Again in December, Sony introduced the restricted availability of PS5 themes that captured the retro-goodness of old-school PlayStation consoles. That availability window closes on the finish of January, which is a bummer, however the firm simply stated that the “basic PlayStation, PS2, PS3 and PS4 limited-time console themes” will likely be coming again “within the months forward.”
There’s no particular timeframe right here, as Sony notes that it has to do some “work behind the scenes” to make this occur. Nevertheless, it’s good to know that January 31 won’t spell the top for these nostalgic themes.
Thanks for the improbable response to the basic PlayStation, PS2, PS3, and PS4 limited-time console themes, which will likely be leaving tomorrow.
Because of the optimistic response on these 4 themes, we’re performing some work behind the scenes to convey these particular designs again within the… pic.twitter.com/KYk5DHQ3wO— PlayStation (@PlayStation) January 30, 2025
The dangerous information? These hoping that the “optimistic response” to the 4 retro themes would result in Sony making extra distinctive backgrounds could possibly be out of luck. The corporate stated “there aren’t plans to create further themes sooner or later.” There goes my dream of a PSP theme, full with these cute bubbles.
Sony first launched these themes to have fun the PlayStation’s thirtieth birthday. The corporate additionally took this chance to promote limited-edition PS5 consoles that appear to be the unique 1995 machine. As anticipated, they offered out in a flash. It did one thing comparable ten years in the past for the console’s twentieth birthday.
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