{"id":901819,"date":"2026-04-27T03:28:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/remember-those-pc-icons-on-ps5-sony-removed-them\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T03:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:28:03","slug":"remember-those-pc-icons-on-ps5-sony-removed-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/remember-those-pc-icons-on-ps5-sony-removed-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember Those PC Icons on PS5? Sony Removed Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"body\">\n<article id=\"article\">\n<header>\n<section>\n<p>Going through changes<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4271\/avatar.jpg?v=1529104267\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"get2sammyb\"><\/li>\n<li>by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/authors\/get2sammyb\">Sammy Barker<\/a> <span><\/span> <time data-days=\"5\" datetime=\"2026-04-04T13:00:00+00:00\">Sat 4th Apr 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<section>\n<figure data-uuid=\"53ac3596fe91d\"><a title=\"Remember Those Odd PC Icons on PS5? Sony Removed Them 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/53ac3596fe91d\/remember-those-odd-pc-icons-on-ps5-sony-removed-them-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/53ac3596fe91d\/remember-those-odd-pc-icons-on-ps5-sony-removed-them-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Remember Those Odd PC Icons on PS5? Sony Removed Them 1\"><\/a><figcaption><em><span class><\/span> Image: Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do you remember last November <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/11\/leaked-cross-buy-icon-on-ps5-hints-at-mysterious-pro-consumer-move-from-sony\">one industrious PlayStation fan<\/a> fuelled speculation by uncovering unused icons in the PS5\u2019s operating system?<\/p>\n<p>The symbols prompted discussion about a potential PC launcher, as they alluded to things like \u2018Cross-Buy\u2019 and \u2018PS5\/PC\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this story has developed since, because it\u2019s been reported that Sony is pulling the plug on its PC ports. Games like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/ghost_of_yotei\">Ghost of Yotei<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/saros\">Saros<\/a> were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2026\/03\/sony-apparently-pulls-the-plug-on-pc-ports-of-saros-ghost-of-yotei\">apparently planned for storefronts like Steam<\/a>, but have since been cancelled.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&#038;hd=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;autohide=1\">\n<div><iframe id=\"yty-XGB8_bQ3s\" title=\"YouTube Video\" data-src-fallback=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&#038;hd=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;autohide=1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&#038;hd=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;autohide=1\" data-consent=\"targeting\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"890\" height=\"501\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&#038;vp_content=embed4a3519wlpixk&#038;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span>YouTube<\/span><span>169k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>And now it\u2019s emerged that those unused icons, mentioned above, have been quietly removed from the PS5\u2019s operating system.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s Zuby_Tech on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Zuby_Tech\/status\/2040375440758444093\">X<\/a> (or <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Zuby_Tech\/status\/2040375440758444093\">Twitter<\/a>) who popularised this news today, it turns out the icons <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ErikInCt_\/status\/1998646877336551619\">were quietly deleted<\/a> all the way back in December, shortly after they were discovered. Presumably the platform holder saw all the headlines about them and decided to react.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, if Sony doesn\u2019t intend to release many more PC ports \u2013 certainly to its single player franchises, anyway \u2013 then these icons probably don\u2019t make sense anymore. We certainly won\u2019t be getting a launcher at this point.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2026\/04\/fans-reckon-ps-studios-website-adjustments-hint-at-sonys-move-away-from-pc\">PlayStation also recently edited its website<\/a> to remove references to PC associated with some of its studios.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s yet to actually acknowledge its change in strategy, but it\u2019s clear from all of its action that it\u2019s moving in a different direction these days.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>[source <a title=\"External Link: https:\/\/x.com\/Zuby_Tech\/status\/2040375440758444093\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Zuby_Tech\/status\/2040375440758444093\">x.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4271\/photo\/0\/avatar.jpg?v=1709294233\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sammy Barker\"><\/p>\n<div>\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<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/authors\/get2sammyb\"><span><\/span> Author Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/get2sammyb.bsky.social\"><span><\/span> Bluesky<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return replyTo('get2sammyb');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/#\"> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Arden Serna<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2026\/04\/remember-those-pc-icons-on-ps5-sony-removed-them\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going through changes by Sammy Barker Sat 4th Apr 2026 Image: Push Square Do you remember last November one industrious PlayStation fan fuelled speculation by uncovering unused icons in the PS5\u2019s operating system? The symbols prompted discussion about a potential PC launcher, as they alluded to things like \u2018Cross-Buy\u2019 and \u2018PS5\/PC\u2019. Of course, this story<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":901820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2449,23675],"tags":[16345,10793],"class_list":{"0":"post-901819","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-remember","8":"category-those","9":"tag-remember","10":"tag-those"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/901820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}