Newk86
Member
And will be available this week, US and EU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C_bWybAn08
Sell me >155,000,000 times if old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C_bWybAn08
Sell me >155,000,000 times if old.
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PS2 Legacy Theme Announced for PS4
- Thread starter Newk86
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Battlechili
Banned
This is nostalgic but also kind of spooky.
I like the PS2 and have fond memories of it, but the background ambience comes off as eerie to me
I like the PS2 and have fond memories of it, but the background ambience comes off as eerie to me
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
Who said SONY doesnt do backwards compatibility?!
Koala Driving a Ferrari
Member
😃 Sadly, Sony's only interest in it's gaming legacy this gen is how well they can monetise the nostalgia for it.
I'm loving this dash theme though and I'll definitely be buying it.
Oddly, it looks like they omitted this. It'd be cool if it sized the towers based on the amount of trophies you have. Missed opportunity.
sublimit
Banned
lol nice.
sublimit
Banned
Yeah at least this particular one should have been free. Not that i care personally since i'm not into themes anyway . Also this one reminds me of my broken PS2 where it kept saying "disc error" after i booted it.
Wonko_C
Member
I thought Sony didnt charge for their themes, only third parties did. Still, it looks pretty damn cool, i would like to see themes based on the PS1, PS3 and PSV menus in the future.
It's weird they couldn't get the rights to the "Playstation 2" wording, don't Sony own their own stuff?
It's weird they couldn't get the rights to the "Playstation 2" wording, don't Sony own their own stuff?
Agent X
Member
Very impressive work from m0dus and Truant Pixel!
According to m0dus, Sony doesn't want to include "PlayStation 2" branding in the theme because that system is no longer being sold. This is also the reason why the theme is officially named "Legacy", and not "PS2 Legacy". Sony does have the rights to use the name--they just don't want to use it here.
They also considered using "PlayStation 4" written in the PlayStation 2 font. Sony also rejected that on the basis that it would cause brand confusion. (Too bad, because I would have loved to see that.)
According to m0dus, Sony doesn't want to include "PlayStation 2" branding in the theme because that system is no longer being sold. This is also the reason why the theme is officially named "Legacy", and not "PS2 Legacy". Sony does have the rights to use the name--they just don't want to use it here.
They also considered using "PlayStation 4" written in the PlayStation 2 font. Sony also rejected that on the basis that it would cause brand confusion. (Too bad, because I would have loved to see that.)
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
Can't forget the GAF-DINO theme
PleaseDontBanMe
Banned
Can't forget the GAF-DINO theme
Ah yes, wasn't that puled from the store recently?
KyanMehwulfe
Member
Looks cool but I gotta admit I'm stuck using the official 20th Anniversary PS1 theme. It's basically become my PS4 theme.
Even if I try nicer themes, I associate the nice white background and the PS1 chime way too much with my PS4 now.
Even if I try nicer themes, I associate the nice white background and the PS1 chime way too much with my PS4 now.
Rellik
Member
It's not made by Sony. Literally says that right at the start of the video.
Explains why it has that cheap Chinese knock off feel like all his themes.
This comment explains very well what is wrong with GAF these days and, honestly, I'm not surprised.
Not liking a theme is legit (of course); calling this "cheap Chinese knock off" is provoking, literally, especially given the giant amount of work made on this theme (over 9000 lines of codes) and the approvation-collaboration of Sony and Naughty Dog.
Making a theme on PS4 is difficult, extremely, simply because the resources reserved from the OS to customization features are very few: small memory pool, limited thread per theme, needs to overcome the lack of native special effects for the GUI (like blur, etc)
You can view a tech explanation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a9PZT7AAjY
It's a professional work and you must accept it, because is a fact. It's also ages better than Sony 20th anniversay theme, ruined from some debatable choices, imo.
And the quality and the amount of code justifies the (small) price required to obtain.
You don't like a theme: good. But you can't call this a "cheap" work just because you don't like it, without know nothing about it.
This is a proof of your ignorance, not a valid opinion.
ReBurn
Gold Member
Imagine getting this worked up because someone doesn't like something that you like.
Senua
Member
IKR, old gaf rearing its head right there lol.
FF:Enhanced_Reality
Member
I want it 
MilkyJoe
Member
Came here for BC, will not leave disappointed
Shifty
Member
There's a difference between disagreeing with someone's opinion and disagreeing with the way they present it.
Example:
I don't like your post, it's reductive and ignores the quoted poster's point in favour of oversimplifying it in order to make it easier to attack. A 'hot take', if you will.
VS
What a cheap chinese knockoff of a post take that shit to GameFAQs SMH
See the difference?
NoobGAF has arrived to shit up the thread.