PS5 Update for November 2025 Being Slammed by Players

Sony rolled out a nifty little PS5 update for November 2025, but it hasn’t gone down well with players, from the looks of it. The update adds a new widget to the Welcome Hub alongside dynamic animated backgrounds (pictured above) that are designed to change with the seasons. The new Welcome Hub widget displays players’ recent game stats, like time spent playing a certain game, sessions played, game progress percentage, trophy progress, etc. These stats were recently added to the PS App as well, the latest version of which now displays your game progress in recently played games. Players were expecting a little more than what they got, it seems. The most common complaint you’ve guessed it is the lack of proper UI-wide dynamic themes that we grew to love on the PS4. Players are also complaining about the lack of useful features, like folders. “I just want the folders back,” wrote one player. “I don’t even care about themes or specialized backgrounds of games anymore.” Dozens agreed. I think it’s safe to say that dynamic themes aren’t coming back, at least not on the PS5. We hope, however, that PS6 brings back some of the beloved PS4 personalization and social features.
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