Oh shit.. is it really that bad ? Just curious to know how so bcoz it does look very snappy and refreshing.... Ps4's OS for me was the perfect example of a simple and elegant OS for any console and I absolutely despise the Xbox OS in terms of not just the aesthetics but overall performance as well.
As someone going from the PS4's minimalist but to-the-point to Xbox's Windows 10 Tablet mode style OS, I much prefer the simplistic nature of the PS4 OS, but I guess for people who had been in the Xbox eco system, it was a familiar environment for them so easier to get into.
Completely agree about the PS4 OS. It was simple, snappy, easy to navigate, and all essential options were available at the touch of a button. Storage management was also fine.
With the PS5 OS, it's simply a case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Changes were made for the sake of making changes, and some of them just don't make sense.
- storage management is atrocious. The "Other" folder on my PS5 occupies 130gb of storage space, so that's around 530-550gb of actual usable space depending on what games you have installed. There's no way to access or clear this folder.
- options that were available at the touch of a button on PS4 are now accessible on PS5 after navigating through a series of menus.
- the PS Store is integrated into the UI interface. On paper, this sounds like a great thing, but the implementation leaves much to be desired.
- activity cards are kind of pointless, at least for me.
- no system level option to supersample games running at a higher resolution than what your display supports.
- no system level option to output at 120Hz on displays that support them.
- can't have more than one download running simultaneously.
- game tiles are limited to 6 or 7. The rest of your installed games have to be accessed from the 'Game Library' folder.
- weird occasional bugs, like the highlighted game playing music from another installed game lol.
It's not bad on the whole, but it does take a few steps back from where the PS4 OS is at. There are some notable improvements too, such as the overhauled capture/share functionality.