The PS5 launched with a lot of features we loved about the PS4 that were missing. Over the years, some have returned, but one that many aren’t sure about is themes. These can be obtained, downloaded, purchased, or bundled with certain games that gave your home screen a new look and background soundtrack related to different games or concepts. This made home screen customization much more fun and personal. However, is this feature on the PS5? Here’s whether or not you can put custom themes on your new console or change the background.
Does the PS5 have themes?
No, the PS5 doesn’t have any themes. Instead, whenever you highlight a game or app on your home screen, the background will change to art related to that game, as well as show more information about it. While it’s far from ideal, it’s as close as we can get to the themes we had on our PS4.
Can you change the background on a PS5?
Again, because the PS5 dynamically changes the background based on what you’re currently viewing, there’s no way to modify your background at this time. Since the background is constantly changing, even if you had a custom image, it would always change as you progress through the games. There are a few other ways you can personalize your PS5, however unless Sony gives us the option with an update, there’s no way to set a theme on your PS5.
However, browsing and discovering the hidden features of PS5 will give you other ways to make the console your own. From setting up custom button mappings to launching your console from your phone or tablet, and even controlling it with your voice, there are many different ways to interact with your console that aren’t enabled out of the box. We’ve put together a list of the best PS5 tips and tricks to help you get started on your customization journey.
Meanwhile, Sony has just released its second-generation virtual reality headset, called the PlayStation VR2, or PSVR2 for short. It’s shaping up to be a promising device, though not without its shortcomings (it costs more than the PS5 itself, for example, and doesn’t have the best set of launch titles). The reason we’re talking about it now though is because, like the PS5, you can’t change the background or use themes on the PSVR2, but you probably could have guessed that.
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