{"id":2009986,"date":"2026-06-25T09:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T06:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009986"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T06:37:32","slug":"playstation-5-now-features-custom-gta-6-ui-as-sony-goes-all-in-on-rockstar-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009986","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation 5 Now Features Custom GTA 6 UI, as Sony Goes All In on Rockstar Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Load up your PlayStation 5 today, and you’ll be greeted by a new custom user interface advertising Grand Theft Auto 6<\/a> \u2014 part of Sony’s major new partnership with Rockstar Games. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The PS5’s Welcome section now includes a flashy animated version of the GTA 6 logo, which zooms in and reveals a splash screen with details on the game, as well as a button to go view its store page (and pre-order).<\/p>\n

Of course, Sony has rolled out this update following GTA 6 pre-orders officially going live at midnight last night, as well as the start of its own marketing campaign for the game, which it has boasted “plays best on PS5.”<\/p>\n

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Yesterday, Sony published a blog post championing the features of its console that GTA 6 will use<\/a>, including the speaker in the DualSense controller and the pad’s haptic feedback. <\/p>\n

Rather amusingly, Sony later deleted and reposted a series of posts on social media linking to this blog post that featured an image of the PS5’s disc-based edition. The social posts were later replaced with versions that featured the PS5’s digital-only console \u2014 more fitting with the fact that GTA 6 will not have a disc<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Grand Theft Auto VI launches November 19, with pre-orders starting June 25. <\/p>\n

Learn why it plays best on PS5: https:\/\/t.co\/w0enIHvPFQ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ekpnz2Tfz2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Other additions to GTA 6’s PlayStation 5 marketing campaign include a newly-themed version of the PlayStation app logo on smartphones, that features GTA 6 colors and pale tree fronds. <\/p>\n

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Sony has started updating its logos like the PlayStation App with GTA 6 branding#PS5<\/a> #GTA6<\/a> #GrandTheftAutoVI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dNknjOvw7P<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sony itself has previously stated that the launch of GTA 6 is the best reason yet for PlayStation fans still using a PS4 to finally upgrade their console, as GTA 6 will only be available on PS5 (and Xbox Series X\/S). Rockstar also recently eased the console transition itself, by promising free upgrades to GTA 5 on PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S for those with a PS4 or Xbox One copy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Need to catch up on all of the GTA 6 news? Rockstar has now announced GTA 6’s price<\/a> and also a pricier $100 Ultimate Edition<\/a>, released 63 new GTA 6 screenshots<\/a>, and confirmed that physical editions of the game won’t include a disc in the box<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em>@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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Load up your PlayStation 5 today, and you’ll be greeted by a new custom user interface advertising Grand Theft Auto 6<\/a> \u2014 part of Sony’s major new partnership with Rockstar Games. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The PS5’s Welcome section now includes a flashy animated version of the GTA 6 logo, which zooms in and reveals a splash screen with details on the game, as well as a button to go view its store page (and pre-order).<\/p>\n

Of course, Sony has rolled out this update following GTA 6 pre-orders officially going live at midnight last night, as well as the start of its own marketing campaign for the game, which it has boasted “plays best on PS5.”<\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Yesterday, Sony published a blog post championing the features of its console that GTA 6 will use<\/a>, including the speaker in the DualSense controller and the pad’s haptic feedback. <\/p>\n

Rather amusingly, Sony later deleted and reposted a series of posts on social media linking to this blog post that featured an image of the PS5’s disc-based edition. The social posts were later replaced with versions that featured the PS5’s digital-only console \u2014 more fitting with the fact that GTA 6 will not have a disc<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Grand Theft Auto VI launches November 19, with pre-orders starting June 25. <\/p>\n

Learn why it plays best on PS5: https:\/\/t.co\/w0enIHvPFQ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ekpnz2Tfz2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Other additions to GTA 6’s PlayStation 5 marketing campaign include a newly-themed version of the PlayStation app logo on smartphones, that features GTA 6 colors and pale tree fronds. <\/p>\n

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Sony has started updating its logos like the PlayStation App with GTA 6 branding#PS5<\/a> #GTA6<\/a> #GrandTheftAutoVI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dNknjOvw7P<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sony itself has previously stated that the launch of GTA 6 is the best reason yet for PlayStation fans still using a PS4 to finally upgrade their console, as GTA 6 will only be available on PS5 (and Xbox Series X\/S). Rockstar also recently eased the console transition itself, by promising free upgrades to GTA 5 on PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S for those with a PS4 or Xbox One copy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Need to catch up on all of the GTA 6 news? Rockstar has now announced GTA 6’s price<\/a> and also a pricier $100 Ultimate Edition<\/a>, released 63 new GTA 6 screenshots<\/a>, and confirmed that physical editions of the game won’t include a disc in the box<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em>@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Load up your PlayStation 5 today, and you’ll be greeted by a new custom user interface advertising Grand Theft Auto 6 \u2014 part of Sony’s major new partnership with Rockstar Games. The PS5’s Welcome section now includes a flashy animated version of the GTA 6 logo, which zooms in and reveals a splash screen with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,243],"class_list":["post-2009986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-ign-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2009986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009986\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2009986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2009986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2009986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}