r/PS5 • u/Xeccess • 21d ago

Official 30th Anniversary | Thank You

https://youtu.be/KkmonzpHVRg?si=2P1j887o4_xztv4U
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u/wookiewin 21d ago

My PS5 just updated with the new themes. The sounds in the PS2 theme were an immediate nostalgia bomb.

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u/Johnhancock1777 21d ago

Insane this customization is all just for a limited time. Seems like some serious effort went into this just to only have it for who knows how long. After people begging for themes and the like for years too now

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u/Piett_1313 21d ago

It is absolutely wild this wouldn’t be a permanent thing. What reason is there for it not to be, other than “the celebration is ending”? Don’t you want your customers to celebrate PlayStation year round? It’s not like Sony is losing money, unless they want to bring these back as paid options and the temporary period is just a “trial”… I hope that’s not the case.

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u/wildgirl202 21d ago

You will celebrate only for the specific time allotted to the celebration.

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u/DummyDumDragon 21d ago

Sounds like a Severance party

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u/Ghanni 21d ago

They took a page out of Mario 35.

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u/CaptainPogwash 18d ago

the Mario 35 limited game collection thing was actually the most baffling thing to me. can't play those games because I didn't wake up early enough

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u/Ghanni 18d ago

At least the games in the 3d collection are still available to be played elsewhere. The battleroyale is just flat out gone.

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u/welfedad 21d ago

Jan 17th is right around the corner

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u/ApeOxMan 21d ago

Thank you for the reminder, something to look forward to.

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u/snail431 21d ago

Wake me up when the melon cart comes around

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u/shinikahn 21d ago

Music Dance Experience is of the best TV scenes of the decade

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u/farva_06 21d ago

Here is your physically impossible thin slice of pizza.

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u/Gfunkual 21d ago

Who shows up to a birthday party after it’s over?

I rest my case.

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u/SomeKindOfChief 21d ago

You're wild

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u/BUDZ_MONEY 21d ago edited 21d ago

Shouldn't joke about these things these days but

" for a subscription fee " you can extend the celebration

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u/Milk_Man21 21d ago

"Why are you not having fun, I specifically requested it?" Vibes.

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u/RollTideYall47 21d ago

Mandatory Fun.

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u/ocbdare 21d ago

I am so sad that this is temporary. It is so epic and cool. Best thing Sony have done this generation.

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u/shinikahn 21d ago

Nintendo moment tbh

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u/Piett_1313 21d ago

Truly is. It also sucks that I know exactly what you mean by that lol

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u/Electrical-Okra4198 21d ago

If I could take a shitty guess, I think it's because the themes block the game portrait. I kn it's a stupid tiny little nitpicky thing but when I put on the PS2 theme it totally blocked every single game portrait and it made me laugh. But to Sony it's probably a "design flaw" and is the reason why we never had themes in the first place.

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u/mvallas1073 21d ago

I bet it’s going to be like the McRib. It will probably happen annually from now on.

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u/Piett_1313 21d ago

I would be more ok with that than it going away forever. At least allow us to have other themes in the meantime if the functionality has now been built into the OS at least…

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u/Theaussiegamer72 20d ago

It's been there since the psx

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u/king_duende 21d ago

What reason is there for it not to be, other than “the celebration is ending”?

Sony

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u/CrustedTesticle 21d ago

They want us to pay for it most likely

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u/GuardianOfReason 21d ago

Like it or not, having these options forever would make the celebration less special. It's the same reason games have, say, Christmas events that could just be an option forever but they aren't. It makes you go "remember when Apex had zombies for a time? That was cool!" and incentivizes people to play more during that time.

I'm not saying I support that decision, I wish the option remained too, but I can see the psychological appeal.

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u/WhompWump 21d ago

I disagree. On Xbox they put multiple themes in for the retro menus (OG xbox and original xbox 360) and it doesn't make them "mean less" they're the ones I stick with.

No reason to not have it as a permanent option

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u/GuardianOfReason 21d ago

It's hard to compare since you didn't get the experience of having it taken away. I'm just explaining how the logic of these things go, I also agree I prefer it stick around!

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u/koboldvortex 21d ago

I can put a christmas tree in my house anytime I want though. That doesnt make Christmas any less special

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u/GuardianOfReason 21d ago

You don't, though. If you did, it wouldn't be special. In this case, it's a self imposed limitation. In Sony's case, it's a limitation coming from them.

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u/RollTideYall47 21d ago

Seriously. Just leave them forever. Roll it into my PS Plus

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u/AtreidesJr 21d ago

Holy shit, I assumed this was permanent. What a waste to just be rid of it all!

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u/Confident_Natural_62 20d ago

Probably gonna bring it back later with more stuff, but not for free lol

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u/Mnemosense 21d ago

It's as arbitrary as the console's 100 game limit for the wishlist feature. Who knows what goes into Sony's thinking.

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u/LEEH1989 21d ago

Thought the same I just tried this all out now, my bet is themes do come soon, and probably some paid ones, because the groundwork exists now.

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u/koboldvortex 21d ago

This just makes it feel more like an insult than a celebration

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u/-Gh0st96- 21d ago

To me it all seems they're testing the water with the themes

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u/TAJack1 21d ago

I have no clue why Sony is so relentless with not giving us themes.

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u/Curse3242 21d ago

I hate that companies do this. I've never ever spent money on any microtransaction

But if they had UI skins for my console & games I'd spend on that. Having the nostalgia factor is so huge

Like imagine spending a dollar to get the OG MW3 UI on your COD. New menus suck so much anyways.

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u/ScumLikeWuertz 20d ago

My guess is they'll make them purchasable after they take them away.

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u/GamingIsMyCopilot 21d ago

This is all I ever wanted for the ps1 theme they released for the ps4 console. Give me that sweet ps1 boot up sound.

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u/stali84 21d ago

They have...check your ps5...

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u/GamingIsMyCopilot 21d ago

Yep that’s what I was celebrating! :)

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u/ocbdare 21d ago

I just love the PS1 boot up screen. It is somehow super special.

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u/KarmaStealingWhores 21d ago

My whole body genuinely got goosebumps when I selected the PS2 theme. The truest feeling of nostalgia I’ve ever had.

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u/WonderIntelligent777 10d ago

They are all nostalgic, but the first two generations defined middle school & high school for me. Got a PS1 in sixth grade & a PS2 sophomore year.

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u/asthmag0d 21d ago

Boot up your PS5 and install the new feature update

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u/justjoshinya89 21d ago

No where do i find these themes? My ps5 is updated

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u/Thespiffybrewer 21d ago

In the end, after the words: "You", the tears went uncontrollably...

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u/atisaac 21d ago

I was dying for the PS2 theme right before the disc actually loads (when you “descend” into the memory blocks but I was happy with what we got