The PS5 is releasing in six days, and when it releases, it will be without one of PS4’s best customization features. More specifically, when you boot up your PS5 this Thursday — assuming you somehow managed to get your hands on a pre-order or a day-one edition — you’ll notice no option to customize the background of the home screen, and that’s because there are no longer themes. Whether this is simply a launch omission or a permanent omission, isn’t clear, but if you were looking forward to seeing your PS4 theme in 4K on PS5, well, prepare yourself for the disappointment of having the same background screen as every other PS5 owner.
While themes haven’t survived the leap to next-gen, avatars have, so a little bit of customization and opportunity to distinguish yourself from your fellow PS5 user remains, but, as you may know, themes have been a big part of PS4, and so many are sad…
