Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino announced at the Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum that PS5 will get a dedicated Crunchyroll hub on its home screen in Spring 2027. The hub brings anime, anime-inspired games, and direct Crunchyroll access together in one place on the console.
Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini framed it as a natural extension of the existing partnership: "From Crunchyroll membership on PlayStation, to the upcoming Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime series. Today, we take that partnership with Sony Interactive Entertainment one step further with an anime hub on PlayStation. Serving fans means meeting them where they already are." Players will get a dedicated space to discover anime and anime-inspired games and jump straight into the full Crunchyroll app from there.
Crunchyroll has been part of the Sony family since Funimation — itself Sony-owned — acquired it for nearly $1.2 billion in 2021. PS5 sits at over 92 million units sold worldwide, making it a significant platform for Crunchyroll to deepen its footprint. Anime and gaming have always had heavy crossover audiences, and a first-party hub on the PS5 home screen puts Crunchyroll in front of players who might not have the app installed.
No further details on the hub's exact feature set have been shared yet, but the Spring 2027 window gives Sony and Crunchyroll several months to build it out — potentially alongside the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime series launch.
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