Sony Has Good News and Bad News on PlayStation 5 Themes

Sony's popular PlayStation console themes for PS5 are disappearing! The limited-time PSOne, PS2, PS3, and PS4 themes will be unavailable starting February 1st, 2025. However, there's a silver lining: Sony plans to bring these nostalgic designs back in the coming months.

In a recent announcement, Sony expressed gratitude for the overwhelmingly positive response to the themes, citing this as the reason for their temporary removal. The company is currently working to re-introduce these beloved themes.

Thank you for the amazing response to the classic PlayStation, PS2, PS3, and PS4 limited-time console themes. They'll be unavailable tomorrow. Due to the positive feedback, we're working to bring them back soon!

While this is welcome news for fans, Sony also clarified that there are currently no plans to develop additional console themes beyond these four.

While we aren't planning more themes, we're thrilled to continue celebrating PlayStation's history with you!

This announcement has met with some disappointment from fans, as PS5 theme customization has been a noticeably absent feature. It seems, at least for this generation, the classic console themes will be the extent of the PS5's theme options.

The nostalgia-themed designs, released to celebrate PlayStation's 30th anniversary on December 3rd, 2024, offer immersive visual and auditory experiences. Each theme replicates the iconic UI elements and boot-up sounds of its respective PlayStation console. The PSOne theme features the original console's image, the PS2 its menu layout, the PS3 its wave background, and the PS4 its signature wave patterns.