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Sony to offer premium PS3 themes

First batch on PSN today.

From today, Sony plans to offer premium PS3 themes on the PlayStation Store.

These are special because they have "special backgrounds", according to the US PlayStation blog. They also have XMB icons and even sounds.

There's no word on price (although we won't have to wait long to find out), and there will be a preview option to get an idea of the theme before you buy.

Sony plans to offer around 6 to 10 new premium themes each month, and the examples shown so far look quite nice, ranging from a raunchy fairy lady to a shouty man face.

Pop over to our PS3 premium themes gallery for a look.