and at other selected retailers. Furthermore, if you are still not convinced that you want to buy PS5, at the following link you can find our special where we list the main differences with PlayStation 4.

a shot of the PS5 OS

looks like PS4 games display their splash screens on hover

RIP themes pic.twitter.com/gNcpm6i5Td

- Nickdoof (@doof_ebooks) November 6, 2020