PS5 gets GTA 6 home screen update: Sony adds a full UI takeover

Turn on a PlayStation 5 right now and Grand Theft Auto 6 is everywhere. Sony has rolled out a GTA 6-themed Welcome Hub animation, added custom UI touches to the console, and plastered GTA 6 branding across both the PlayStation Store and the PlayStation mobile app. With pre-orders now live on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, Sony is treating GTA 6 like one of the games that can move consoles on its own.

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For PS5 owners, it’s close to a full takeover

Sony is also pushing its Rockstar Games partnership hard. In its marketing, the company says Grand Theft Auto 6 “plays best on PS5,” pointing to DualSense haptics and adaptive triggers, Tempest 3D AudioTech, and the PS5 SSD.

If you’re still deciding where to play, Sony’s message isn’t subtle. It wants GTA 6 to read as the obvious home for the game and a real PS5 seller, even with an Xbox Series X|S version arriving the same day.

Pre-orders opened on June 25, 2026. The standard edition costs $79.99, while the Ultimate edition is priced at $99.99.

All of this is happening alongside forecasts that put pre-order revenue above $1 billion and first-year sales at 40 million copies. Reports also say other publishers are already moving their release dates to avoid going head-to-head with GTA 6.

There is one more detail to know: the physical edition is reportedly coming with a download code instead of a disc. Collectors aren’t happy about it, and some retailers aren’t either.

Sony also briefly pulled one ad, then reposted it after changing the hardware shown to the digital-only PlayStation 5 model.

You can now pre-order Grand Theft Auto 6 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, while Sony keeps pushing the campaign on TikTok and Instagram.

Author: Jesús Bosque

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