PS5 Anniversary Themes Will Leave Soon But May Return Later

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it will remove the legacy PlayStation console themes on the PS5, which made for the platform’s 30th anniversary, on February 1, 2025. However, the company also teased that it may bring back the themes in a few more months after receiving a lot of positive feedback from users.

For the record, SIE originally added the temporary themes for the PS5 in late 2024 to mark the 30th anniversary of the first PlayStation console, which first launched in Japan on December 3, 1994. The four themes are respectively themed after the PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4. The PS1 theme, for example, shows a boot scene reminiscent of the original console with the old Sony Computer Entertainment logo shown at the beginning.

Here is the official tweet posted on the Japanese PlayStation account on X:

And here is our translation of the tweet:

We have received a lot of responses to the time-limited themes modeled after the first PlayStation, the PS2, the PS3, and the PS4. Thank you!

We will cease providing these 4 themes tomorrow on Saturday, February 1. But after receiving positive receptions from everyone, we will work on the development to make it possible to once again provide these specially-designed themes within a few more months.

SIE also released a limited number of PS5 consoles, DualSense controllers, and PS Portals themed after the PS1 to celebrate its 30th anniversary. In addition, the same company worked with Grapht to produce and release PS1-themed merchandise for its major anniversary milestone, which ranged from a tote bag to keychains.

The legacy PlayStation console themes on the PlayStation 5 will disappear on February 1, 2025, but Sony Interactive Entertainment has promised to bring the themes back in the near future.