The new PS3 Firmware 3.0 has changed the way the XMB looks.

One of the new features included is animated themes, but at first glance none are available. Keep looking, as there is already a free Afrika Dynamic PS3 Theme available in the Japanese PSN Store as of right now.

Excluding the free one above, the first regular Dynamic / Animated PS3 Theme costs a premium price of $2.99. Available right now in the PlayStation Store, you can download the LittleBigPlanet animated theme that was shown when PS3 Firmware 3.0 debuted.

Some videos of the new Dynamic / Animated PS3 Themes are below:








Videos: First Dynamic / Animated PS3 Theme is Available Now

Videos: First Dynamic / Animated PS3 Theme is Available Now

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#1
By red8316 on 12 weeks ago:
LOL those seem pretty cool. I like it, adds a bit of flare. I'd be tempted to pick up one of these when more come out. The G/F might be into it too, you know, something cute and cuddly. Thanks for the news.

#2
By Metallicarocks on 12 weeks ago:
Ya the videos of this are pretty sick. Lets just hope they keep pumping out content for this feature hopefully for free.

#3
By jirachi155 on 12 weeks ago:
i installed it (afrika's one) this afternoon... it's pretty cool, but i want more and better free themes in the future :hmm:... i also hope we will be able to create them on ourself.

Sony put them in .pkg... this complicate many things..

#4
By yardiecliff on 12 weeks ago:
Sweet these look great, I can only imagine what the future of dynamic themes will look like...

#5
By PS3 News on 12 weeks ago:
51N15T3R added the free one here, but since it's a .PKG file it won't install unless downloaded directly from the JP PSN Store.

http://www.ps3news.com/forums/playstation-3-news/playstation-3-firmware-3-0-full-changelog-includes-playstation-3-slim-bootscreen-107673-2.html#post270316

#6
By Bill McNeal on 12 weeks ago:
Can't wait to see what else gets done..

#7
By y2kkingboy on 11 weeks ago:
They have got Vagrant Story??!!

#8
By mihaiolimpiu on 11 weeks ago:
One of the reasons I submitted the news is that it really sickened me to see people comment that NXE looked better than XMB! Well, back then it was more of a taste/fanboysm thing which one was better, but now with these dynamic themes (let's hope there will be some free - user generated) I think the answer is only one! I'll leave it to you to find out which one for yourself!

#9
By joeant on 11 weeks ago:
can i just put this on my PS3 or i must downloaded directly from the JP PSN Store?

any answers?

#10
By Pretikewl on 11 weeks ago:
I don't know if there's a way to extract a theme from a PS3 once it's been installed. However, there's tons of guides online about how to make a jp account. And it's free :)

#11
By B4rtj4h on 11 weeks ago:
Would be nice if someone could upload it here... since i cannot create an Jap PSN account :(

#12
By jirachi155 on 11 weeks ago:
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Originally Posted by B4rtj4h View Post
Would be nice if someone could upload it here... since i cannot create an Jap PSN account :(
Also if someone put it here, you can't install it on your ps3 because the new dynamic themes are in .PKG (not .p3t) and you know that .pkg are encrypted files that cannot be opened or installed in the ps3 (since now)...

so THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE THE AFRIKA'S THEME IS GET IT FROM THE JAP PSN!.. :rolleyes:

#13
By PS3 News on 11 weeks ago:
Quote:
Originally Posted by joeant View Post
can i just put this on my PS3 or i must downloaded directly from the JP PSN Store?

any answers?
Quote:
Originally Posted by B4rtj4h View Post
Would be nice if someone could upload it here... since i cannot create an Jap PSN account :(
-Rep x2 :stickpoke: Do you guys not read before posting? Both answers are in this very thread :rolleyes:

http://www.ps3news.com/forums/ps3-themes/videos-first-dynamic-animated-playstation-3-theme-available-now-107680.html#post270323

#14
By Vergil on 11 weeks ago:
its cool, i like this them, i will go and create PSN JP ID for download it.

#15
By jul644 on 11 weeks ago:
for those who need help setting up a jp account i just took all the pictures so i can make a tutorial for the new firmwares and its quite a bit diffrent and took me a lot of trial and error.

#16
By grudge1981 on 11 weeks ago:
it would be nice if there is a way for users to make these. Its just a looping video in the background I believe, and I like using animated backgrounds on my desktop. So I got a few I'd love to put in a theme for my ps3

#17
By DukeRaven on 11 weeks ago:
Nice one, but i think the themes will be better later.

#18
By hippyharry on 11 weeks ago:
Heh.

This is actually a decent dynamic theme. I like it. Would be good to have it showing replays of goals from fifa or pro evolution.

#19
By PS3 News on 11 weeks ago:
Quote:
Originally Posted by jul644 View Post
for those who need help setting up a jp account i just took all the pictures so i can make a tutorial for the new firmwares and its quite a bit diffrent and took me a lot of trial and error.
This would be appreciated and I will +Rep you for it. ;)

We have a few for the old Firmware (one is http://www.ps3news.com/forums/ps3-guides-tutorials/how-set-up-jap-usa-playstation-network-accounts-98752.html) and another is a video one here (http://www.ps3news.com/PS3-Online/how-to-make-a-japanese-account-on-your-ps3-for-home-beta/).

#20
By XiLERAWR on 11 weeks ago:
Not so many dynamic themes so far, but it's still early days :p

Hopefully soon there will be more dynamic themes to choose from. Here's hoping for a Killzone 2 theme :hmm:

#21
By Transient on 11 weeks ago:
Maybe I'm just really cheap, but spending $2.99 on a theme seems like a waste of money too me. They don't even give you a preview option.

Here's hoping for more free dynamic themes or a way to make our own... ;)

#22
By jul644 on 11 weeks ago:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dBC4RbWCv8[/youtube]

i started making the tutorial and even has all the pictures formated and stuff highlighted and writing out the explanation, and i came across this video and its a much better job check it out if you need help.

#23
By narvalo on 11 weeks ago:
thx for the video guide jul644, very useful!

#24
By reno5gtt on 11 weeks ago:
Thanks for the image showing the link to the AFRIKA theme.

This must be the first time i've used my jp account in 2 years. Hopefully we will see a few more interesting free ones, i grudge paying for a background even if it is a fancy animated one.

Has sony released a tool to allow people to make their own animated themes yet?

#25
By victorinox on 11 weeks ago:
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Originally Posted by reno5gtt View Post
Has sony released a tool to allow people to make their own animated themes yet?
Devs only, as i keep telling people =\ the themes are quite dynamic too *you can control things like time which affects the theme in all but the free one* so there's more to it than meets the eye.



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