PS5 update 26.06-14.00.00: new Welcome Hub widgets and PSSR on by default on PS5 Pro

The new widgets focus on popular games and modes. Reporting mentions two options: Top 10 and Trending Now, while a tweet from @realradec describes the feature as a "Most Popular Games of the Week" widget.

On PS5 Pro, Enhance PSSR Image Quality is now enabled by default after the update. Sony also notes the usual performance and stability improvements.

What happened

Sony rolled out a new PlayStation 5 system software update on September 16, 2026, with version number 26.06-14.00.00. The update appears in the patch notes with several new features, alongside the standard note about performance and stability improvements. In some reporting, the same firmware is also referred to as 26.06-14.00.00.39, so the exact build notation may vary slightly by source.

One of the most notable additions is in the Welcome Hub. New widgets are being added that focus on popularity. Reporting mentions Top 10 and Trending Now. Top 10 is described as showing the most popular games of the week, while Trending Now shows which games and modes are rising in popularity. A tweet from @realradec describes the same addition as the "Most Popular Games of the Week" widget and says the ranking is based on the user's country, using Canada as an example.

The update also adds an option for party voice chat that shows who is speaking. In the sources, this is described as a speaker indicator that displays the username of the active speaker. That gives the voice chat interface an extra visual cue during group conversations.

For PS5 Pro users, Sony is changing one more setting: Enhance PSSR Image Quality is now enabled by default after this update. That makes the feature active immediately after installing firmware 26.06-14.00.00. The update is therefore not only a content addition for the Welcome Hub, but also a change to the default configuration on PS5 Pro.

The patch notes also include the usual wording that the update contains general performance and stability improvements. Sony does not mention any other major system changes in the available sources beyond the new widgets, the voice chat indicator, and the PSSR adjustment.

Background

The new Welcome Hub widgets may vary by region. In the shared tweet, the feature is described as "Most Popular Games of the Week," with Top 10 for the most popular games of the week and Trending Now for games and modes that are becoming more popular quickly. The same tweet says the ranking is based on the user's country, with Canada as an example. That suggests a possible regional rollout, but the available sources do not confirm that the widget names are exactly the same everywhere.

There is also still some uncertainty around the speaker indicator and the Trending Now widget. The sources confirm the features themselves, but not whether they are available in all regions at the same time or being rolled out in stages. The open questions in the available documentation also concern the official widget name, regional availability, and the exact scope of Trending Now.

The update fits into a series of smaller PlayStation 5 system software changes where Sony updates existing parts of the interface and communication options. In this case, there are three concrete changes: a new way to surface popular content in the Welcome Hub, a speaker indicator in party chat, and a default change for PS5 Pro users with Enhance PSSR Image Quality. The sources do not mention new accessories, new game features, or a separate hardware announcement.

The available external context lines up with that. One additional article describes the update as a firmware version that makes improved PSSR scaling standard on PS5 Pro while also adding speaker indicators and a community activity widget. Another article likewise mentions the combination of PSSR, voice chat, and a community activity widget. That supports the reading that Sony adjusted several interface and presentation elements at once in the same firmware.

The tweet from @realradec is especially useful because it gives a concrete example of how the new widget looks in practice. It says the user sees the widget in Canada and that Top 10 and Trending Now show different kinds of popularity information. Because this is a social post rather than an official Sony statement, caution is still needed regarding the exact naming and regional coverage.

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• PS5 update 26.06-14.00.00 turns on PSSR by default on PS5 Pro and adds voice chat names

Sources

• Kotaku: New PS5 Features Are Live, Including One That Tells You What Games Are The Most Popular
• X/Twitter: @realradec, post about the new PS5 widget and country-based ranking