# Sony Adds Anime Hub to PS5 Menu

> Sony integrates anime into PS5 main menu via Crunchyroll hub starting Spring 2027.
- Title: Sony Adds Anime Hub to PS5 Menu · Pushsquare | Shortify
- Summary: Sony integrates anime into PS5 main menu via Crunchyroll hub starting Spring 2027. Sony will add a dedicated anime hub to PS5's main menu in Spring 2027 to…
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- Source: Pushsquare — https://pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/ps5-to-integrate-anime-into-main-menu-as-sony-tightens-ties-with-crunchyroll
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## Sony Confirms Anime Hub
PlayStation boss Hideaki Nishino announced PS5 will integrate anime into its main menu with a dedicated hub starting spring 2027.

> Moments ago, PlayStation boss Hideaki Nishino took to the stage at the inaugural Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum to confirm it’ll be integrating anime into the PS5’s main menu with a "dedicated hub", beginning Spring 2027
## Anime Integration Goal
The initiative aims to help PlayStation users discover and explore anime content they enjoy through a dedicated hub.

> He said the initiative will help "make it easier for the PlayStation community to discover and explore the anime content they enjoy"
## Crunchyroll Access
PS5 owners already access Crunchyroll anime via a dedicated app but this new hub places streaming service front and centre.

> PS5 owners can already access Crunchyroll anime via the dedicated app available for the console, but this new initiative will place the streaming service front and centre
## Sony's Anime Investment
Sony acquired Crunchyroll for $1.1 billion in 2021 as it transitions to entertainment with anime as a key growth vector.

> Sony acquired the subscription-based platform for $1.1 billion in 2021
## Anime and Gaming Synergy
Anime and gaming share overlapping fan communities, with Sony aiming to bring these 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
## Future Anime Projects
PS Productions is developing an anime series with Ghost of Tsushima: Legends for release next year.

> PS Productions is working on its own anime series with Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, due out next year
## Key takeaway

Sony will add a dedicated anime hub to PS5's main menu in Spring 2027 to better connect gaming and anime communities through Crunchyroll.