{"id":795432,"date":"2026-10-08T01:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T01:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/795432\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T01:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T01:54:11","slug":"ps5-to-integrate-anime-into-main-menu-as-sony-tightens-ties-with-crunchyroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/795432\/","title":{"rendered":"PS5 to Integrate Anime into Main Menu as Sony Tightens Ties with Crunchyroll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/075bd3207da3c\/large.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791424449_190_1280x720.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Moments ago, PlayStation boss Hideaki Nishino took to the stage at the inaugural Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum to confirm it\u2019ll be integrating anime into the PS5\u2019s main menu with a \u201cdedicated hub\u201d, beginning Spring 2027.<\/p>\n<p>He said the initiative will help \u201cmake it easier for the PlayStation community to discover and explore the anime content they enjoy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>PS5 owners can already access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/tags\/crunchyroll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crunchyroll<\/a> anime via the dedicated app available for the console, but this new initiative will place the streaming service front and centre.<\/p>\n<p>Sony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2021\/08\/sony_completes_acquisition_of_anime_giant_crunchyroll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">acquired the subscription-based platform<\/a> for $1.1 billion in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve asked Crunchyroll for some mock-up images of how this might look, and will update when they reply.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the press release says:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnime and gaming have deeply engaged and overlapping fan communities, and the new experience will bring those worlds closer together on PS5. Anime and gaming have deeply engaged and overlapping fan communities, and the new experience will bring those worlds closer together on PS5.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PS Productions is working on its own anime series with Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, due out next year.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sony has earmarked anime as a massive growth vector, as it continues its transition to entertainment. It\u2019s currently one of the leading players in the market, as its Sony Music subsidiary also owns Aniplex.<\/p>\n<p>How do you feel about anime being added to the PS5 home screen with its own dedicated hub area? Let me know below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791424451_989_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sammy Barker\"\/><\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Moments ago, PlayStation boss Hideaki Nishino took to the stage at the inaugural Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":795433,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[15768,221087,59,622,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-795432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-anime","tag-crunchyroll","tag-gb","tag-sony","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}