I use folders a lot on my PS4! It's absence on the PS5 day one isn't too much of a hassle for me, despite the fact that I have a massive library of PS4 titles (about 400 last I checked; a mix of disc and digital).
Looking at what the console is doing on the UI side, I can see how something like folders, or quick resume may have fallen down the priority list for launch. Not that those features were never considered (I mean, the PS5 UI is an evolution of the PS4 UI, so it's a no brainer that the PS4's Suspend function would evolve into quick resume, and the handy Folders function would carry over).
I think Sony's priority has been in getting the new UI features, the ones that enhance the experience on the new console in a way that was unique compared to the PS4, took top priority and the focus to get right (ie, activity cards, the switcher, the integrated PS Store, and whatever PS Now has morphed into, which I assume we'll learn about next week).
When was the last time a current gen console stopped having QoL improvement updates? It's not like the PS5 UI day one is going to be the only iteration of that UI we get. Once the stress of launch is behind them, I absolutely guarantee they'll continue to build on it. I mean, hell, it's already been confirmed that Quick Resume will be a thing.
There's nothing wrong with wanting these things, and we should most certainly voice our interest in these things on the PS5, but I can't imagine it being a case of Sony being negligent, but more laser focusing on the aspects of the experience that set it apart from the PS4, and having those features function up to spec, then layering back in "legacy" functionality over time. That's just my two cents on the matter, at least.
Looking at what the console is doing on the UI side, I can see how something like folders, or quick resume may have fallen down the priority list for launch. Not that those features were never considered (I mean, the PS5 UI is an evolution of the PS4 UI, so it's a no brainer that the PS4's Suspend function would evolve into quick resume, and the handy Folders function would carry over).
I think Sony's priority has been in getting the new UI features, the ones that enhance the experience on the new console in a way that was unique compared to the PS4, took top priority and the focus to get right (ie, activity cards, the switcher, the integrated PS Store, and whatever PS Now has morphed into, which I assume we'll learn about next week).
When was the last time a current gen console stopped having QoL improvement updates? It's not like the PS5 UI day one is going to be the only iteration of that UI we get. Once the stress of launch is behind them, I absolutely guarantee they'll continue to build on it. I mean, hell, it's already been confirmed that Quick Resume will be a thing.
There's nothing wrong with wanting these things, and we should most certainly voice our interest in these things on the PS5, but I can't imagine it being a case of Sony being negligent, but more laser focusing on the aspects of the experience that set it apart from the PS4, and having those features function up to spec, then layering back in "legacy" functionality over time. That's just my two cents on the matter, at least.
