PlayStation’s 30th anniversary PS5 themes are leaving, but Sony says they’ll be back
Themes based on previous PlayStation consoles will be removed at the end of January
Sony says the limited-time PlayStation 30th Anniversary themes on PS5 are being removed tomorrow, but promises players they’ll return.
Last month Sony released a PS5 update which let players customise aspects of the console’s operating system, based on different console generations.
This included the PS1 boot-up animation as a new start-up sequence, and a variety of themes based on PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4 or the 30th Anniversary, which could be applied to the home screen and other areas.
Sony informed players at the time that these themes would only be temporary, and it’s now confirmed that they’ll be leaving on Friday (January 31).
However, it now says it plans to bring them back thanks to positive user feedback.
Thank you for the fantastic response to the classic PlayStation, PS2, PS3, and PS4 limited-time console themes, which will be leaving tomorrow.
Due to the positive response on these 4 themes, we’re doing some work behind the scenes to bring these special designs back in the… pic.twitter.com/KYk5DHQ3wO
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) January 30, 2025
“Thank you for the fantastic response to the classic PlayStation, PS2, PS3, and PS4 limited-time console themes, which will be leaving tomorrow,” a statement on the official PlayStation account reads on X.
“Due to the positive response on these four themes, we’re doing some work behind the scenes to bring these special designs back in the months ahead.”
Sony recently updated PlayStation’s website with a timeline chronicling 30 years of the iconic gaming brand.
Last year it also launched PlayStation’s 30th Anniversary Collection, which includes grey PS5 Digital and PS5 Pro consoles.
