The Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum took place on October 7, 2026. The idea behind the forum is to bring industry leaders together along with creators and innovators to deliver future news about the platform to a wide audience. For those who aren't in the know, Crunchyroll is a massively successful anime streaming service that has been around since June 2006. This year's event led to an announcement that just might reshape the relationship of Crunchyroll with gamers. A new era is about to begin!
Sony's CEO and President of Entertainment, Hideaki Nishino, made the announcement during this year's Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum that Crunchyroll was being integrated into the PlayStation platform in brand-new ways. Crunchyroll will be getting its very own dedicated hub on PlayStation consoles in Spring 2027. Rather than falling under the usual media tab on the home bar, it's expected that Crunchyroll will have its very own section and be integrated on the home screen unlike before.
Sony acquired Crunchyroll in 2021 through Sony Pictures and since then, many cross-platform collaborations have been implemented. Having a dedicated hub on the PlayStation 5 is completely new though, and some fear it might feel like aggressive advertising for...
