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Themes coming to PS4 with Update 2.0

The feature-packed System Software update 2.0 will bring themes to the PlayStation 4.

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Abash3542d ago (Edited 3542d ago )

Finally! Can't wait to customize the background of my PS4's interface

GarrusVakarian3542d ago

I'll probably be boring and just change it to a purple version of the current theme, lol.

Purple ftw!

Borma3542d ago

Nothing wrong with that at all. Personally I prefer Black as my background color. To me it makes everything pop. Looking forward to 2.0 firmware.

JoGam3542d ago

Or colors by month. Who remembers that?

guitarded773542d ago

I'm just sick of blue... I need some change.

Yi-Long3542d ago

I just hope European PS+ members will now get as much free themes love as the USA gets.

The USA gets lots more free avatars and themes than us.

jjonez183542d ago

I want the same flowing dynamic theme from the ps3. I would also like to be able to change the system background music.

Army_of_Darkness3542d ago

It's about time! I nearly sold my ps4 because of it! Gawd Damn I needs me customization! Lol

nX3542d ago

I hope there'll be dynamic ones like on PS3 where it changed the color depending on day and time... can't wait for v2.0!

Why o why3542d ago

Purple is my favourite colour....what a perfect colour.

Any news on folders?

GribbleGrunger3542d ago

I've listened to the podcast at that point three times now and haven't yet heard them talking about themes. Is the time stamp right?

Justoveraveragegamer3542d ago

Yeah I'm boring as well, maybe just brown or green

GTgamer3542d ago

Yesx 1 million good god I'm tired of looking at blueeeee ಠ_ಠ I want a DriveClub or theOrder Dynamic theme

guitarded773542d ago

@ Yi-Long

We haven't gotten free themes since Sony changed PS Plus to offer more games. It's been over a year I'm sure. I kinda miss the free themes and avatars, but whatever... at least we get more free games now.

We also used to get games released on a weekly basis. Now it's all at the same time like the EU. I don't like that. It was cooler getting something every week, and the download wasn't some absurd amount when spread out.

Conzul3542d ago

Purple is what I put my Vita backgrounds to. Would love it to match on my PS4 as well.

Army_of_Darkness3542d ago

Damn! So many disagrees lol! Bad sarcastic joke I guess :-p

LOL_WUT3542d ago

PS3themes who remembers that website?

Yea bring on the update! ;)

user14394143542d ago

Sony continue to make the PS4 better I love them :)

Sheikh Yerbouti3542d ago (Edited 3542d ago )

My favorite color is x-ray!

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Can't wait to have some dynamic ish if they have it. I miss having that funky roulette Dia Los Muertos theme in my living room during Cinco de Mayo.

SmielmaN3542d ago

I like to have a custom theme with a pic of mine for the background. For instance, my ps3 is the telltale games walking dead theme with a pic of me and my wife at lake Louise in Alberta. Feels like a personal thing that way. I've hated not having the theme option with PS4

HiTMaNHuntr3542d ago

I hope they have a pink theme for me. :)

Ares84HU3541d ago

PS4 slowly catching up with PS3 in terms of functionality but not there just yet.

XisThatKid3541d ago

YES LUKAS YES same here!

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Heisenburger3542d ago (Edited 3542d ago )

I would have killed just for the ability to make the background purple, like my ps3.

Fantastic!

Edit: @Luke

Haha hell yeah brother! Purple ftw.

Why o why3542d ago

Fully fledge purple member reporting for duty

DeadlyOreo3542d ago

Ahh I want to be a purple member. Where do I sign up?

Ocsta3542d ago

Apparently purple denotes sexual frustration. Which is weird since Prince was as purple as the Jokers balls and he got more ass than a toilet seat.

GarrusVakarian3542d ago

@Ocsta

Lmfao, epic comment.

+ bubbles.

Conzul3542d ago

Purple is also the traditional colour for "royalty"

Alexander1Nevermind3542d ago (Edited 3542d ago )

I'm also applying for membership in the Purple Lovers fan club.....My Forum name is a Prince song....as is my PSN Name: Power-Fantastic (Feel free to add me for Diablo folks). Wait this isn't the Prince fan club thread.....

Sheikh Yerbouti3542d ago

Your User is a Prince song too I guess...? It's Spelled Like Prince made it for you. Use of capitol U and use of homonyms...

Mine is from a Zappa album. Both funky dudes...!

Kemo_Spear3541d ago

Proud member of the purple people clan checking in!

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iDadio3542d ago

Hopefully some of the theme websites start straight sway, some of the custom themes on the ps3 are very impressive.

I fancy a Bloodborne one.

macethedon3542d ago (Edited 3542d ago )

Don't get your hopes up as the link to the blogcast has been removed & this post on GAF seems to confirm that it was a mistake.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

I hope this all just means that they want to do a proper press release for it, instead of just mentioning it on a podcast, Fingers crossed.

pwnsause_returns3542d ago

it probably has to do with the fact that they where not suppose to reveal that. i listened to the podcast myself this morning, and they where casually talking about it as if its happening.

im pretty positive that we are getting more features here than what was announced at TGS, and themes are probably one of them. this is a 2.0 update after all.

MYSTERIO3603541d ago (Edited 3541d ago )

I hope we get the choice to use that wonderful watchdogs background.

http://i7.minus.com/ibk8dmy...

mrmarx3541d ago

bubble me up if you will put boobs and booty on your bacground

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DonDon3542d ago

Would be nice to able to use the dynamic ps3 themes I already paid for and hopefully NOT have to repay for them. Also would be nice if the let us use our own background images. Imagine if we could use HD Gif files as dynamic themes! Or make our own moving image/dynamic themes from games using the share button...

DanielGearSolid3542d ago

You're joking right?

You want Sony to rewrite the code for each the thousands of themes to work on ps4.

And on top of that u want it to be free?

Be reasonable

spacedelete3542d ago

i've already paid for themes on PS3 so why should I buy them again ?

Eonjay3542d ago

It doesn't make sense because the theme was made for a totally different operating system.

DanielGearSolid3542d ago

@SpaceDelete

And?

You bought them to work on ps3... They work
Sony doesn't owe u anything

Spotie3542d ago

You paid for PS3 themes, not PS4 themes.

Get real.

DonDon3542d ago (Edited 3542d ago )

"Be reasonable"?

I am talking about any themes that already ARE planned to be re-released on ps4 (from ps3).

If for example, Sony re-releases the LBP2 sackboy theme for ps4 (re-engineered or not) than it would be nice if it were cross-buy. Why would I be opposed to getting it free? And if it isn't free, than I won't cry about it, I just won't buy it again. Like I said, I'd prefer an ability to make our own dynamic themes using video clips from gameshare, or .gif files.

Why is it that fanboys like you assume that people who have preferences (such as me) are somehow overdemanding by simply stating a scenario that they think is optimal to them? Me paying for old themes is not in my rational best interest. So I would rather be able to use old ones if it isn't too much of a hassle for Sony. If it is, than i'll concede and accept the ability to make my own themes via share button, background images or download gifs from browser.

Perhaps you're overreacting. IF its not a hassle for Sony than i'd like to be able to use my ps3 themes. If it IS a hassle, I am more than "reasonable" by asking that we be able to use our own pictures (like a windows PC would let us do).

I'm not making demands, i'm simply stating what I am hoping they will do by default. Fanboys like you need to be relax bro. Either way i'm happy as Sony has been excellent 4 generations in a row. No need to be defensive. Consider sunlight once in a while and staying away from n4g all day. Seems to make you very antsy.

Why o why3542d ago

You make a fair case don don but that doesn't mean people who believe you were being entitled are fanboys.....

Scatpants3542d ago

You wouldnt have to do that.

MonsterChef3542d ago

I bought several themes from Sony last generation with the mind set that these themes are not going to be ps4 compatible, I knew Sony was going to make the Ui appear basically everywhere and at anytime so I knew that a ps3 dynamic theme that is constantly running in the background waiting for you to press the home button makes no particle sense on ps4, however I hope they come out with some bad ass ps4 dynamic themes

jimjam34423542d ago

@spacedelete my nes cartridges wont work in my wii u, nintendo better give me free downloads and hd remakes cuz i already bought them.

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DanielGearSolid3542d ago

What about my comment qualifies me as a fanboy?

How did I overreact? Did I insult you? Or type in caps? Or use exclamation marks?

I just pointed out that it would unreasonable for anyone to think a purchase made for an older device, would grant you access to it on a newer device.

I didn't say anything about custom themes, so im not sure why you brought that up

thejigisup3542d ago

The best defense is an even better offense. You tell 'm.

Ziggy1233542d ago

I agree "It would be nice". And holy crap these guys replying are sensitive lol

Rearden3542d ago

It keeps getting better and better.

Si-Fly3541d ago

To be fair it's something we should've had from release ... But still, glad themes are finally on their way.

imt5583542d ago (Edited 3542d ago )

Not bad at all. But i need folder option also. To many squares.

Does anybody heard anything about themes on 1:16:00 in that interview?

jwk943542d ago

I'm surprised we still don't have folder support.

Cryptcuzz3542d ago

We didn't know about themes being part of firmware 2.0 until now, so it's a good chance folders might be included as well.

RevXM3541d ago (Edited 3541d ago )

agreed.
When we get themes it surely must mean that Sony have finalized and figured out how the OS is going to be.

Hopefully it will be some sort of ps4 optimized XMB.
The Ps3 xmb is really good just sayin, Ps4 speed with an updated full fledged XMB = awesome.
Doesnt have to be, but I hope it will be rich and intuitive nonetheless.

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mkis0075h ago

Such a good game to me. Crazy how different peoples opinions can get.

Crows905h ago(Edited 5h ago)

For me it wasn't that surprising. There was some bad press before. There's also the matter and element of a person's disposition when trying out a certain game. Sometimes you're just not really into the type of game that you're playing so you put it down because you don't like it. Not necessarily because it's a bad game but because you're just not up for something like this. Reviewers have a tough because no matter what they feel like playing they've got to play what's releasing.

I have many times gone back to games that I put down only to thoroughly enjoy them the second time around because either there wasn't another exciting game coming out around the same time or I just had no other games to play and haven't played that type of game in a while. I'm not the type of person that can just play a souls game through all this iterations one after the other without getting burnt out on the formula.

In my opinion this game was great from the start. Some bugs here and there but nothing worse than the most AAA releases during the same time after and before. All I did was wait one week and I had a phenomenal time with the game. No other zombie survival game comes close to how I thoroughly enjoyed this one

-Foxtrot4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Yeah I thought it was pretty decent, it had its flaws but for their first big console single player open world game it's a solid 8/10.

I have never seen an AAA "zombie" game feature as many enemies as the horde sections did, you really had to think about your surroundings and plan carefully.

I feel journalists had an issue with this game from the moment it was announced, they really didn't like the Biker characters and the overall Biker gang theme. If they were anything else I feel it would have had a better chance or at least they'd overlook some of the flaws like they do for certain other open world games. They don't mind waiting weeks or months for a patch knowing its coming but a game that has it Day 1 it's suddenly a big no no? Yeah this was one of those moments that showed you how they cherry pick who to suddenly decide to go harsh on when they want to.

mkis0074h ago

Ill never forget the reviewer who tried to claim the "ride me like you ride your bike" line was anything but a joke...they (sarah and deacon) explicitly call it a joke and the reviewer still misinformed the reader about it as if it was a literal thing.

Michiel19893h ago

the score on metacritic is 71 from journos, its 9 points lower than your review so stop making stuff up. They didn't hate it from the start, they on average just liked it slightly less than you.

-Foxtrot3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

@Michiel1989

I'm not making anything up, they held a grudge against it and made stuff up themselves like mkis007 has just pointed out. That 71 on Metacritic is why it didn't get a sequel.

Anyway how can I make anything up when I didn't even mention metacritic in my original post?

Leeroyw5h ago

Second act of that game far surpassed the first. Which is why people felt it didn't live up to the hype of the trailers. Personally I loved it. But it was a slog to get your bike and weapons up to skill.

Inverno5h ago

Was gonna post a brick wall of text but I'll keep it short. Pardon my French but f**k the media for the hate they gave this game. If you have a PC to play it on you can get it as low as 10 bucks, and if you have a PS then it's a no brainer. Totally worth a play.

phatak5h ago(Edited 4h ago)

I don't even comment here often but had to for this game, I still stand by my opinion that this was one of the top 10 games of the ps4 generation, I preferred days gone over god of war, horizon and last of us 2, the launch version was definitely piss poor and that messed up the reviews for this game, honestly some games deserve a re-review or post patch review as the metacritic score stays forever but the reality is its not even the same game anymore, the ps5 patch is amazing and the pc version which I play on nowadays is one of the best looking games ever, complete shame that we wont get a sequel, god of war got one, horizon got one, last of us got one, spider man got one,ghosts of tshushima about to get one but this game wont get one, sucks to be honest.

Ps3/360 era had some hidden underated games for me it was shadows of the damned, alice madness returns that deserved more sales and a sequel/ higher scores, and similarly for the ps4 era it was days gone, and dying light 1 that deserved much more love, dying light atleast got a sequel, everyone needs to play this game once and judge for themselves, for me its officially the most underrated game of the ps4 era, go play it if you haven't.

andy854h ago

Awesome game. Just bought it for my laptop last week

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