On the occasion of the latest major firmware update for PlayStation 5, one of the main new features introduced was the Welcome Hub. However, as often happens, this feature was initially proposed in America and Japan, but has finally arrived in our country a few hours ago.
We have therefore decided to write this practical guide in order to make you better understand how it works and which widgets can be used in this dedicated tab shown when you start the Sony flagship console.
How to customize the Welcome Hub
Widget
Here is thecomplete list of Widgets available at the launch of the Welcome Hub on PS5:
- Friends’ activities: allows you to see the latest activities of users in the friends list
- Online Friends: It’s a quick link to your friends list and lets you see who’s connected
- Messages: with this widget you can read the latest messages received or sent on the PlayStation Network
- Console Memory: allows you to see how much free space there is on the internal or external SSD
- Trophies: is a widget dedicated to the Trophies collected by the player
- PlayStation Store: a shortcut to quickly reach the Sony store
- PlayStation Plus: a tab to view the latest subscription news
- News: the latest news is reported here
- Accessibility: a shortcut to change accessibility settings
- Galleria: allows you to watch the latest captures
- Drums: shows the battery level of DualSense and other accessories
- Wishlist: shows which games are on the PS Store wish list, so you can find out if they are on promotion
