Comments on: New Premium Theme Options on PlayStation Store

By: sainraja

sainraja — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:17:11 +0000

I really hope you guys see this comment because I think I have a great idea.

Would it be possible for you guys to implement a system where you guys can pick the best community made theme and put it up on the store for FREE?

By: Loki_d20

Loki_d20 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:36:03 +0000

Regarding the Elf Theme, can anyone official confirm the artist/creator and their association with World of Warcraft?

The icons shown are the World of Warcraft Burning Crusade logo with some modifications to it. Is this theme provided by Blizzard or with the permission of Blizzard?

By: nxp3

nxp3 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:05:55 +0000

Krispow | October 8th, 2008 at 1:19 pm

I also have to say PASS on paid-for theme content. There are already many websites that offer user-created premium-quality theme content on nearly every subject you can imagine. In addition, users such as m0dus regularly create theme content that is beyond amazing — m0dus releases easily surpass anything released thus far through the PSN network.

For interested parties, I heartily recommend checking out the Official PS3 Custom Theme Thread at:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=206386
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I totally agree, theme creation, premium ones are created free by fans and for sony to do that is like saying, we don’t want your themes, we’re creating our own and charging for it. It’s like a disservice to the fans and it makes Sony look bad for trying to nickel and dime people. I will never have the need to download these, but I hate sony a little bit more every time they pull some stupid stunts.

By: nxp3

nxp3 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:51:39 +0000

RonnyBoi | October 12th, 2008 at 6:56 pm

can we exchange themes? i bought the techno one and i think it stinks so i wanna change it
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Can you trade downloadable games, no. that’s the beauty of DLC, once you buy it, it’s yours forever and you can’t trade or sell it. I mean you could always enter your friends account info and download it to yourse and he do the same, but that also putting your credit info at risk.

By: RonnyBoi

RonnyBoi — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:56:35 +0000

can we exchange themes? i bought the techno one and i think it stinks so i wanna change it

By: artofwar420

artofwar420 — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:25:34 +0000

Hopefully this pay model doesn’t extend to other things like “Premium Videos” or “Premium Demos”, that would be very crappy.

Themes, premium themes, that’s ok, but it’s pushing it.

By: Rhez

Rhez — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:40:37 +0000

Ok so I was a little disappointed that there wasn’t a good preview for the themes. That said I did purchase three that I ended up liking very much. Maybe you guys could add a preview feature that would show a clear picture of the background/icons.

By: nxp3

nxp3 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:09:29 +0000

You know what I hate, people who say, well don’t buy it then or you have a choice. The choice people make affects the outcome, it just doesn’t split into two and you continue on your path and I continue on mine. There is only 1 path, when you choose to pay it affects all of us what’s available for free. People do not have enough resource to be creating something for free AND for pay. They’re going to create something they can get paid on!!! Wouldn’t you do that if you had the choice? I rest my case.

By: nxp3

nxp3 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:04:37 +0000

That’s rediculous…this stuff use to be free and now you’re slapping the word premium on it and charging us for it? Oh man…just like getting QORE for demos, this is headed towards M$. Lets not do this.

By: Conrad Max

Conrad Max — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:44:25 +0000

I think the response to this news has been very funny and maybe a little scary.

Funny because so many people have reacted in the negative like Wall Street traders panicking because of a hic-cup on the tickertape.

Scary because when they are offered more choices (more freedom), some are afraid to accept the new “gift.”

We now have the choice of downloading themes for free or to pay for them.

Just because some might not want to pay for a theme does not make the opportunity to pay for a theme bad. It is a matter of choices.

PSN has actually empowered us with the added ability to make our own choice as to whether or not to have a theme, whether we will aquire one for free or to whether we will spend a few cents on getting one.

As Devo once said: “Freedom of choice is what we’ve got. Freedom from choice is what we want.” Do you want the ability to choose, or are you going to reject it?