Microsoft bans sexy Xbox 360 theme

by Kevin Kelly { May 2nd 2007 at 3:17PM }

Apparently the 360 Queenz theme was a bit too hot and "provocative" for Microsoft, and they have been quashing the theme and asking people to take down the images of it on various websites. It must have ruffled someone's feathers along the way, or maybe it was just too hot to handle?

For our two cents on the matter ... if we have M-rated video games, then why not M-rated themes? A gamer picture is one thing, since anybody can see it, but the only person seeing your theme is you, so what's all the hubbub? Based on the pictures we saw, the theme wasn't all that racy to begin with. You'll see more skin on the cover of Dead or Alive Xtreme 2.

There's always the DIY option, and we've seen some pretty over-the-top self-made themes out there. What do you have on yours?

Tags: Dashboard, DOAX2, themes, Xbox Live

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

EvoAnubis @ May 2nd 2007 3:33PM

What's the problem with this? What someone uses as their theme or wallpaper or whatever is their choice. Hell, for awhile I used a pic of Kobe Tai doing what she does best as my PSP wallpaper. What's the difference? Lighten up, MS.

Jack of No Trades @ May 2nd 2007 3:35PM

I guess my 360 won't be getting hit with white puddles anymore.

Rod Munch @ May 2nd 2007 3:42PM

There's no way MS is keeping porn off my 360! Next they're going to want me to take it off my Zune too! My brown zune and white 360 are... no... I'm going to stop there.

sigma goat @ May 2nd 2007 3:45PM

Sexy??? Bacofoil Space transvestites in green feckin wigs???- only to a very limited community I should imagine.

casalez @ May 2nd 2007 3:43PM

I'm guessing they didn't want this theme available because it looks like an official MS theme. The theme uses the 360 logo and has pictures of the Xbox. Parents would probably get pissed at MS even though they didn't make it.

tituspullo @ May 2nd 2007 3:46PM

chicks with dicks!

sheppy @ May 2nd 2007 3:47PM

Wow, didn't know you COULD make your own theme or gamerpic. Anyone got links on how?

KR @ May 2nd 2007 3:48PM

Whatever. The marketplace has the Alyssa Milano "girl who will take her clothes off in Cinemax porn because she's trying to distance herself from her past and make it as a legitimate actress in Hollywood" film Poison Ivy 2 on the marketplace...if this was really removed for being too risque or whatever, MS are hypocrites beyond comprehension.

Zertoss @ May 2nd 2007 3:55PM

"Wow, didn't know you COULD make your own theme or gamerpic. Anyone got links on how?"

Same here. I guess I'm going to be doing some Googling when I get home from work tonight unless someone posts up a how-to.

The True Gamer @ May 2nd 2007 3:55PM

Sheppy, you need the Live vision camera to make a custom gamerpic, and then only people on your friends list can see it. For a custom theme, you can only use one pic on all the blades. I believe it has to be on a thumb drive, you go into the themes on your personal settings, and create a custom theme. I haven't done this myself, so I may be a little inaccurate on the theme, though I do use a custom picture of one of my Boxers as a gamerpic.

stephentur @ May 2nd 2007 3:59PM

Those "girls" are dumpy

Steve @ May 2nd 2007 4:03PM

Is that a dude?

Taylor B @ May 2nd 2007 4:04PM

This just in: Oompa Loompas too sexy. Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory 'shut down'!

Patrick @ May 2nd 2007 4:05PM

@10, not true any image on disc, thumb drive or networked computer is acessable

machrc @ May 2nd 2007 4:10PM

its okay to download southpark to hear expllicit language and watch characters scissoring each other but its not okay for a non-nude dashboard girl???

weeeak..

Blue_Falcon @ May 2nd 2007 4:10PM

Personally, given the rather crappy nature of the theme, I'm glad MS banned it.

Otherwise some dumb sap might've wasted their (near) $2 on it.

LongshotX @ May 2nd 2007 4:12PM

You can make your own themes for the 360? Since when?

Phil Ringsmuth @ May 2nd 2007 4:17PM

I've actually been using the logo for our podcast.

www.insidetheconsole.com

I made it using a 3D modeler and thought it looked awesome as the 360 Dashboard background.

Sami @ May 2nd 2007 4:22PM

Maybe it was just really bad, bad quality. Looks that way from the pics.

Joe @ May 2nd 2007 4:26PM

you can make your "own" theme, you can just change the background pic to whatever you like, you just share a drive from your PC, and set that .jpg/gif/.png to be the default theme background, I have done this and its works fine, with that being said you could in theory have a much naughtier theme, leave it up to you to fill in the details,

IMO porn on the marketplace would be a cash cow, you have the parental controls already in place, the demo-graphic is 18-35 male more or less. I mean they could even bulid in a pre-download code as a additional layer to stop kids from downloading it. I mean im not talking about turning 360 in a vivid porn shop, but adult content I dont think is out of the ballpark, afterall porn when with HD-DVD why not digital distrubute right to their target demographic.

Would you by HD porn off the Market place? and if you how much MS points?

i know alot of 18-35 males that would.

allan @ May 2nd 2007 4:29PM

I guess it didnt have the dead or alive girls on it that would have been ok......also what ever happened to the may 1st update for the 360?? anyone know

Christian Right Winger @ May 2nd 2007 4:33PM

This is a glorious day for the baby Jesus.

Porn is an abomination! Down with the sinners! You filthy little gamers!

Now go pro-create! Pure thoughts only!

sracer @ May 2nd 2007 4:34PM

Let's get things straight...
You CANNOT make your own THEME for the dashboard. You can use a custom BACKGROUND that will be used for ALL blades on the dashboard, but you a THEME contains different images for each blade. THAT is something we cannot do.

Elyscape @ May 2nd 2007 5:01PM

Does anybody have the source images of the theme? Alternatively, more screenshots?
Please?

Todd @ May 2nd 2007 5:05PM

I guess I can no longer use that theme of Bill Gates spread eagle on a mountain full of cash, in which every $100 bill is conveniently placed to hide all the naughty details.

Oh, did I mention he saying "I'm rich beotch!"

Microsoft needs to lighten up.