Themes Coming to PS4 and Vita, Live from PlayStation App Vita-bound

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Themes Coming to PS4 and Vita, Live from PlayStation App Vita-bound

Early this morning, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia (SCEJA) held a press conference in Tokyo where some new features were announced for both PS4 and PS Vita. In case you missed it, I’m happy to confirm that Themes, one of the most popular features from PlayStation 3, are coming to PS4 and PS Vita this fall with system software updates coming to both platforms.

With these two updates (v2.00 for PS4 and v.3.30 for PS Vita), you’ll be able to reflect your personality across all your PlayStation systems — PS4, PS3, and PS Vita! Themes are among the most requested features from PS4 owners, so we’re eager to offer them and will share more about the feature in the coming weeks. Here’s a sneak peek of what the PS4 & PS Vita home screens will look like with customized Themes.

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These are images of themes announced at the SCEJA press conference. Designs are subject to change without notice.

We’ve also got an exciting update for PS Vita owners. Since the launch of PS4 last November, watching livestreams of what the PlayStation community is playing through the “Live from PlayStation” app has been a big part of the PS4 experience — in fact, 150 million livestreams have been watched as of the end of May.

This fall you’ll be able to watch PS4 live streams from Twitch and USTREAM on your PS Vita through the “Live from PlayStation” app. I’m particularly excited for the “Live from PlayStation” app’s arrival on PS Vita so I can catch the most epic PS4 live streams when I’m away from my PS4.

Stay tuned for more information on these upcoming updates.

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  • Finally!!! Great news really.

  • How about we also get a Share option on the vita and utilize that front camera like Wipeout did so we can stream to twitch and ustream from our Vita’s as well. Eh? Eh?

  • Walking dead vita theme please. The game not the tv show.

  • What is the release date for this update???

  • Thank you Sony! When I first heard about the app comming to PS4, I was feeling kind of salty because vita was left out. Now, I’m excited about this good news!

  • Themes are coming to the PS4? Well, that’s great news.

    Now… when do we get to the part where I’m actually excited about this? Because… I’m not.

  • …and OMG, let us change that freekin music! 3 years is enough.

  • Can I use certain things from the themes?

    By that I mean can I use just the music and or icons from a theme I like but still use my own wallpapers?

  • This is a good start but it would still 2.0 for two or three more features:
    Records for gaming, and can put icons other than on the home screen
    DLNA
    More voice commands to the microphone and camera, you promised
    1 tv tuner can play like ps3 tv with recording function
    notifications and social success available at any point in the game if desired (connecting other players, invitation to party, obtaining success)
    Icons for success are really beurk compared to those of the one
    a better interface to what’s new with the possibility to sort
    its ability to download full movies instead of having occasional bad streaming
    external hard disk storage
    friends activity as one.more simply
    Looking for friends in town
    excuse for my bad english i am french

  • on the update note put i.m. on skype

  • Great, but we need a date!!

  • Kinda disappointed. I saw those PS4 screens and thought they were for the Vita.
    But no, we’re still stuck with the bubble interface. I swear that interface has gotta be one of the biggest off-putting aspects of the vita for many adults who are tempted to buy one. Please Sony, give us a new interface without bubbles. Let us have proper box art for our games and a cover-flow interface for that. Give us the XMB for all I care, just no more bubbles.

  • Any news on when some decent apps and games will be coming to the console ?

  • SWeet,Put Ponies on there.

  • Ok great, woohoo. Who cares? Can we get a better GUI for the PS4 please? The horizontal scroll is just about the dumbest thing they could’ve thought up and I think everyone that bought one knew that the second it booted.

  • Create a flickr app. would be a good alternative to uploading screenshots.

  • awesome thank you ! just let us now the date.

  • Awesome , all they have to do now is add on HBO GO for the PS4 and Vita and a big smile will be on my face :)

  • Neat! How about folders for sorting games? :)

  • This is all well and good, but the themes released at launch will become obsolete, hopefully soon.

    The PS4 UI needs an overhaul as scrolling through every game and app in a single line is getting to be a bit much. With each game and app added, it becomes longer and less convenient.

    Based on the images included in this post, it looks like the interface will not change with the 2.0 update, thus making any themes obsolete once the UI finally does get updated.

  • It’s about damn time.

  • Awesome!

    Release date??

  • Theme update seems to be pointless on the Vita since all it seems to be doing, is changing the icons for the system apps and font color for the bar on the top of the screen. Backgrounds for the Home Screen and the Start Screen can already be changed. Only way I can see myself enjoying the update is if the Home Menu jingle were modified, to fit with whatever the theme you have selected at the time.

    PS4 themes sound nice but honestly would look better if the UI itself wasn`t horrendous to look at, personally feel that it needs an overhaul.

  • If you brought a theme from another regional store (like japan) & import it to your north American account will it be regional locked or regional free like this Toro Inoue theme cause i really want it i hope it don’t have a license lock cause i really want it on my main North American Account

  • Wonderful news. Can’t wait to see some cool themes.

    A stream viewer app for Vita, also wonderful!!

  • gotta love people claiming sony isn’t listening based on all the request people ask for but don’t realize it takes months to get these things ready. I don’t really care for themes i just want Trophy Icons to be used as avatars or use the PS Home avatar as our new thing kinda like how Xbox does it

  • @164

    I love the bubble interface and I would absolutely hate if it used the same one as the ps4.

    With the bubbles I can organize my games exactly how I want them to be and set wallpapers for each page. I love that.

  • @179

    same here. I love the UI the Vita has. It allows me to make the LiveArea MY way. I can swipe through apps and games with the greatest of ease. I just don’t get why folks are complaining over something like that. I’d rather have freedom to do what I want with it rather than having to scroll left or right to get to things. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the UI. It runs well just the way it is.

  • Happy about this update. =]
    I’m hoping that for this update we can at least change the default colour from blue to whatever colour also like ps3.

    Here is my feature list that i hope to be found in future updates:

    -When in a game and pressing ps button, the background should be translucent so when your messaging or something during online game you can see whats happening.

    -When replying to invites with the ps button, have a small popup that gives 3 options using the d-pad:

    Right = Accept
    Left = Reject
    Down = Will Join Soon (a message will be sent to let them know to wait for you ) There were so many times where i wanted to finish my round and then join a party but either missed out because my mates weren’t sure if i was joining or not and other way around. im pretty sure this will useful for most online gamers wanting to quick message without the hassle.

    -If there is ever a proper mediaplayer app added, please enable the right stick as a scrubber like how sharefactory does it.
    fast forwarding with buttons is old school and slow analogue stick scrubbing works really well.

    -Have groups in friends list so you can sort out your friends for example real friends/clan mates/randoms

  • any chance that some of the old dynamic themes will get updated? I love my old Fish tank dynamic theme and would feel weird without it on PS4.

  • Doesn’t really matter. The UI still needs a refresh. The design isn’t that great. I hate having to scroll all across the UI to find a game and or a app.

  • Will there be ps home for ps4 and ps vita

  • ok psn i got a message feom a friend telling me that there is free $50 and i sent the messages and put in the code and it said invalid on my ps vita and when i tried it online it said invalid but its correct but when i tried it again it said i jad ran out of time and if you guys get this meassage please add the points beacuse i was trying this for at least and hour.

  • @185

    Lol

  • I don’t think themes are the most requested PS4 feature… ¬_¬

  • @185 that’s a scam to confuse gullible idiots like you lmao…. that code’s not even real.

  • Super nice love it

  • How about releasing new PS Vita Model called PS Vita 3000 with new OLED 5 inch still so no need to cute size down (their are cheaper now, one that works outside screen), max 12 hours gaming on the go, D-pad needs better tuning, Along Sticks feel cheap and weak, Better WiFi 3×3 that use both 2.4/5Ghz band not 1×1, new stand that will look good with the model, two Game slots or memory card slots or both, and finally price around $200 with Black and Blue colors. :)

  • I am looking forward to this update. I had been a little disappointed that the PS4 didn’t have any theme options.

  • Can’t wait to get ahold of the themes. Really hope folders are coming with this update as well though. My list is getting too long.

  • What about playing a game while it’s downloading

  • Great i love themes. But i really need DLNA support. And in case of anyone listening me if can i delete some entire game thropies it will be a dream hahahaha

  • In 1997 Nullsoft released Winamp 1.0. In 2014 my next gen console can’t play MP3s.

  • I’ve got to admit I’ve been waiting for Themes for some time now, the simple liquid ribbon background just gets old after awhile. Never did get why you couldn’t change the color at least like the old psp. But I agree with some of the comments that the Vita NEEDS a new UI Overhaul. I’ve got to say its the one thing I dislike about the handheld, just not fond of the little bubbles :/

  • I would like a F.E.A.R theme. That’s what i got going on with my PS3. First FPS I played on PS3.

  • Not surprised the Vita is getting them, more surprised it didn’t have them a long time ago. That said I am really surprised the PS4 is getting them so soon. Granted it’s an insanely easy feature to implement but there are lots of more important things I would have expected to come first including but not limited to the often requested multimedia functionality and menu sorting options. Still this does make me wonder even more what else will be part of 2.0. Also adds more support to the claims by an anonymous Sony mob who said mp3 support is coming this fall.

  • Let me get that one with the cat playing the PlayStation.

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