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News Sony's Sending Out Free PS4 Themes for the Holidays
Some getting The Frozen Wilds, too
‘Tis the season of goodwill, and Sony’s clearly in the giving mood. The platform holder’s currently sending out emails including a free festive theme, which you can download to your PlayStation 4 in order to add a little holiday cheer to your console. This appears to be a North American centric offer for now,...
News Retro PS2 Clock Theme Releases on PS4 Next Week
Wump
After the awesome PSone Anniversary Theme, we’re surprised that Sony hasn’t capitalised on its legacy with more throwback backgrounds. Fortunately, it’s announced this humdinger inspired by the PS2’s legendary clock. If you’re not sure what we’re referring to, here’s the last-last-gen console’s timepiece in all of its glory:...
News Sony Celebrates London Pride 2017 with Free PS4 Theme
For all the players
PlayStation UK is one of the primary sponsors of London Pride 2017, which gets underway today in the English capital. And to celebrate the event, the platform holder’s released a free PlayStation 4 theme which you can download in Britain right now. It’s a nice clean design, boasting the brand’s famous button symbols set to...
News This PS4 Theme Is a New Low
It's time to stop
Look at this monstrosity. Just look at it. Virtual tat just doesn't get any worse than this, does it? Spotted on the North American PlayStation Store by the ever-aware Wario64, this disgusting dynamic PlayStation 4 theme is quite possibly the worst that's ever been made available. Quite the achievement when you look at some of...
News Free PS4 Themes Don't Get Much Better than Gwent: The Witcher Card Game's
It's even got the Gwent music
CD Projekt Red's generosity seemingly knows no bounds. The Polish studio's been swimming in goodwill from gamers for years, and releasing free stuff on the PlayStation Store certainly doesn't harm its glowing reputation. The developer's launched a free PlayStation 4 theme and avatars alongside the Gwent: The Witcher...
News Pre-Order Crash Bandicoot PS4 and You'll Get a Dynamic Theme and Avatars
Spin to win
Sony has revealed that if you pre-order Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy on the PlayStation Store, you'll nab yourself the 'Sunset Vista Pack', which features a bonus dynamic theme and avatar set. The theme consists of our furry hero jogging through a selection of stages from the remake, complete with some suitably bouncy background...
News WipEout Omega Collection's Pre-Order Theme Is a Thing of Beauty
Omega
There are no shortage of terrible PlayStation 4 dynamic themes, but this WipEout Omega Collection pre-order bonus is not one of them. On the bottom panel it shows anti-grav vehicles zooming around a hairpin bend, while the top section includes models of some of the franchise's most iconic jets. And it's all set to the sound of ear-shattering...
News Slick and Stylish Persona 5 PS4 Theme Is Free on EU PlayStation Store
Avatars, too
Head on over to the European PlayStation Store right now and you'll be able to nab a rather swell Persona 5 theme for free. Based on Ryuji Sakamoto - the protagonist's right-hand man in the game - the theme's gold bold colours, some stylish artwork, and even some super smooth background music. Oh, and the sound effects are pretty good,...
News Free Suicide Squad Theme Raids the PS4
No Joker
Those of you eagerly anticipating the release of Suicide Squad next week may want to download the free theme that's available on the European PlayStation Store right now – and will presumably roll out imminently worldwide. It's a dynamic theme which fuses comic book panels with photographs of the flick's cast. While any theme featuring...
News Pre-Order Old School RPG I Am Setsuna and Get Some Lovely PS4 Themes
Winter's coming
Square Enix has revealed that those who pre-order I Am Setsuna via the PlayStation Store will nab two dynamic themes. As you can see from the images that we've embedded, one depicts a snowy night, while the other showcases a bright but still snowy day. Unsurprisingly, both themes look rather lovely. If you haven't been keeping up...
News Jazz Up Your PS4 with Dynamic Uncharted 4 Themes
Lookin' like one million dollars
Looking for a new, er, look for your PlayStation 4? Well, look no further than these all-new Uncharted 4: A Thief's End dynamic themes, which are available to purchase from the European PlayStation Store right now. Available for £1.69 apiece, the first of the animated wallpapers will augment your system with ink...
News There's a Free Witcher 3 Expansion Theme on PS4 Right Now
It even has its own music
Oooh, there's a lovely new The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt theme on the PlayStation Store, and it doesn't cost a penny. Dubbed the 'Expansion Theme', it combines key art from the title's two add-ons, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. You can find it under 'Games', and then under 'Themes and Avatars'. We've provided screenshots...
News Vibrant Street Fighter V PS4 Theme Free for PlayStation Plus Members
New costume for your console
Whether or not you're satisfied with Street Fighter V in its release state, this free PlayStation 4 theme should put a smile on your face. It's available from the European PlayStation Store right now, and is free for PlayStation Plus subscribers. It's not animated, but it's still one of the more colourful backdrops...
News These Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth PS4 Themes Sure Are Pretty
Let's get digital
If you nab Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth from the PlayStation Store on PlayStation 4, you'll also be able to download two exclusive themes for your console. Both feature two static background images each, and come with their own electronic backing music. The Royal Knights theme is the most colourful of the two, stuffing a bunch of...
News Free Farming Simulator Theme Is the Best on PS4 Barn None
Manure gon' want it
Hay-ters are going to hay-te, but we love Farming Simulator 15 like pigs love muck. We were pleased to find an all-new agricultural theme in the PlayStation Store this morn, then, which spotlights a couple of tractors out working the field. This is a static PlayStation 4 wallpaper so it's not a-maize-ing like others you may have...
News Celebrate the Season with Free Festive PS4 Theme
DualShockin' around the Christmas tree
The season of giving is just about getting underway, and Sony's kicked things off in festive fashion by releasing a free Christmas tree theme for the PlayStation 4 in Europe. This one's for PlayStation Plus subscribers, and shows an in-door shrub decorated with all of your complimentary games from the past 12...
News Ain't Nothing Corny About This Mouth Watering PS4 Theme
Bacon option also available
Those of you that have stuck with PlayStation for a few years will probably be familiar with the Corn Love theme – it approached legendary status on the PlayStation 3. And now, by popular demand, it's back in all of its buttery goodness on the PlayStation 4 for the affordable fee of $2.99. Are you ready to watch that...
PSX 2015 This Final Fantasy VII PS4 Theme Will Give You Tingles
Cloud would be proud
Grab Final Fantasy VII on PlayStation 4 - which released earlier today - and you'll also nab a lovely looking theme for your console. As you can see, we've included the theme's two background pictures in this very article. It doesn't just look great, though - it also sounds superb. Alongside a piano-based version of the title's...
News You're Going to Want This Gravity Rush PS4 Theme
Well jel
Gravity Rush is coming to the PlayStation 4, which is outstanding news. The only downside is that we have to wait until next year in the West to enjoy Kat's remastered adventure, while Japan can look forward to turning Auldnoir upside down in less than a month. And to make matters even worse, those that pre-order in the Eastern region will...
News Until Dawn's Free Hallowe'en PS4 Theme Is Worth Downloading
Clock's ticking
It's been a disappointing week for Until Dawn fans. Supermassive Games announced a woeful looking rails shooter spin-off earlier in the week, while Sony's second marketing push has amounted to a new trailer and a free PlayStation 4 theme. There is, at least, one silver lining, though: the animated wallpaper is one of the better ones...
News This Cherry Blossoms PS4 Theme Is Blooming Brilliant
Pretty in pink
Let's not beat around the hedgerow: most PlayStation 4 themes suck. Fortunately there are companies out there who are working to improve the quality of the system's animated backgrounds, and this Cherry Blossoms theme is a great example. Not only is it a lovely looking wallpaper in its own right, but it also works with the console's...
News Have a Free Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Theme for Your PS4
It's a good one
Sony and Activision are in bed with each other and refuse to get a room, which means that we're benefiting from its – shall we say – fruitful relationship. As a reward for participating in the recent Call of Duty: Black Ops III beta, the companies are serving up a free PlayStation 4 theme – all you need to do is find it in the...
News The Last of Us' PS4 Theme Will Grow on You
Fungal fun
Naughty Dog's celebrating Outbreak Day this week, which means that it's announced several juicy The Last of Us details. Those of you paying particular attention to the website will know that the title – alongside various pieces of add-on content – is on offer until 7th October on the PlayStation Store, so make sure that you inhale its...
News There's a New The Witcher 3 Free PS4 Theme and It's Well Worth Downloading
It's even got its own music
Earlier this week, a brand new The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt PlayStation 4 theme launched on the PlayStation Store, but its arrival passed us by almost entirely. The game's last theme, which featured artwork of monsters, wasn't all that great, but this fresh one's pretty fantastic. Boasting moody representations of both...
News PS4's SHAREfactory Earns a Little Street Cred with Free PSone Theme
Old-school cool
Ever since the launch of the PlayStation 4, platform holder Sony's been playing the PSone nostalgia card hard – and this free SHAREfactory theme represents the cherry on an already well iced strategy. Available to celebrate the system's 20th Anniversary in North America, the free download will enable you to embed a little...
News Phwoar, This Horizon: Zero Dawn PS4 Theme Is a Beauty
Meching the difference
PlayStation Heroes is a monthly initiative that sees most of the proceeds made from the selling of exclusive PlayStation 4 themes donated to charity, and August's theme is a real beauty. Based on upcoming open world mech-'em-up Horizon: Zero Dawn, the skin presents a colourful and detailed backdrop for your new-gen system...
News Pre-Order Fallout 4 from the PlayStation Store and Get an Exclusive PS4 Theme
As if your PS4 wasn't dusty enough
Fallout 4's product page has gone live on the North American PlayStation Store, which means that Bethesda's latest is up for pre-order on PlayStation 4. As you'd expect, it's got a price tag of $59.99, and you also get a small bonus for going down the digital route. An exclusive PS4 theme is up for grabs for those...
News Everybody's Gone to the Rapture's PS4 Theme Is Suitably Serene
Bright and beautiful
You'd expect a game set in sunny Shropshire to pack a pretty calming PlayStation 4 theme, and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture's animated wallpaper is more or less exactly what you'd anticipate. This is free with pre-orders for The Chinese Room's exclusive walking simulator, and even changes depending on the time of day. Delish.
News Pre-Order Journey on PS4 and Get a Typically Pretty Theme
Coming to cross-buy users, too
The PlayStation Store's got quite a few decent PlayStation 4 themes knocking around, but this static Journey background's bound to look rather good. Sony Santa Monica Studio announced on Twitter that you'll be able to nab the theme by pre-ordering the sensual adventure on PS4. The new-gen port releases on the 21st...
News This God of War III Remastered PS4 Theme Is Fit for a God
ATHENA! Good work on the wallpaper
God of War III Remastered may be looking a little light on the content front compared to Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, but Sony Santa Monica's new-gen re-release is at least promising a niftier theme. Available with pre-orders for the PlayStation 3 port, the animated wallpaper shows angry anti-hero Kratos...
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection's PS4 Dynamic Theme Is a Real Treasure
X marks the spot
Don't pre-order Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection just yet. Look, we're just as excited for the PlayStation 4 ports as you are, but seeing as Sony hasn't shown us a shred of gameplay, we'd recommend hanging fire for just a few more weeks. And when you do eventually pull the trigger – because Bluepoint Games is developing the...
News Sony's Raising Money for the People of Nepal
Donate for an exclusive theme
Sony may be out to make a buck, but it's also engaging in a fair amount of charity work these days. The organisation's PlayStation Heroes initiative is all about raising money for important causes, and it's now launched a fresh funding drive designed to help the people of Nepal following the series of devastating...
News Final Fantasy X's 'To Zanarkand' PS4 Theme Is One of the Best on PSN
Insert soft piano music here
An iconic piece of Final Fantasy history, Final Fantasy X's opening cutscene still sends shivers up the spines of many, over a decade after its initial release. As the memorable To Zanarkand tune twinkles along in the background, main character Tidus gets up and walks away from a campfire, while the rest of the party...
News OMG! There's Totally a New Toro Theme for PS4
Celebrate good times
You don't need to be a genius to realise that the Toro's House theme for the PlayStation 4 is the best background available for the new-gen format. However, if you're getting sick of watching the white Sony Cat and his black BFF Kuro prancing about, then you may be tempted by this new animated wallpaper already available in...
News This Free Mad Max: Fury Road PS4 Theme Is Pretty Rad
Maximum impact
You may have little to no interest in George Miller's forthcoming Mad Max comeback, but this free Fury Road theme available now from the European PlayStation Store is worth a download if you fancy sprucing up your system's home screen. While it's little more than a thinly disguised commercial, the complimentary wallpaper is packing...
News Play Blitzball with Your PS4's Home Screen Care of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
Yuna you want it
Dynamic themes are fast becoming the PlayStation Store's answer to pre-order bonuses, and thus it's no surprise that the North American edition of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster for the PlayStation 4 comes with an animated wallpaper if you purchase it digitally. While these tend to comprise of marketing materials and little more,...
News Here's a Free LittleBigPlanet 3 Easter Theme for Your PS4 and PS3
We bet you're eggstatic
Good old Easter: the holiday that no one really talks about until it's here, and everyone's stuffing their faces with chocolate and enjoying hefty breaks from the education system. Fortunately, you can celebrate it with a bit of style this year, as Sony's giving away a free LittleBigPlanet 3 theme in Europe. The colourful...
Guide How to Add a Drop Shadow to Your PS4's Text
Making things more legible
PlayStation 4 themes are all well and good, but sometimes they favour style over substance. This often renders the user interface's text difficult to read, but fortunately with PS4 firmware update v2.50, you can add a drop shadow to make it stand out a little more. Here's what you need to do. 1. Go to Settings From the...
News This MLB 15 The Show PS4 Dynamic Theme Is Neat
Baseball is better
Now that dynamic themes have been available on the PlayStation 4 for a few months, we're definitely starting to see some more interesting designs. Take this MLB 15 The Show animated wallpaper, which is modelled after The Tigers. It includes crowd sounds, blue skies, and a changing television screen. This is actually one of...
News God of War PS4 Theme Celebrates Series' Anniversary with Discount
Half-price for one week only
Now at ten years of age, Kratos is probably a little too old to be shouting obscenities at Greek Gods – but what the heck, he wouldn't be the same ash encased anger therapy patient that we all know and love if he called it a day. Last week's God of War III Remastered announcement was supposed to celebrate the series in...
News Fetch Some Supercharged inFAMOUS: Second Son PS4 Themes from 31st March
Light up, light up
Kratos isn't the only PlayStation protagonist blowing out birthday candles this weekend, as Delsin Rowe also turns the ripe old age of one today. To celebrate inFAMOUS: Second Son's anniversary, developer Sucker Punch has taken to the PlayStation Blog to deploy a metric ton of goodies, including ringtones, avatars, and various...
News Who Wants a Free PS4 Bloodborne Theme?
Yharnam you want it
You can't beat a free PlayStation 4 theme to personalise your platform with, and Sony's giving out a deadly Bloodborne design as a reward for completing the game's interactive trailer. Of course, if you don't want to spoil yourself with the audio visual experience, we've compiled the giveaway codes for you on this very page...
News Sony's Sending Free Evolve PS4 Themes to EU PlayStation Plus Members
Level up your device's dashboard
PlayStation Plus more or less pays for itself when you look at the free games that get given away on a monthly basis, but the platform holder regularly sends out the odd surprise to engaged members. This Evolve PlayStation 4 theme that's being distributed in Europe is a nice little extra on top of the Instant Game...
News Adorable Toro's House PS4 Dynamic Theme Comes Home in Europe
Inoue it would
Toro Inoue, the human-loving cat who serves as PlayStation's main mascot in Japan, has never been a household name in the West – but we're still delighted to see the character's previously Japan exclusive PlayStation 4 theme arrive on the European PlayStation Store. Available now for £1.69, the design shows the kitty chilling with...
News Free The Order: 1886 PS4 Theme Takes Off in Europe
Scaling the London skyline
There are few better promotional tools than a free PlayStation 4 theme, and Sony has tapped into that by adding a complimentary animated The Order: 1886 wallpaper to the European PlayStation Store. Available to download now through here, the nifty extra allows you to skin your next-gen system with the airship infiltration...
News This Transistor PS4 Theme Will Make You Sing
Red hot
Transistor's one of the most stylish titles on the PlayStation 4, so it's perhaps no surprise that it should warrant a seriously slick theme. Available now from the North American PlayStation Store for $2.99, the animated wallpaper will add a slew of futuristic effects to your next-gen device's dashboard – but it's the music, a fusion of...
News Make Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum Your PS4 Theme
Jupiter Ascending theme free right now
With a production budget of $175 million, and the creators of The Matrix at the helm, forthcoming Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum space opera Jupiter Ascending is everywhere right now – including on your PlayStation 4. As part of yesterday's European PlayStation Store update, Sony stealthily dropped a...
News Here's How to Get a Free The Order: 1886 PS4 Theme
But only in North America
It's becoming increasingly obvious that you lot love PlayStation 4 themes – especially when they're good and free. Fortunately, our detective vision has uncovered another complimentary design which can be claimed now from The Order: 1886's official website. Sadly, you'll need to be based in North America to lay claim to...
News Final Fantasy XIV's Fantastic PS4 Theme Is Now Available and Free in Europe
A theme reborn
The PlayStation 4 doesn't have a great selection of themes. The official Destiny one isn't too bad, and there are a couple of other additions to the PlayStation Store that are nice enough, but there's nothing available that we'd consider essential downloads. That's changed today, however, as the fantastic Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm...
News Oh No, the Terrible PS4 Themes Have Arrived
Dressed to unimpress
It was only a matter of time, wasn't it? Much like the avatars section, a quick peek in the PlayStation 3's virtual shop will reveal a flood of bad themes, from buttered corn right the way through to crispy bacon. As such, it was inevitable that the awful designs would hit Sony's next-gen device in time – and with today's