PS5 Animated Backgrounds Quietly Added by PlayStation for Select Users

Sony has quietly added PS5 animated backgrounds to select users, and it features first-party PlayStation games.

[isarai]

This has been the case for months, literally since they added the welcome tab.

[robtion]

No these are new animated backgrounds for Stellar Blade, Horizon, Demon Souls, Ratchet, etc.

[Knushwood Butt]

I think I coincidentally found this yesterday after my PS5 triggering two system errors upon booting and it looked weird after the anniversary theme was removed, so I went digging and found some animated backgrounds.
May have been there for years!

[OtterX]

Sony also took away my animated backgrounds that I paid money for on my PS4. Loved my little zen waterfall I had going on. After i had to do a fresh system install bc of a storm power outage, I tried to re-download it.. and just gone from existence.

[AndrewM]

You still have them on your ps4.

[OtterX]

Nope. Reread my comment.

[VariantAEC]

Should have done a back-up and you wouldn't have lost them. Reading the terms of service says that PS is under no obligation to host content on PSN forever. So, back-up is the smart option as PSN will respect your licenses, basically indefinitely.

[jambola]

The future is here
add by future, I mean ps3 era

[Amplitude]

Truly the peak of PlayStation menu designs, features, and single player games.

[SimpleDad]

It only took them 5 years to do it.

[VariantAEC]

PS5 launched November 2020. It is April 2025. 1 month plus 4 months is 5 months. 5 months plus 4 years is still less than 4.5 years and animated backgrounds were added months ago already with the Welcome Hub's full release on PS5.

So, it took a little over 4 years.

[SimpleDad]

Jesus Christ, people really love you at parties.

[OtterX]

@SimpleDad lol, yea looking through his comment history, this seems to be his schtick, playing the N4G lawyer. Whatever floats his boat, man. 😂

[The_Hooligan]

I have been using Astro Bot background ever since it got released. I switched to the anniversary background while that was active and then went back to Astro Bot. Been traveling so haven't turned my system on in a week. I'm curios to see if there are other options now.

[badboyz09]

my ps3 fire place still in my living room 🔥🔥

[P_Bomb]

The Ghost of Yotei one is nice.

[Knushwood Butt]

Pretty sure I didn't see an option for that one.

[P_Bomb]

On mine it’s in the middle of the second row, below Days Gone. Not sure if there are regional differences.

[Knushwood Butt]

Thanks, I'll have another look.
Days Gone sounds good!

[Knushwood Butt]

Just found and applied Days Gone. Thanks!

[The_Hooligan]

I just put that one on. Looks beautiful! I wish in the future they would add music to them.

[anast]

Nice addition