If you happen to’re something like me, gaming hasn’t fairly felt proper with out the impactful sights and sounds of the PlayStation 2’s start-up menu. If that’s the case for you — for starters, you are most likely additionally turning 30 this yr, and we’ll get by way of it collectively — but in addition, Sony has nice information: The traditional themes for the PlayStation 5 are coming again, this time for good.
Sony confirmed this information in an official weblog publish on Wednesday, laying out the brand new options coming to PS5 within the subsequent system replace. Along with some nifty new audio choices, you may as soon as once more be capable of deck out your console’s UI with themes based mostly on its traditional predecessors: the PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4. These have been first launched as a limited-time providing for the PlayStation model‘s thirtieth anniversary final yr, however they went over so effectively with longtime followers that they are again for good.
“As a result of overwhelmingly optimistic response from our group, we’re completely happy to convey again the appear and feel of the 4 console designs for gamers to customise the house display on PS5!” the publish defined.
The replace that features these traditional UI themes will go reside on Thursday, April 24.
“It is an excellent transfer for Sony to offer gamers the choice to reskin their UI to remind them of their treasured days booting up their first PlayStation video games,” CNET Senior Reporter David Lumb stated. “Appears foolish to have stored the themes round for a restricted time solely to return them now, however I am going to take what I can get. That PS1 boot-up sound deserves to reside outdoors my head.”
The preliminary choices final yr additionally included a extra basic thirtieth anniversary UI theme that won’t be returning on this replace, although I doubt most individuals even remembered that one.
Primarily based on Sony’s announcement, it is unclear whether or not these new themes will alter the PS5’s look throughout its start-up sequence or if the modifications are restricted to the sights and sounds of the principle menu. Sony didn’t reply to CNET’s request for remark earlier than publication.
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Different issues coming within the PS5 replace
The triumphant return of those nostalgic themes is clearly what most will wish to concentrate on, however the replace approaching Thursday may also give the PS5 some cool new methods to tweak the system’s audio. In line with the weblog publish, these new options can be dubbed “audio focus” and will be reached by going to [Settings] > [Sound] > [Volume] > [Audio Focus]. If you happen to’ve ever tweaked settings on a soundbar or used the Apple TV streaming field’s dialogue enhancement characteristic, these choices ought to really feel acquainted to you, and it is fairly nice to see the PS5 increasing its choices for folk like me who generally battle to make out dialogue in motion pictures, exhibits and video games.
The audio focus choices are as follows, as laid out by Sony:
- Enhance Low Pitch: Amplify low-frequency seems like roaring engines and rumbling noises.
- Enhance Voices: Amplify voice chats, character voices and different middle-frequency sounds.
- Enhance Excessive Pitch: Amplify high-frequency seems like footsteps and metallic noises.
- Enhance Quiet Sounds: Amplify low-volume sounds in a variety of frequencies.
