Sony is bringing back those nostalgia-laced classic PlayStation console backgrounds for PS5 this week.
If you cast your mind back to December, you will recall Sony rolling out a console update for the PS5 which added a range of custom sounds and startup options to make the console experience more akin to the likes of PlayStation consoles of times gone by.
Yes, for a brief period during the festive season we could jazz up our PS5 to look like (at least, on the screen) the original PlayStation, or even a PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, or PlayStation 4 if we so fancied.
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Now, this was meant to be a limited-time thing for PS5 users, released to celebrate PlayStation’s 30th anniversary.
But, good news nostalgia-lovers! Due to an “overwhelmingly positive response from our community”, those four console customisation options are making a return, allowing users to switch up their PS5 home screen once again. Hurrah!
Thanks to an upcoming system update, those who want to do just that will soon be able to head to the PS5’s Settings menu, and select Appearance. From there, they will be able to select which background era they fancy, and Bob’s your uncle.
As well as this welcome bit of news, this PS5 system update will also boast a new feature called Audio Focus, which aims to increase “immersion by providing presets to amplify soft sounds to meet your hearing preferences, ensuring a clearer audio experience when using headphones or headsets”.