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A mysterious new cross-buy icon has been datamined on the PS5.
The symbol – discovered on the console itself – was first shared by Amethxst on X (or Twitter), who says he believes it has been added since March 2025.
While other icons discovered by the user are already in use – such as for the Power Saver mode – the ‘Cross-Buy’ and ‘PS5/PC’ logos have never been seen before. They match Sony’s overall design language, and therefore are legit.
New Symbols will be added soon (website & tool), but here some nice new features from PlayStation (yes, some are old, other are unseen):
– A kind of “echo mode”
– PS5/PC games
– “Cross-Buy” pic.twitter.com/YxIAXp750g— Amethxst (@yAmethxst) November 4, 2025
It remains to be seen how Sony intends to use these symbols, but our best guess is that it’s planning to offer cross-buy between PS5 and PC purchases, a little bit like Xbox’s own ‘Play Anywhere’ strategy.
Whether this means the Japanese giant is also plotting its own PC-based version of the PS Store remains to be seen, although it will be difficult for the company to convince users to move away from Steam. Perhaps it hopes the lure of cross-buy will achieve that.
Other theories about the ‘Cross-Buy’ icon pertain to Sony’s rumoured handheld, but we always assumed this would just be a portable SKU capable of playing supported games you already own, so we’re not sure why it would need to be labelled as ‘Cross-Buy’ per se.
I didn’t think this and @Zuby_Tech‘s post would go viral, so:
– The screen is real (see video below)
– The symbols are present on PS5 (not PS4)
– The symbols are official Sony ‘fonts’ (uf-code: EF5B to EF61)
You can see them yourself by searching for my ID: yAmethxst https://t.co/abU35ihfHG pic.twitter.com/xz6e5u14v6
— Amethxst (@yAmethxst) November 4, 2025
We suppose it’s equally possible the company could add the ‘Cross-Buy’ icon to existing games which can be purchased across both the PS5 and PS4, just to make clear you get both versions. This would probably be the least exciting outcome overall, though, and it’s probably worth noting that the symbol is not currently available on the PS4.
Either way, this is a fascinating discovery, because this symbol does very much appear to be a legitimate part of the PS5 – and we can’t imagine Sony would add it if it doesn’t intend to use it.
Just what has the platform holder got planned here? Share your suggestions in the comments section below.
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As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.