The Gamerscore Blog continues its new weekly look at the upcoming Fall 2008 Dashboard update for the Xbox 360. This week the team looks at the role themes play in the new dash and a little something called the "Friends Channel."
They said that existing themes and backgrounds can be used as well, an example being the Gears of War theme above. While it looks as though gamers will have their images appear at a larger width, the tops and bottoms appear to be truncated, and appear to render most images rather useless. Bummer.
Read more at the Gamerscore Blog.
This fall, themes are getting even more detailed with the New Xbox Experience. Themes will take over more than just the background of your Dashboard – they will be present on every channel in cool, dynamic ways. Yes, I said, "DYNAMIC." Check out the screens below that show the Underground Theme on the Dashboard and the Friends Channel.
Every graphic on each channel will tie into your theme and change if you choose a different one. You can really see this on the Friends Channel – each of your friends' Avatars will stand next to a different graphic or environment. These graphics will match the theme you choose and will change dynamically as you navigate from channel to channel. But that’s not all; the themes will be subtly animated. This is some pretty cool stuff when you see it.
Every graphic on each channel will tie into your theme and change if you choose a different one. You can really see this on the Friends Channel – each of your friends' Avatars will stand next to a different graphic or environment. These graphics will match the theme you choose and will change dynamically as you navigate from channel to channel. But that’s not all; the themes will be subtly animated. This is some pretty cool stuff when you see it.
Read more at the Gamerscore Blog.
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