Questions regarding PS5

[Windows_10_User]

Is it possible to remove games from the UI without deleting them? I only want them to stay in the library.

Is it possible to prevent the PS4 versions from being downloaded after upgrading to the PS5 ones every time one inserts a PS4 game disc?

How can one know the games he unfollowed so that the user can refollow them? Also, after unfollowing a game, will the user stop getting notifications about recent or soon to be released DLC?

How can one create folders on the UI to add games? One could do it for PSN games in the PS3 and PS4 and for physical games in the PS4.

 

[godreborn]

Is it possible to remove a played game from the UI without deleting it (I only want it to stay on the game library)?

Is it possible to prevent the PS4 version of the game to be downloaded (I only want the PS5 version)?

Is it possible to prevent the control center notifications regarding game content from showing up, and if so, will one not have access to the game's future DLC, updates, etc.?

iirc, removing a game is sorta possible, I think the newest update allows you to select games for the home menu. they'll stay there as long as you have that enabled for the game.

generally speaking, at least as per my experience, the ps5 game is usually the one downloaded when there's more than one version. no idea why it's downloading the ps4 version for you.

you can disable some notifications like in the notifications section or news and whatnot by unfollowing a game (in system settings), but there are some notifications you can't remove. they're generated by the game itself. sony calls them cards iirc. I know, it's annoying that they're in your face when you come back from rest mode. I wish they'd make an update where you could disable them or at least hide them inside a menu or something.

 

[godreborn]

I just checked. you can disable some cards for mature games, they're actually hidden then and only then. also, yep, you can put the games you want on the home screen just as I thought:

this is from the changelog on the playstation website for 4.51:

Now you can keep the games or apps you choose on your home screen.

 

[Windows_10_User]

iirc, removing a game is sorta possible, I think the newest update allows you to select games for the home menu. they'll stay there as long as you have that enabled for the game.

generally speaking, at least as per my experience, the ps5 game is usually the one downloaded when there's more than one version. no idea why it's downloading the ps4 version for you.

you can disable some notifications like in the notifications section or news and whatnot by unfollowing a game (in system settings), but there are some notifications you can't remove. they're generated by the game itself. sony calls them cards iirc. I know, it's annoying that they're in your face when you come back from rest mode. I wish they'd make an update where you could disable them or at least hide them inside a menu or something.

Can you tell me how to remove them?

According to what I searched, lots of users are complaining about the PS4 version being downloaded and installed when the PS5 is available.

But if I unfollow them will I still be offered DLC? This is especially important regarding bought games whose DLC were included but weren't available by then and I may forget I had the right to them or even forget about them at all. Regarding the cards notifications, it sucks, then.

I just checked. you can disable some cards for mature games, they're actually hidden then and only then. also, yep, you can put the games you want on the home screen just as I thought:

this is from the changelog on the playstation website for 4.51:

Now you can keep the games or apps you choose on your home screen.

What's hidden, the setting to disable them? It's weird only being able to disable some cards for mature games instead of all cards for both mature and non-mature games.

I already installed the latest OFW. Then I have to learn how to do it.

 

[godreborn]

it downloading the ps4 version instead of the ps5 one actually is a known issue. sony had fixed it, but it's crept up again. you'll just have to wait until sony corrects it. as for the cards, I don't know if unfollowing will remove the dlc notifications or not. the trophy and story cards I know will still be there, so I'm not sure. you can put all ten things on your home menu that you want, that will delete the item from the home menu. not sure what would happen if you undid keeping them on the home menu, whether it would be back. I read the changelog shortly after 4.51 came out, but I haven't tried this feature.

 

[Windows_10_User]

it downloading the ps4 version instead of the ps5 one actually is a known issue. sony had fixed it, but it's crept up again. you'll just have to wait until sony corrects it. as for the cards, I don't know if unfollowing will remove the dlc notifications or not. the trophy and story cards I know will still be there, so I'm not sure. you can put all ten things on your home menu that you want, that will delete the item from the home menu. not sure what would happen if you undid keeping them on the home menu, whether it would be back. I read the changelog shortly after 4.51 came out, but I haven't tried this feature.

Sorry, I didn't understand. Can I simply remove the game I don't want from the UI without deleting it, like clicking on it and choose a "remove" setting or something like it?

 

[godreborn]

that specifically, no. what I suggested was an alternative.

 

[godreborn]

can't have folders unfortunately, don't know why. what that's called is sort priority. it's part of the database, on the ps4 at least, everything that can move has a sort priority of 100. the last games loaded are sorted first based on that. I'm assuming it works the same way on the ps5, because why change it? I don't know if rebuilding the database would affect it in anyway, but that's one of the databases it would be rebuilding. you can force stuff to be absent or stuck in a location, but the problem is that the ps4 at least becomes sluggish when you do that, and the browser becomes very unstable. I'm sure something similar would be true of the ps5, but sony obviously has solved that problem with 4.51 considering you may make icons stuck on the home menu. it's most likely modifying the sort priority or there's possibly a new category in the app.db. I'm willing to be that file exists on the ps5, since the same lead engineer who did the ps4 and vita also did the ps5, and both of those systems contain the file. it makes the database look simple and clean unlike the disaster that is the ps3's.

 

[Windows_10_User]

that specifically, no. what I suggested was an alternative.

According to the changelog: "

• Now you can keep the games or apps you choose on your home screen.

Shouldn't it be as straitforward as I was saying to remove a game from the UI?

 

[godreborn]

that I don't know. as I said, I haven't tried the feature. maybe see if there's an option using the options button on the controller.

 

[Windows_10_User]

can't have folders unfortunately, don't know why. what that's called is sort priority. it's part of the database, on the ps4 at least, everything that can move has a sort priority of 100. the last games loaded are sorted first based on that. I'm assuming it works the same way on the ps5, because why change it? I don't know if rebuilding the database would affect it in anyway, but that's one of the databases it would be rebuilding. you can force stuff to be absent or stuck in a location, but the problem is that the ps4 at least becomes sluggish when you do that, and the browser becomes very unstable. I'm sure something similar would be true of the ps5, but sony obviously has solved that problem with 4.51 considering you may make icons stuck on the home menu. it's most likely modifying the sort priority or there's possibly a new category in the app.db. I'm willing to be that file exists on the ps5, since the same lead engineer who did the ps4 and vita also did the ps5, and both of those systems contain the file. it makes the database look simple and clean unlike the disaster that is the ps3's.

I don't think folders have to do with this question since I wouldn't want them to be inside them but to be away from all places (excluding the game library).

 

[godreborn]

there's a way to hide them on the ps4, but it also carries issues. there's no way to do it officially on either the ps4 or the ps5, and I doubt there ever will be.

 

[Windows_10_User]

there's a way to hide them on the ps4, but it also carries issues. there's no way to do it officially on either the ps4 or the ps5, and I doubt there ever will be.

I tried the new "Keep in Home" setting on the PS5 and it did nothing. It's disabled for each game by default and the games still show up on it, which doesn't make sense. I enabled it and they still showed up there. Anyway, regarding PS4 games played on the PS5, it doesn't make sense one isn't able to create folders to add them (as well as PS5 games). On the PS4 I added PS4 games on the external HDD to two different folders.

 

[Stone_Wings]

Sounds like you're worrying way too much about the home screen. Do you really spend THAT much time looking at it to be this concerned? Just pick a game and play it already. Stop staring at the home screen for a half hour first. It's really irrelevant. Also, remember it took three years before the PS4 received folder support.

 

[Windows_10_User]

Sounds like you're worrying way too much about the home screen. Do you really spend THAT much time looking at it to be this concerned? Just pick a game and play it already. Stop staring at the home screen for a half hour first. It's really irrelevant. Also, remember it took three years before the PS4 received folder support.

It's just that it's very annoying. And? The PS5 should have folder support right away, just like the PS4.

 

[Stone_Wings]

It's just that it's very annoying. And? The PS5 should have folder support right away, just like the PS4.

The PS4 didn't have folder support right away. Neither did Switch, neither did 3DS, neither did...

I get it's annoying and it's fine to be annoyed. What I'm saying is just don't let it bother you as much. It's so trivial. Just fire up a game when you boot the PS5 and put it out of your mind. For me it's similar to people always wanting themes for Switch, Xbox, PS5. The things have so many tiles and whatnot covering up the entire screen that imo themes are pointless. Can't even see the background images with all the tiles. Plus, the amount of time spent in the home screen and menus is so small that I don't really care. I turn on my systems to play a game, not stare at a theme or home screen layout.

 

[Windows_10_User]

The PS4 didn't have folder support right away. Neither did Switch, neither did 3DS, neither did...

I get it's annoying and it's fine to be annoyed. What I'm saying is just don't let it bother you as much. It's so trivial. Just fire up a game when you boot the PS5 and put it out of your mind. For me it's similar to people always wanting themes for Switch, Xbox, PS5. The things have so many tiles and whatnot covering up the entire screen that imo themes are pointless. Can't even see the background images with all the tiles. Plus, the amount of time spent in the home screen and menus is so small that I don't really care. I turn on my systems to play a game, not stare at a theme or home screen layout.

Do you know how to get rid of the "Gameplay recording paused" notification on the PS5?

 

[Stone_Wings]

Do you know how to get rid of the "Gameplay recording paused" notification on the PS5?

Unfortunately I don't think it's possible.

 

[Windows_10_User]

Unfortunately I don't think it's possible.

I know it's OT but is it normal to have a PS4 game whose back cover has only the Germany flag on both audio and text but when playing the game on my PS5 it's actually in english?

 

[godreborn]

I know it's OT but is it normal to have a PS4 game whose back cover has only the Germany flag on both audio and text but when playing the game on my PS5 it's actually in english?

Probably English is the default language based on your system menu. It may not need to say that it includes English.