A little background: When 3D was in its infancy, PlayStation game developers compensated for the hardware's shortcomings by pairing 3D character models with pre-rendered 2D backgrounds.

In the end, both visual types would find their place in the gaming world, but the two consoles were left with the task of birthing 3D graphics and showing just what they were capable of.While the PS1 ...

Sony is bringing back those nostalgia-laced classic PlayStation console backgrounds for PS5 this week. If you cast your mind back to December, you will recall Sony rolling out a console update for ...

These new backgrounds should be available for all PlayStation users on a long enough timeline, though, so fear not if they haven’t yet appeared on your console.

Engineer creates first custom motherboard for 1990s PlayStation console New "nsOne" board can save a dying 1990s PlayStation 1 by transplanting original chips.

After much fan demand, dynamic backgrounds have returned to the PlayStation 5, but it still leaves a lot to be desired, especially compared to Xbox.

Final Fantasy 7's CG backgrounds only exist at a low resolution befitting the PS1 era - but fans using AI are hoping to change that. A few months ago we had an article here on VG247 talking about ...

On PS4, PlayStation users have the option of dynamic backgrounds that they can customize. Not only are there 1000s of static and dynamic “themes” to choose from, but users can make their own ...

Pulling from their huge library of Playstation exclusives, Sony has created some awesome backgrounds to spice up your calls.

Sony's apparently staggering the rollout of a minor PS5 update that adds a new batch of animated backgrounds for the Welcome Hub.

It seems like Sony has quietly rolled out animated PS5 backgrounds, but only a few select owners have received them. Spotted by Twitter user chi-m02, it looks like some players are able to change ...

PlayStation 5 owners have been complaining that news posts, often with ads, were appearing instead of game backgrounds, but now the problem is fixed.