Late final yr, Sony added a few nostalgic PlayStation 5 dashboard themes the recreated the expertise of utilizing an older PlayStation console. Individuals actually favored these themes, however Sony mentioned they have been momentary and finally they have been all eliminated. However now they’re coming again for good.
2024 was the thirtieth anniversary of the unique PlayStation. In December, as a part of that celebration, an replace for PS5 added a very cool PS1-style boot up animation. And in case you checked out the PS5’s settings you would discover dashboard themes for the console that emulated some previous PlayStation consoles, just like the PS2 and PS3. Individuals actually favored these, however Sony eliminated them a couple of weeks later. Beginning tomorrow, nonetheless, these beforehand momentary themes will return as a part of an even bigger PS5 replace.
On April 23, Sony introduced that the following huge replace for PS5 will convey again all of the retro PlayStation themes from final yr. In January, Sony promised gamers it will convey the themes again “within the coming months,” and that point has come.
The PS5 replace arrives tomorrow, on April 24. Sadly, it doesn’t seem like the PS1 intro is coming again.
It’s not simply returning themes included in tomorrow’s replace. Sony has additionally revealed a complete suite of recent sound choices as a part of a brand new “Sound Focus” function that allows you to management which kinds of noise you’ll hear higher whereas taking part in a sport. For instance, you may increase voices or footstep audio so you may hear them higher whereas taking part in a sport. Sony says this will probably be optionally available and solely helps headsets.
Listed here are the presets you may tinker with when tomorrow’s replace goes reside:
- Increase Low Pitch: Amplify low-frequency feels like roaring engines and rumbling noises.
- Increase Voices: Amplify voice chats, character voices, and different middle-frequency sounds.
- Increase Excessive Pitch: Amplify high-frequency feels like footsteps and metallic noises.
- Increase Quiet Sounds: Amplify low-volume sounds in a variety of frequencies.
