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Beautiful Aurora Borealis PS4 Dynamic Theme Teased by Truant Pixel

Truant Pixel is probably the best PS4 dynamic theme creator out there at the moment, not only due to the fact that his themes are really dynamic, but also because there’s no cheating with badly encoded videos plastered on the screen. The themes are fully 3D and running in real time.

Today the prolific indie developer released a teaser video of a new work-in-progress theme titled Aurora Borealis, featuring the northern lights.

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StormLegend3503d ago

They need to give more of these away for free.

Abriael3503d ago

Because people shouldn't be rewarded for their work, right?

Truant pixel is super cheap, $0.99. Asking for them to be free is just sad.

Heyxyz3503d ago

I usually agree...but this is Truant Pixel. A designer who's both cheap and great. He makes themes actually worth $2.99, and often charges less.

sashimi3503d ago

So..do you work for free or something?

KwietStorm_BLM3503d ago

There were a lot of free themes on PS3, never mind user created ones. Travis said they should give *more* of them free, a direct comparison to the current amount. He didn't say all themes should be free. Giving free, high quality content is a common market tactic to get your name out there and get consumers interested in buying your product.

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HmongAmerican3503d ago

Theme like this makes me wish for a planets day and night cycle theme. Any planets or beautiful night sky theme would also welcome.

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80’s Anime-Inspired Runner Revealed for PC VR & PlayStation VR 2

No release date just yet.

SullysCigar1530d ago

PSVR2 is really racking up the catalogue now - the future is bright!

ApocalypseShadow1530d ago

Yeah. It's crazy and it's not even officially announced. Just controllers. I still get this feeling that games like GTA 5 are going to be in VR in some capacity. My gut seems to keep saying that there will be a Spider-Man VR game launching besides GT 7 in its first year. But even Indie games like this and Low-Fi still impress me even if they're not fully optimized yet for PS5. I like its retro vibe this one is giving.

PSVR 2 is going to come out swinging hard. Gamers who thought VR was a gimmick or Sony was abandoning VR are choking on their own spit.

Chevalier1529d ago

My man!

Spriggan would be amazing. So excited for the new anime. Could not believe it when I saw that.

https://www.animenewsnetwor...

Chevalier1529d ago

These guys are fans of Akira with that bike. Nice touch cluing us in with Otomo on the bike.

ApocalypseShadow1529d ago

Yeah. I'd kill for an Akira type game. This will have to do.

But then, I'd also kill for a Spriggan type game.

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New Sakura Season Bloom PS4 Theme Series by Truant Pixel Is Really Charming

PS4 dynamic themes wizards at Truant Pixel have done it again, creating a series of cherry-blossoms-focused themes that look really beautiful.

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Here Is What a PS4 Theme Running at Native 4K Resolution Would Look Like

While the PS4 doesn't render themes natively in 4K, Truant Pixel decided to see what one of theirs would look like in 3840x2160 pixels with no upscaling.

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Sam Fisher2493d ago

I saw video just to hear the beginning.... i miss that sound......

Rude-ro2493d ago

They do have native 4k themes though 🤔

Abriael2493d ago

They don't. They're upscaled from 1080p.

Rude-ro2493d ago

Cool. I like how the 4k listed themes are larger in file size than normal themes.
Must be offering both the 1080p version and the 1080p upscaled versions then. They look fantastic either way.
So how did you test all the 4k listed themes?

Abriael2493d ago (Edited 2493d ago )

@Rude-ro: I don't need to. I know I can trust Truant Pixel, since they're by far the best theme developers on the market, and they put a lot of effort in their themes. I'm pretty sure they know how themes work.

From the description of the video: "The console theme software does not run the dashboard at 4K, rather it upscales content that is rendered internally at 1080p (hence why themes that claim to be "true 4K" are not, and why we only mark our themes as "4K friendly" or "ready". They will upscale cleanly, but are not native)."

On the other hand, I certainly don't trust those that pollute the PlayStation store with low-effort trash and then claim it's "true 4K."