Wed, Jan 28, 2009 | 14:37 GMT

Preview NXE themes before you buy

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Joystiq has come across a new website called NXE Themes that does exactly what it says on the tin.

All the NXE themes are there, so you can literally try before you buy. Any new ones will also be added as they are released, says the site.

Nice find. Check it out.

By Mike Bowden

51 comments

#1

Blerk
28/01/09, 2:31 pm

Or alternatively, don’t buy them. Because they’re a rip-off.

#2

Syrok
28/01/09, 2:32 pm

Befoe o?

#3

theevilaires
28/01/09, 2:36 pm

yea like i said great journalism in the video game industry :P
he must have been in a rush to post the article because of my little rant before about the topic.anyway let me know when you can create your own themes for free in (1080P) :P

#4

theevilaires
28/01/09, 2:40 pm

themes should be like wallpapers free! SONY and M$. its just a more hyped up version of a wallpaper.At least sony does give the option to let you make your own

#5

Retroid
28/01/09, 2:41 pm

MS really are stupid for not giving previews in the first place. Bit then themes are a bit of a fuck-up for 360.

#6

Blerk
28/01/09, 2:41 pm

#7

absolutezero
28/01/09, 2:46 pm

I DEMAND THEME DEMOS OR I WILL NOT BUY ANYTHING EVER.

#8

Retroid
28/01/09, 2:51 pm

Those are just backgrounds, though :)

#9

Blerk
28/01/09, 2:54 pm

There’s more? :-D

#10

Psychotext
28/01/09, 2:56 pm

I think the site might have underestimated its popularity… it’s not working at all right now.

#11

mortiferus
28/01/09, 2:57 pm

The Xbox Live Team has been told about this before according to Major Nelson, but they have yet to do something about it. I reckon it’s a matter of time.

#12

Whizzo
28/01/09, 3:00 pm

I quite like the Night freebie theme, it’s rather GTAish.

#13

theevilaires
28/01/09, 3:01 pm

yea blerk suffers from a common illness called xbot reality syndrome. hey you idiot they are just wallpapers, not themes that change the interface like the XMB.

#14

Retroid
28/01/09, 3:01 pm

A few more pics for when you’re in Marketplace and such, and differently-themed backgrounds behind each of the avatars on ‘friend avenue’. I nabbed the freebie GoW2 and ‘Holiday’ NXE themes, and Mrs Retroid wanted the Fable 2 NXE theme so I bought it on my profile.

@Aires: except they do change bits of the interface, as I said. Stop acting like you’re 11.

#15

Michael O'Connor
28/01/09, 3:03 pm

Give it a break theevilaires. The flaming grates like no tomorrow. Right now, I’d rather listen to Shatner.

And for the record mate, they *do* they change the design of the interface, most noticeably the friends list.

#16

Blerk
28/01/09, 3:05 pm

I miss Shatner.

#17

theevilaires
28/01/09, 3:06 pm

well excuse me i apologize for not being well informed but the option to make your own is better

#18

Michael O'Connor
28/01/09, 3:12 pm

“well excuse me i apologize for not being well informed but the option to make your own is better”

There’s nothing wrong with being misinformed, and I agree with you… yes, the ability to make your own themes on the PS3 *for free* is much better than paying for Premium Themes on the 360…

..but could you *please* quit with the constant flames of people? It’s incredibly annoying, and you’re capable of being a bit smarter than that. People would be a lot less likely to bite back at you if you did.

#19

Retroid
28/01/09, 3:17 pm

Yup, agreed, I like customised stuff. I also think game-themed ones should be free.

/Currently has the Fallout 3 theme on his PS3

#20

Michael O'Connor
28/01/09, 3:18 pm

The PS3 Pipboy?

Yeah, that thing is sexy. :-D

#21

Shatner
28/01/09, 3:37 pm

Hi.

#22

theevilaires
28/01/09, 3:40 pm

ok for the record i only go after the people who like to talk lies about certain products they don’t own, and when they fail to correct themselves i go on the offensive because i hate people who love to lie just to make themselves feel better. if i say anything about a product that is false to my ignorance then i apologize. at least i’m man enough to admit my mistakes.my rants may be annoying but i don’t live on this site waiting for negative sony articles to pop up to make an attempt at being amusing like the class clown in high school.
Read other peoples post too o’connor you’re a “bit”smart also

#23

Blerk
28/01/09, 3:42 pm

Shouldn’t you go after yourself for all the shit you talk about the 360, then?

Hey Shatner, don’t you love us any more?

#24

theevilaires
28/01/09, 3:52 pm

no because the xbox is shit and the rrod and other problems show that. I’m stating facts not biased opinions. you bring up the ylod i’ll bring up the rrod you see the pattern.

#25

Psychotext
28/01/09, 3:56 pm

Christ… it’s like you just spew whatever comes into your head onto the screen.

#26

theevilaires
28/01/09, 4:00 pm

interesting choice of words. I wish your head would spew onto the screen. its called the cold hard truth, not sitting there like you thinking up lies to post

#27

Blerk
28/01/09, 4:01 pm

But you’re the only person who’s mentioned YLOD. Do you have a complex?

#28

Shatner
28/01/09, 4:04 pm

No.

#29

theevilaires
28/01/09, 4:06 pm

you’re kidding right or are you only mentioning today? whatever the case drop it. nothing i say or you say will change the out come of these post.

#30

Psychotext
28/01/09, 4:08 pm

By the way… who are these liars who tell horrid lies about your precious PS3 but do not own one? We must smite these heathens who would dare question the honour and actions of a multi billion dollar company.

#31

SticKboy
28/01/09, 4:11 pm

Hope things are going well for you, old boy.

#32

theevilaires
28/01/09, 4:13 pm

look in the mirror you’ll see one of them with a tattoo on his forehead that says property of microsoft corp.

#33

Psychotext
28/01/09, 4:14 pm

So you really think I don’t own a PS3 don’t you?

#34

Lutz
28/01/09, 4:52 pm

How about un-fucking all of the old themes eh Microsoft? Each theme was 4 pictures, now it’s the top half of one picture only. So if you paid 400MSP for a theme, you’re now getting 50msp of it. and you can’t pick twhich half of the four pictures you want to see.

Now is it me, or is that just wrong?

Last time I buy anything from them like this, that’s for sure.

#35

Psychotext
28/01/09, 5:01 pm

Aye, that’s pretty fucked up. They should have put together new equivalent versions as free upgrades for people… at least for the most popular ones. That said, I’ve never bought one of these anyway so I have nothing to complain about. I’ll never buy an NXE theme either, but I’m sure I’ll use the ones I unlock in games.

Oh, and TEA… you haven’t answered my question.

#36

theevilaires
28/01/09, 5:38 pm

because i know you’ll just lie about it. you are a xbot lurking troll whos sole purpose in life is to bash sony every chance you get. stop trying to trick people into believing other wise. you have shown more than enough your true colors that you’re green with envy because you can’t afford a PS3.

i asked you several times for a friends request but you always declined to respond.now that you have one of your gay friends who bought their ps3 over you think you can prove me wrong ha! don’t think so kid.get off the computer and do your homework.

#37

Psychotext
28/01/09, 5:41 pm

So what would you take as proof? I’m quite interested in making you look even more stupid than you already do.

#38

theevilaires
28/01/09, 5:43 pm

zzz zzz zzzz you are more boring than a tom jones album go play some halo and gtfo

#39

Psychotext
28/01/09, 5:49 pm

Yeah, I thought so. Clown.

#40

airdom
28/01/09, 9:51 pm

i’ll go check this out as soon as i get home! as of now, that theme post on Neogaf did just fine though!

#41

Retroid
28/01/09, 11:35 pm

You’re welcome to send me a friend request, Aires, if that’ll prove anything.

PSN:Retroid

#42

theevilaires
28/01/09, 11:44 pm

already checked, you need more trophies and you don’t need to prove anything to me, you don’t constantly bash the ps3 for every small reason like someone who lives on this site, has no life because his lover morris left him and can’t find another gay lover to keep him away from the computer screen (in short psychofag).

#43

Psychotext
28/01/09, 11:49 pm

Guess what TEA… I don’t need to prove anything either. But that’s ok, because you’ve already proven that you don’t want to look any more stupid so you’re avoiding the proof that I have a PS3.

Oh, you should look up all the PS3 bashing I’ve done here. Whilst you’re there… look up the 360 bashing I’ve done too. The Wii too for that matter.

But you don’t care about that do you? You just have to protect your poor yikkle baby PS3.

#44

theevilaires
28/01/09, 11:50 pm

yikkle? don’t refer any of your sex names for morris to the all mighty ps3 please. you been waiting for me to come back and post all day haven’t you? ahahhahahhahahahahhahaha you are pathetic. i have this chic over here and shes laughing at your pathetic ass. shall we start a ps3 chat so you can hear her laughing at you mr i got a ps3

#45

Psychotext
28/01/09, 11:51 pm

Baby talk. I figured it was apt.

#46

absolutezero
28/01/09, 11:58 pm

You have a chic?

#47

theevilaires
29/01/09, 12:02 am

totallynotahero wants to chime in, too bad you’re not on my lvl to associate with, you go look at porn kid, i got business to handle here later losers………

#48

Michael O'Connor
29/01/09, 12:28 am

TEA… if he bothers you that much… just ignore him?

God…

#49

SticKboy
29/01/09, 2:22 am

Michael O’Connor said: “TEA… if he bothers you that much… just ignore him?

God…”

You called?

#50

Michael O'Connor
29/01/09, 2:36 am

Yes.

Fix my sink.

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