The Explore page on the PS5 home screen appears to be running a beta that adds new features like backgrounds, friend activities, your controller's battery life, and easy links to console storage. Mystic, a popular PlayStation YouTuber, posted a new video today detailing the additions, which appear to have only rolled out to select PS5 users. You can see what's new in the video above.
It's important to note the Explore page as a whole is still exclusive to USA accounts; Sony has never commented on why this is or when access might be rolled out worldwide. It's been this way since the launch of the PS5 in 2020.
As for what the update brings, the biggest addition is a background you can set for the Explore page. This background is only applied when the Explore tab is selected — it doesn't carry over when you scroll through installed games. You can use some premade ones from Sony, or choose a screenshot you've captured as the background.
You can also see your PS Store wishlist in another tab, there's news from PlayStation, and an easy way to see how much storage your system has left free. Mystic states he has the Explore page set to an option focusing on single player, but there's another one for multiplayer also.
Do you like the look of this update? Do you hope access roles out worldwide with these new features? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source youtube.com]
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Looks good. Hope it rolls out worldwide soon
Currently do not even have an Explore page on my Dashboard (am a EU user). Interested to see if Sony will push the same changes in Europe.
I have never seen the Explore page in my life and at this point I don't think I will.
Which is probably still a good thing, tbh.
I have no idea what that is.
What's the explore tab? I'd much rather have backgrounds on the home screen, like we used to be able to do
How am I only just finding out that the US had this?
Looks like a potential useful feature to have. Too bad it’s not available outside the US.
Also still waiting for PS Stars to be integrated into the PS5 UI, rather than just on the app.
"backgrounds, friend activities" about damn time!
@Muttt currently still in beta for select users. Not officially rolled out yet
Hmmm. I’m in the US, but it doesn’t seem to make much sense why the Explore page would be US Only… ESPECIALLY after this many years. 🤔
It hasn't come to my country yet. I want the same service.
This has been around since the PS5 launch? Never knew it existed until now.
@Rmg0731 the new format is but the Explore tab has been there for years apparently but US only?
I’m in the US, if anyone wants my Explore page they can have it, well if I have it.🤷🏻♂️ Oh and my Share button too, ever since I lost the ability to post directly to Twitter I lost interest.🤪
Looks good, especially since storage space and wishlist are the things I check most often that aren’t already quick to navigate to.
The explorer page is fine, it gives you announcements on games you’ve followed, but also just a lot of ads for PlayStation peripherals. If you don’t have it, you’re not missing much.
Well, background is something at least close to Themes! Still, missing folders is another priority as well!
WTF Sony? I'd love to have all this information like DualSense Battery, console storage capacity, etc, available at a glance when I log in. Why isn't this global, it seems so helpful!
Didn't realize this was a thing! I will check it next time I'm on.
It is a bit strange this has only ever been US-only. Bit like back in the PS3 days where the US had a weird little news ticker type thing in the corner of the XMB, although I'm glad we never got that one.
Push🔲 you've done one article with the PS5 OG under a red bulb, this one is under a green bulb. Can the next misc stock console shot feature a blue one please, to complete the RGB theme? 🟥🟩🟦
Ugh. I hope this stays only in the US.
Folder on main screen, press and hold playstation button to power off, is this features so hard to make sony? Even ps4 can do those 2 features.
Looks like a total waste of time - add folders and themes, and then by all means show the game art if you hover over an icon INSIDE a folder. Job done.
And also, get rid of that funereal music!
This should be made available to all citizens of Super Earth
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