A common gripe with the PlayStation 5 is a lack of customization options compared to its predecessor. The PlayStation 4 had plenty of home screen themes which radically altered the system's background, music, and icons, but it took the PS5 five years to receive animated themes, and they only change the background of one home screen tile, the Welcome hub. Steady progress has been made in giving PS5 users control over what their console looks like, and a new software update beta shows more is coming.
As detailed by YouTuber Mystic, the most recent PS5 system software beta update not only introduces a new, seasonally changing theme, but also adds new customization options. Showcase Mode causes your Welcome screen widgets to disappear while your PS5 is idle, giving you a clearer view of your chosen background. Slideshow will cycle through a number of backgrounds pulled from an album you've curated. A final addition to the Welcome hub is a new Recently Played widget, which gives you playtime, session, and trophy information on the game you last played.
The PlayStation 5 system software beta has been around for a long time, and is not to be confused...
