diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index 9617f2e..94deaea 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ img {
   padding: 0 0 40px; /* room for the fixed taskbar */
 }
 
+/* Opt-in decorative background field (themes enable it). */
+.rb-bg {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 .rb-window {
   flex: 1;
   display: flex;
diff --git a/src/components/Shell.tsx b/src/components/Shell.tsx
index 25c98a0..9a053bd 100644
--- a/src/components/Shell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Shell.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
-import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import type { CSSProperties, ReactNode } from "react";
 import { THEMES, type ThemeId } from "@/themes/registry";
 import { getSettings } from "@/lib/settings";
 import { isAdmin } from "@/lib/auth";
@@ -29,6 +29,30 @@ export default async function Shell({
 
   return (
     <div className="rb-desktop">
+      {/* Decorative background field. Hidden by default; themes opt in
+          (PS2 uses it for the BIOS bobbing-cube field). */}
+      <div className="rb-bg" aria-hidden>
+        <div className="rb-bg-grid">
+          {Array.from({ length: 15 * 13 }).map((_, i) => {
+            // deterministic pseudo-random thickness + bob phase per cube
+            const h = 34 + ((i * 53) % 78);
+            const delay = (((i * 37) % 100) / 100) * 4;
+            return (
+              <span
+                key={i}
+                className="rb-cube"
+                style={
+                  {
+                    "--cube-h": `${h}px`,
+                    "--cube-delay": `${delay.toFixed(2)}s`,
+                  } as CSSProperties
+                }
+              />
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <div className="rb-window" role="application">
         <div className="rb-titlebar">
           <span className="rb-titlebar-icon" aria-hidden />
diff --git a/src/themes/nds.css b/src/themes/nds.css
index cfaf588..91b9665 100644
--- a/src/themes/nds.css
+++ b/src/themes/nds.css
@@ -1,36 +1,38 @@
 /* ============================================================
    Theme: Nintendo DS — scoped to [data-theme="nds"]
-   The original DS firmware menu: pale grid "graph paper"
-   backdrop, white tiles with thick rounded charcoal borders,
-   glossy cyan selection, and calendar pastels (red Sunday,
-   blue Saturday).
+   The real 2004 DS firmware menu: white graph-paper grid
+   backdrop, SQUARE tiles with thick dark double-borders,
+   brushed-metal status/hinge bars, silver icon blocks, and a
+   blue dashed selection cursor. Calendar pastels on tags.
    ============================================================ */
 
 [data-theme="nds"] {
-  --d-cyan: #1ba1c4;
-  --d-cyan-lt: #8fdcef;
-  --d-cyan-dk: #1685a3;
-  --d-ink: #3a4750;
-  --d-line: #4a565e; /* thick tile border */
-  --d-paper: #eef1f3; /* grid backdrop */
-  --d-grid: #dbe1e5; /* grid lines */
-  --d-red: #d4506a; /* Sunday */
-  --d-blue: #3f7fd0; /* Saturday */
-  font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "Segoe UI", Tahoma, sans-serif;
+  --d-ink: #2b3035; /* near-black menu text */
+  --d-sub: #6f7b83; /* gray secondary text */
+  --d-edge: #2f3437; /* thick tile outline (near-black) */
+  --d-sel: #2f6fc4; /* dashed blue selection */
+  --d-sel-lt: #d3e6f9; /* selection fill */
+  --d-red: #d4506a; /* calendar Sunday */
+  --d-sat: #3f7fd0; /* calendar Saturday */
+  /* brushed metal stops */
+  --m-tile: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #eef1f3 48%, #dde3e7 100%);
+  --m-bar: linear-gradient(180deg, #dfe5e9 0%, #bdc7cd 50%, #a6b1b8 100%);
+  --m-icon: linear-gradient(180deg, #f6f8f9 0%, #ccd3d8 55%, #b0b9bf 100%);
+  font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
   font-size: 14px;
   color: var(--d-ink);
 }
 
-/* pale graph-paper background like the DS menu canvas */
+/* white graph-paper grid — the DS menu canvas */
 [data-theme="nds"] body {
-  background-color: var(--d-paper);
-  background-image: linear-gradient(var(--d-grid) 1px, transparent 1px),
-    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--d-grid) 1px, transparent 1px);
-  background-size: 22px 22px;
+  background-color: #fbfcfc;
+  background-image: linear-gradient(#dde2e6 1px, transparent 1px),
+    linear-gradient(90deg, #dde2e6 1px, transparent 1px);
+  background-size: 34px 34px;
   background-attachment: fixed;
 }
 
-/* the window is the menu canvas */
+/* window is just the canvas; tiles float on the grid */
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-window {
   background: transparent;
   border: none;
@@ -39,189 +41,236 @@
   box-shadow: none;
 }
 
-/* top status strip: User name, clock, date, battery */
+/* ---- top status bar: dark brushed blue-gray strip ---- */
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-titlebar {
-  height: 34px;
-  padding: 0 14px;
-  border-radius: 12px;
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fbfdfe, #e6ecef);
-  border: 2px solid var(--d-line);
-  color: var(--d-ink);
+  height: 30px;
+  padding: 0 12px;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #8493a0, #596b77 55%, #4e5f6a);
+  border: 1px solid #3c4a54;
+  color: #fff;
   font-weight: bold;
-  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
-  text-shadow: none;
+  letter-spacing: 0.4px;
+  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-titlebar-icon {
-  width: 16px;
-  height: 12px;
-  border-radius: 2px;
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #b7f0a0, #7fc964);
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px var(--d-line);
+  /* green battery / cart chip */
+  width: 18px;
+  height: 11px;
+  border-radius: 1px;
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #b7f0a0, #5fb049);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px #2f6a23, 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-titlebar-buttons {
   display: none;
 }
 
-/* menubar = white rounded tile holding the chunky touch buttons */
+/* ---- menubar = brushed-metal hinge band with striations ---- */
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-menubar {
-  margin-top: 8px;
-  padding: 10px 12px;
-  border-radius: 14px;
-  background: #ffffff;
-  border: 2px solid var(--d-line);
+  margin-top: 6px;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  background: var(--m-bar);
+  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(
+      180deg,
+      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35) 0 1px,
+      transparent 1px 3px
+    ),
+    var(--m-bar);
+  border: 1px solid #7a858c;
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6),
+    inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
 }
+
+/* square metallic touch buttons */
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-menu-link {
   text-decoration: none;
-  padding: 6px 16px;
-  border-radius: 18px;
+  padding: 5px 14px;
+  border-radius: 2px;
   color: var(--d-ink);
   font-weight: bold;
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff, #e3ebef);
-  border: 2px solid var(--d-line);
-  transition: all 0.12s;
+  background: var(--m-tile);
+  border: 2px solid var(--d-edge);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #fff;
+  transition: none;
 }
+/* DS selection = blue dashed cursor + pale fill */
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-menu-link:hover {
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #6fd0e8, var(--d-cyan));
-  color: #fff;
-  border-color: var(--d-cyan-dk);
-  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+  background: var(--d-sel-lt);
+  color: var(--d-sel);
+  outline: 2px dashed var(--d-sel);
+  outline-offset: 1px;
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-switcher-label {
   font-weight: bold;
   font-size: 12px;
-  color: var(--d-cyan-dk);
+  color: var(--d-ink);
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-switcher-select {
-  font: 13px "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;
-  border: 2px solid var(--d-line);
-  border-radius: 16px;
-  padding: 4px 12px;
-  background: #fff;
+  font: 13px Tahoma, sans-serif;
+  border: 2px solid var(--d-edge);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  padding: 3px 8px;
+  background: var(--m-tile);
   color: var(--d-ink);
 }
 
-/* the main content = big white touch-screen tile */
+/* ---- content = transparent so the grid shows through ---- */
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-content {
-  background: #ffffff;
-  margin: 8px 0;
-  padding: 22px 24px;
-  border-radius: 16px;
-  border: 2px solid var(--d-line);
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 4px #f3f7f9;
+  background: transparent;
+  margin: 6px 0;
+  padding: 16px 2px;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  border: none;
+  box-shadow: none;
 }
 
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-statusbar {
-  padding: 6px 12px;
+  padding: 5px 10px;
   font-size: 11px;
-  color: #71808a;
+  color: var(--d-sub);
 }
 
-/* bottom strip = rounded tile dock holding the launch buttons */
+/* ---- bottom dock = brushed-metal band ---- */
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-taskbar {
-  height: 40px;
-  margin-top: 8px;
-  border-radius: 14px;
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fbfdfe, #e6ecef);
-  border: 2px solid var(--d-line);
+  height: 36px;
+  margin-top: 6px;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  background: var(--m-bar);
+  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(
+      180deg,
+      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35) 0 1px,
+      transparent 1px 3px
+    ),
+    var(--m-bar);
+  border: 1px solid #7a858c;
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6),
+    inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-start {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 7px;
-  height: 28px;
-  padding: 0 16px;
-  border: 2px solid var(--d-cyan-dk);
-  border-radius: 16px;
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #6fd0e8, var(--d-cyan));
-  color: #fff;
-  font: bold 13px "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;
+  height: 26px;
+  padding: 0 14px;
+  border: 2px solid var(--d-edge);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  background: var(--d-sel-lt);
+  color: var(--d-sel);
+  font: bold 13px Tahoma, sans-serif;
   cursor: pointer;
-  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+  outline: 2px dashed var(--d-sel);
+  outline-offset: 1px;
+  text-shadow: none;
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-start-logo {
-  width: 13px;
-  height: 13px;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff, var(--d-cyan-lt));
+  /* little DS console chip */
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 12px;
+  border-radius: 1px;
+  background: var(--m-icon);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px #6a737a;
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-task {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 7px;
-  height: 28px;
-  padding: 0 14px;
-  border: 2px solid var(--d-line);
-  border-radius: 16px;
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff, #e3ebef);
+  height: 26px;
+  padding: 0 12px;
+  border: 2px solid var(--d-edge);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  background: var(--m-tile);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #fff;
   color: var(--d-ink);
   font-weight: bold;
   font-size: 13px;
   cursor: default;
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-task-active {
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #6fd0e8, var(--d-cyan));
-  color: #fff;
-  border-color: var(--d-cyan-dk);
+  background: var(--d-sel-lt);
+  color: var(--d-sel);
+  outline: 2px dashed var(--d-sel);
+  outline-offset: 1px;
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-task-icon {
-  width: 11px;
-  height: 11px;
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  background: var(--d-cyan-lt);
+  width: 12px;
+  height: 12px;
+  border-radius: 1px;
+  background: var(--m-icon);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px #6a737a;
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-clock {
   color: var(--d-ink);
   font-weight: bold;
   font-size: 13px;
-  padding: 0 14px;
+  padding: 0 12px;
 }
 
+/* ---- page heading ---- */
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-page-title {
   margin: 0 0 4px;
-  font-size: 26px;
+  font-size: 24px;
   font-weight: bold;
-  color: var(--d-cyan-dk);
+  color: var(--d-ink);
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-page-sub {
-  margin: 0 0 18px;
-  color: #71808a;
+  margin: 0 0 16px;
+  color: var(--d-sub);
 }
 
-/* post cards = white menu tiles with the signature thick border */
+/* ---- post cards = square DS launch tiles with silver icon ---- */
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-post-card {
-  border: 2px solid var(--d-line);
-  border-radius: 14px;
-  padding: 16px 18px;
-  background: #ffffff;
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px #f3f7f9;
-  transition: box-shadow 0.18s, transform 0.18s;
+  position: relative;
+  border: 2px solid var(--d-edge);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  padding: 14px 16px 14px 84px; /* room for the icon block */
+  min-height: 72px;
+  background: var(--m-tile);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #fff, inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+  transition: none;
+}
+/* the brushed-silver icon square on the left of every tile */
+[data-theme="nds"] .rb-post-card::before {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 8px;
+  top: 8px;
+  bottom: 8px;
+  width: 60px;
+  background: var(--m-icon);
+  border: 1px solid #6a737a;
+  border-radius: 1px;
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-post-card:hover {
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px #e0f3f9, 0 5px 16px rgba(27, 161, 196, 0.28);
-  transform: translateY(-2px);
-  border-color: var(--d-cyan-dk);
+  outline: 2px dashed var(--d-sel);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-post-card-title a {
-  color: var(--d-cyan-dk);
+  color: var(--d-ink);
   text-decoration: none;
   font-weight: bold;
 }
+[data-theme="nds"] .rb-post-card-title a:hover {
+  color: var(--d-sel);
+}
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-post-date {
   font-size: 12px;
-  color: #93a0a8;
+  color: var(--d-sub);
 }
+/* tags = tiny square calendar-pastel chips */
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-tag {
   font-size: 11px;
-  background: #e4f4f9;
-  border: 1.5px solid var(--d-cyan-lt);
-  border-radius: 12px;
-  padding: 1px 9px;
-  color: var(--d-cyan-dk);
+  background: var(--d-sel-lt);
+  border: 1.5px solid var(--d-sat);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  padding: 1px 7px;
+  color: #1f5aa6;
   font-weight: bold;
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-readmore,
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-back {
-  color: var(--d-cyan-dk);
+  color: var(--d-sel);
   text-decoration: none;
   font-weight: bold;
   font-size: 13px;
@@ -230,33 +279,40 @@
   display: inline-block;
   margin-bottom: 12px;
 }
+
+/* ---- article view ---- */
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-article-title {
-  color: var(--d-cyan-dk);
+  color: var(--d-ink);
   font-weight: bold;
   margin: 0 0 8px;
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-prose {
   line-height: 1.7;
+  background: var(--m-tile);
+  border: 2px solid var(--d-edge);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  padding: 16px 18px;
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #fff;
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-prose a {
-  color: var(--d-cyan-dk);
+  color: var(--d-sel);
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-prose code {
-  background: #e4f4f9;
-  border: 1px solid var(--d-cyan-lt);
-  border-radius: 6px;
+  background: #eef2f4;
+  border: 1px solid #9aa4ab;
+  border-radius: 2px;
   padding: 0 5px;
   font-family: "Courier New", monospace;
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-prose blockquote {
-  border-left: 4px solid var(--d-cyan);
+  border-left: 4px solid var(--d-sel);
   margin: 12px 0;
   padding: 6px 14px;
-  background: #eef7fa;
-  border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0;
+  background: #eef5fc;
+  border-radius: 0;
 }
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-prose h1,
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-prose h2,
 [data-theme="nds"] .rb-prose h3 {
-  color: var(--d-cyan-dk);
+  color: var(--d-ink);
 }
diff --git a/src/themes/ps1.css b/src/themes/ps1.css
index 12ef986..56bc6d4 100644
--- a/src/themes/ps1.css
+++ b/src/themes/ps1.css
@@ -1,49 +1,110 @@
 /* ============================================================
    Theme: PlayStation 1 — scoped to [data-theme="ps1"]
-   The gray BIOS shell: cool charcoal gradient, soft gray
-   panels, blocky understated type. Memory-card-manager calm.
+   Not the calm BIOS shell — the GAME. Late-90s real-time 3D:
+   no perspective correction (affine texture swim), unfiltered
+   polygons with jagged seams, low color depth faked with
+   ordered dithering on every surface. Murky fog palette,
+   chunky pixelated edges, vertices that won't sit still.
    ============================================================ */
 
 [data-theme="ps1"] {
-  --p1-bg1: #3a4351;
-  --p1-bg2: #1c222c;
-  --p1-panel: #c7ccd4;
-  --p1-panel-dk: #9aa1ad;
-  --p1-ink: #2a2f38;
-  --p1-accent: #6b7585;
+  /* Murky low-bit polygon palette — fogged blue-black void,
+     CD-startup diamond magenta/cyan, dirty parchment UI. */
+  --p1-void1: #1a2230;
+  --p1-void2: #07090f;
+  --p1-fog: #3b4a63;
+  --p1-panel: #b9b29c; /* dirty unfiltered "texture" beige */
+  --p1-panel-dk: #837c66;
+  --p1-ink: #20242c;
+  --p1-mag: #c0307a; /* startup diamond */
+  --p1-cyan: #2f9fb3;
+  --p1-seam: #efe9d6; /* bright untextured polygon edge */
   font-family: "Verdana", Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;
   font-size: 13px;
   color: var(--p1-ink);
+  /* keep every pixel hard — no smoothing, like the real hardware */
+  image-rendering: pixelated;
+}
+
+/* Ordered 4x4 dither tiles, reused everywhere for the low-color look.
+   Two-tone Bayer-ish stipple — tiny so it reads as texture grain. */
+[data-theme="ps1"] {
+  --p1-dither-dark: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='4' height='4'%3E%3Crect x='0' y='0' width='1' height='1' fill='%23000' fill-opacity='0.28'/%3E%3Crect x='2' y='2' width='1' height='1' fill='%23000' fill-opacity='0.28'/%3E%3Crect x='2' y='0' width='1' height='1' fill='%23fff' fill-opacity='0.10'/%3E%3Crect x='0' y='2' width='1' height='1' fill='%23fff' fill-opacity='0.10'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+  --p1-dither-fog: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='4' height='4'%3E%3Crect x='1' y='0' width='1' height='1' fill='%2307090f' fill-opacity='0.45'/%3E%3Crect x='3' y='2' width='1' height='1' fill='%2307090f' fill-opacity='0.45'/%3E%3Crect x='3' y='0' width='1' height='1' fill='%233b4a63' fill-opacity='0.5'/%3E%3Crect x='1' y='2' width='1' height='1' fill='%233b4a63' fill-opacity='0.5'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+}
+
+/* Affine "texture swim": PS1 had no perspective-correct mapping, so
+   surfaces warped as the camera moved. Fake it with a slow skew wobble. */
+@keyframes ps1-swim {
+  0%   { transform: skewX(0deg)    skewY(0deg)   scale(1); }
+  25%  { transform: skewX(0.6deg)  skewY(-0.4deg) scale(1.004); }
+  50%  { transform: skewX(0deg)    skewY(0.5deg)  scale(1); }
+  75%  { transform: skewX(-0.6deg) skewY(-0.3deg) scale(0.997); }
+  100% { transform: skewX(0deg)    skewY(0deg)   scale(1); }
+}
+
+/* Vertex jitter: low-precision vertex coords snapped to a grid made
+   geometry shudder. Tiny stepped translate on interactive bits. */
+@keyframes ps1-jitter {
+  0%, 100% { transform: translate(0, 0); }
+  20%      { transform: translate(0.5px, -0.5px); }
+  40%      { transform: translate(-0.5px, 0.5px); }
+  60%      { transform: translate(0.5px, 0.5px); }
+  80%      { transform: translate(-0.5px, -0.5px); }
 }
 
 [data-theme="ps1"] body {
-  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--p1-bg1) 0%, var(--p1-bg2) 100%) fixed;
+  /* fogged void: dark dither over a vertical gradient = banding kill */
+  background:
+    var(--p1-dither-fog),
+    linear-gradient(178deg, var(--p1-void1) 0%, var(--p1-void2) 100%) fixed;
+  background-size: 4px 4px, cover;
 }
 
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-window {
-  background: var(--p1-panel);
-  border: 2px solid #fff;
-  border-radius: 3px;
+  background:
+    var(--p1-dither-dark),
+    var(--p1-panel);
+  background-size: 4px 4px, cover;
+  border: 0;
+  border-radius: 0;
   padding: 0;
-  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+  /* jagged, untextured polygon silhouette — notched corners */
+  clip-path: polygon(
+    0 6px, 6px 6px, 6px 0,
+    calc(100% - 8px) 0, calc(100% - 8px) 5px, 100% 5px,
+    100% calc(100% - 7px), calc(100% - 6px) calc(100% - 7px), calc(100% - 6px) 100%,
+    7px 100%, 7px calc(100% - 6px), 0 calc(100% - 6px)
+  );
+  box-shadow: 0 12px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
+  /* bright seam ring like flat-shaded geometry catching light */
+  outline: 2px solid var(--p1-seam);
+  outline-offset: -2px;
 }
 
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-titlebar {
   height: 30px;
   padding: 0 12px;
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #5b6473, #424b59);
-  color: #eef1f6;
+  background:
+    var(--p1-dither-dark),
+    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--p1-fog), var(--p1-void1));
+  background-size: 4px 4px, cover;
+  color: var(--p1-seam);
   letter-spacing: 3px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   font-size: 12px;
+  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 #000; /* hard 1px shadow, no blur */
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-titlebar-icon {
   width: 14px;
   height: 14px;
-  background: #eef1f6;
-  /* tiny CD glint */
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 4px #5b6473, inset 0 0 0 5px #eef1f6;
+  /* startup diamond, hard-edged */
+  background: var(--p1-mag);
+  clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 100% 50%, 50% 100%, 0 50%);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--p1-cyan);
+  border-radius: 0;
+  image-rendering: pixelated;
+  animation: ps1-jitter 0.45s steps(2, end) infinite;
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-titlebar-buttons {
   display: none;
@@ -51,8 +112,11 @@
 
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-menubar {
   padding: 6px 10px;
-  background: var(--p1-panel-dk);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #fff;
+  background:
+    var(--p1-dither-dark),
+    var(--p1-panel-dk);
+  background-size: 4px 4px, cover;
+  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--p1-void2);
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-menu-link {
   text-decoration: none;
@@ -63,8 +127,9 @@
   letter-spacing: 1px;
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-menu-link:hover {
-  background: var(--p1-ink);
-  color: #fff;
+  background: var(--p1-mag);
+  color: var(--p1-seam);
+  animation: ps1-jitter 0.4s steps(2, end) infinite;
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-switcher-label {
   font-size: 11px;
@@ -72,32 +137,39 @@
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-switcher-select {
   font: 12px Verdana, sans-serif;
-  background: #eef1f6;
-  border: 1px solid #fff;
-  border-radius: 2px;
+  background: var(--p1-seam);
+  color: var(--p1-ink);
+  border: 2px solid var(--p1-void2);
+  border-radius: 0;
   padding: 2px 4px;
 }
 
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-content {
-  background: #e6e9ee;
+  background:
+    var(--p1-dither-dark),
+    #cfc8b2;
+  background-size: 4px 4px, cover;
   margin: 8px;
   padding: 20px 22px;
-  border-radius: 2px;
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px #fff, inset 0 0 0 2px var(--p1-panel-dk);
+  border-radius: 0;
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--p1-seam), inset 0 0 0 4px var(--p1-panel-dk);
 }
 
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-statusbar {
   padding: 4px 12px;
   font-size: 11px;
-  color: #4a525f;
+  color: #2a2017;
   letter-spacing: 1px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-taskbar {
   height: 34px;
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #424b59, var(--p1-bg2));
-  border-top: 1px solid #5b6473;
+  background:
+    var(--p1-dither-dark),
+    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--p1-void1), var(--p1-void2));
+  background-size: 4px 4px, cover;
+  border-top: 2px solid var(--p1-fog);
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-start {
   display: flex;
@@ -105,21 +177,27 @@
   gap: 7px;
   height: 24px;
   padding: 0 14px;
-  border: 1px solid #6b7585;
-  border-radius: 2px;
-  background: #4a525f;
-  color: #eef1f6;
+  border: 2px solid var(--p1-seam);
+  border-radius: 0;
+  background: var(--p1-void1);
+  color: var(--p1-seam);
   font: 11px Verdana, sans-serif;
   letter-spacing: 2px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   cursor: pointer;
+  clip-path: polygon(4px 0, 100% 0, 100% calc(100% - 4px), calc(100% - 4px) 100%, 0 100%, 0 4px);
+}
+[data-theme="ps1"] .rb-start:hover {
+  animation: ps1-jitter 0.4s steps(2, end) infinite;
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-start-logo {
   width: 12px;
   height: 12px;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  background: #eef1f6;
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px #4a525f, inset 0 0 0 4px #eef1f6;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  background: var(--p1-mag);
+  clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 100% 50%, 50% 100%, 0 50%);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--p1-cyan);
+  image-rendering: pixelated;
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-task {
   display: flex;
@@ -127,26 +205,28 @@
   gap: 7px;
   height: 24px;
   padding: 0 12px;
-  border: 1px solid transparent;
+  border: 2px solid transparent;
   background: transparent;
-  color: #aab2c0;
+  color: #8b93a3;
   font-size: 11px;
   letter-spacing: 1px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   cursor: default;
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-task-active {
-  border-color: #6b7585;
-  background: #4a525f;
-  color: #eef1f6;
+  border-color: var(--p1-seam);
+  background: var(--p1-void1);
+  color: var(--p1-seam);
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-task-icon {
   width: 10px;
   height: 10px;
-  background: #aab2c0;
+  background: var(--p1-cyan);
+  clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
+  image-rendering: pixelated;
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-clock {
-  color: #cfd5de;
+  color: var(--p1-seam);
   font-size: 11px;
   padding: 0 14px;
   letter-spacing: 2px;
@@ -158,17 +238,36 @@
   letter-spacing: 3px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   color: var(--p1-ink);
+  text-shadow: 2px 2px 0 var(--p1-mag); /* hard offset, no AA */
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-page-sub {
   margin: 0 0 18px;
-  color: #5a626f;
+  color: #3a2f22;
 }
+
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-post-card {
-  background: #f1f3f6;
-  border: 1px solid #fff;
-  border-radius: 2px;
+  background:
+    var(--p1-dither-dark),
+    #ddd6c0;
+  background-size: 4px 4px, cover;
+  border: 0;
+  border-radius: 0;
   padding: 14px 16px;
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--p1-panel-dk), inset 0 0 0 1px #d2d7df;
+  /* rough notched polygon card */
+  clip-path: polygon(
+    0 0, calc(100% - 7px) 0, 100% 7px,
+    100% 100%, 7px 100%, 0 calc(100% - 7px)
+  );
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--p1-seam), 3px 3px 0 var(--p1-void2);
+  /* the affine swim — slow, unsettling, always on */
+  animation: ps1-swim 6s ease-in-out infinite;
+  transform-origin: center;
+}
+[data-theme="ps1"] .rb-post-card:hover {
+  /* lean into the warp on focus */
+  animation-duration: 2.4s;
+  outline: 2px solid var(--p1-mag);
+  outline-offset: -2px;
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-post-card-title a {
   color: var(--p1-ink);
@@ -176,30 +275,37 @@
   letter-spacing: 1px;
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-post-card-title a:hover {
-  color: #000;
+  color: var(--p1-mag);
   text-decoration: underline;
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-post-date {
   font-size: 11px;
-  color: #6b7585;
+  color: #5b513c;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 1px;
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-tag {
   font-size: 10px;
-  background: #c7ccd4;
-  border: 1px solid #fff;
+  background: var(--p1-void1);
+  color: var(--p1-seam);
+  border: 0;
   padding: 1px 7px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 1px;
+  clip-path: polygon(3px 0, 100% 0, calc(100% - 3px) 100%, 0 100%);
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-readmore,
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-back {
-  color: #3a4351;
+  color: var(--p1-cyan);
   text-decoration: none;
   font-size: 11px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 1px;
+  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 var(--p1-void2);
+}
+[data-theme="ps1"] .rb-readmore:hover,
+[data-theme="ps1"] .rb-back:hover {
+  color: var(--p1-mag);
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-back {
   display: inline-block;
@@ -209,20 +315,39 @@
   letter-spacing: 2px;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   margin: 0 0 8px;
+  text-shadow: 2px 2px 0 var(--p1-mag);
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-prose {
   line-height: 1.7;
 }
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-prose code {
-  background: #c7ccd4;
-  border: 1px solid #fff;
-  border-radius: 2px;
+  background: var(--p1-void1);
+  color: var(--p1-seam);
+  border: 0;
+  border-radius: 0;
   padding: 0 4px;
   font-family: "Courier New", monospace;
 }
+[data-theme="ps1"] .rb-prose img {
+  /* unfiltered textures: nearest-neighbor scaling */
+  image-rendering: pixelated;
+}
 [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-prose blockquote {
-  border-left: 3px solid var(--p1-accent);
+  border-left: 4px solid var(--p1-mag);
   margin: 12px 0;
   padding: 4px 14px;
-  background: #dde1e8;
+  background:
+    var(--p1-dither-dark),
+    #c8c1ab;
+  background-size: 4px 4px, cover;
+}
+
+/* Respect reduced-motion: kill the swim/jitter, keep the look. */
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-post-card,
+  [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-titlebar-icon,
+  [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-start:hover,
+  [data-theme="ps1"] .rb-menu-link:hover {
+    animation: none;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/themes/ps2.css b/src/themes/ps2.css
index e0864a5..9b6c6e7 100644
--- a/src/themes/ps2.css
+++ b/src/themes/ps2.css
@@ -18,34 +18,142 @@
 
 [data-theme="ps2"] body {
   background:
-    radial-gradient(120% 80% at 50% -10%, #0b2f63 0%, #051a38 45%, #01060f 100%) fixed;
+    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 120%, #0a3a7a 0%, #062250 35%, #02112e 65%, #00060f 100%) fixed;
   position: relative;
   overflow-x: hidden;
 }
 
-/* the drifting translucent "towers" */
-[data-theme="ps2"] body::before {
+/* ---- PS2 BIOS: the bobbing cube field ----
+   The boot screen's grid of textured cubes, seen from above and a
+   touch off-axis, each cube slowly bobbing up and down. */
+[data-theme="ps2"] .rb-bg {
+  display: block;
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  z-index: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  perspective: 1100px;
+  perspective-origin: 50% 34%;
+}
+[data-theme="ps2"] .rb-bg-grid {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 50%;
+  top: 44%;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotateX(64deg) rotateZ(-7deg) scale(1.4);
+  transform-style: preserve-3d;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(15, 52px);
+  grid-auto-rows: 52px;
+  gap: 12px;
+}
+[data-theme="ps2"] .rb-cube {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 52px;
+  height: 52px;
+  transform-style: preserve-3d;
+  /* the bob — overridden wholly by the keyframes */
+  animation: ps2-bob 4.5s ease-in-out infinite;
+  animation-delay: var(--cube-delay, 0s);
+  /* lit top face */
+  background:
+    radial-gradient(120% 120% at 30% 25%, rgba(245, 250, 255, 0.97), rgba(150, 180, 220, 0.82) 70%),
+    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 0 2px, transparent 2px 4px);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 2px rgba(190, 220, 255, 0.5);
+}
+/* front (south) face — faces the camera, darker */
+[data-theme="ps2"] .rb-cube::before {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  top: 100%;
+  width: 52px;
+  height: var(--cube-h, 60px);
+  transform-origin: top center;
+  transform: rotateX(-90deg);
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(120, 150, 195, 0.9), rgba(34, 52, 88, 0.9));
+}
+/* right (east) face — caught by the slight rotation, darkest */
+[data-theme="ps2"] .rb-cube::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 100%;
+  top: 0;
+  width: var(--cube-h, 60px);
+  height: 52px;
+  transform-origin: left center;
+  transform: rotateY(90deg);
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(96, 126, 170, 0.85), rgba(24, 38, 66, 0.92));
+}
+/* slow vertical bob, toward and away from the camera */
+@keyframes ps2-bob {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: translateZ(-10px);
+  }
+  50% {
+    transform: translateZ(26px);
+  }
+}
+
+/* ---- PS2 BIOS: floating glowing orbs ----
+   The drifting save-data spheres. Two parallax layers for depth. */
+[data-theme="ps2"] body::after,
+[data-theme="ps2"] .rb-desktop::before {
   content: "";
   position: fixed;
-  inset: -20% -10% 0;
+  inset: 0;
   pointer-events: none;
-  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
-    90deg,
-    transparent 0 60px,
-    rgba(120, 180, 255, 0.05) 60px 64px,
-    rgba(150, 200, 255, 0.1) 64px 90px,
-    transparent 90px 150px
-  );
-  filter: blur(1px);
-  animation: ps2-drift 26s linear infinite;
   z-index: 0;
 }
-@keyframes ps2-drift {
+[data-theme="ps2"] body::after {
+  /* far, small, faint orbs */
+  background-image:
+    radial-gradient(circle, rgba(190, 225, 255, 0.9) 0%, rgba(120, 180, 255, 0.25) 40%, transparent 70%),
+    radial-gradient(circle, rgba(200, 230, 255, 0.85) 0%, rgba(120, 180, 255, 0.2) 40%, transparent 70%),
+    radial-gradient(circle, rgba(170, 215, 255, 0.8) 0%, rgba(110, 170, 255, 0.2) 40%, transparent 70%),
+    radial-gradient(circle, rgba(210, 235, 255, 0.85) 0%, rgba(130, 185, 255, 0.2) 40%, transparent 70%);
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-size: 5px 5px, 4px 4px, 6px 6px, 4px 4px;
+  background-position: 18% 90%, 42% 80%, 67% 95%, 85% 85%;
+  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 5px rgba(150, 200, 255, 0.7));
+  animation: ps2-orbs-far 24s linear infinite;
+}
+[data-theme="ps2"] .rb-desktop::before {
+  /* near, larger, brighter orbs (faster, more drift) */
+  background-image:
+    radial-gradient(circle, #fff 0%, rgba(160, 210, 255, 0.6) 35%, transparent 70%),
+    radial-gradient(circle, #eaf6ff 0%, rgba(150, 200, 255, 0.55) 35%, transparent 70%),
+    radial-gradient(circle, #fff 0%, rgba(170, 215, 255, 0.6) 35%, transparent 70%);
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-size: 11px 11px, 9px 9px, 13px 13px;
+  background-position: 28% 100%, 58% 100%, 80% 100%;
+  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px rgba(170, 215, 255, 0.9));
+  animation: ps2-orbs-near 18s linear infinite;
+}
+/* orbs drift upward and gently sideways, then loop */
+@keyframes ps2-orbs-far {
   from {
-    transform: translateX(0) skewX(-2deg);
+    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
+    opacity: 0;
   }
+  10% { opacity: 0.8; }
+  90% { opacity: 0.8; }
   to {
-    transform: translateX(-150px) skewX(-2deg);
+    transform: translate3d(20px, -85vh, 0);
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}
+@keyframes ps2-orbs-near {
+  from {
+    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  12% { opacity: 1; }
+  88% { opacity: 1; }
+  to {
+    transform: translate3d(-36px, -105vh, 0);
+    opacity: 0;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/themes/ps3.css b/src/themes/ps3.css
index 7cd695e..013b9fd 100644
--- a/src/themes/ps3.css
+++ b/src/themes/ps3.css
@@ -1,62 +1,114 @@
 /* ============================================================
    Theme: PlayStation 3 — scoped to [data-theme="ps3"]
-   XMB era: deep gradient that drifts through the day, a flowing
-   light wave, glossy black-glass panels, hair-thin white type.
+   XMB era: a teal→blue sky that drifts through the day, a slow
+   flowing light ribbon, thin white type, and the signature soft
+   glowing selection bar with glassy translucent panels.
    ============================================================ */
 
 [data-theme="ps3"] {
   --p3-ink: #f4f8ff;
-  --p3-dim: #9fb4cf;
-  --p3-line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
-  --p3-glass: rgba(8, 14, 28, 0.55);
+  --p3-dim: #b7cbe2;
+  --p3-line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
+  --p3-glass: rgba(8, 22, 44, 0.42);
+  /* the soft white selection sheen, brighter in the middle */
+  --p3-sel: linear-gradient(
+    90deg,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 0%,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18) 22%,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34) 50%,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18) 78%,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%
+  );
   font-family: "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
   font-weight: 200;
   font-size: 14px;
   color: var(--p3-ink);
 }
 
+/* signature XMB teal→blue, light pooling from the top, slow hue drift */
 [data-theme="ps3"] body {
-  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #04122e, #0a2a5e, #04122e, #1a0a3e);
-  background-size: 400% 400%;
-  animation: ps3-sky 40s ease infinite;
+  background:
+    radial-gradient(
+      130% 90% at 50% -12%,
+      #34bcd6 0%,
+      #1d8bbd 30%,
+      #135a98 58%,
+      #0a3a72 82%,
+      #062a5a 100%
+    );
+  background-attachment: fixed;
+  animation: ps3-sky 60s ease-in-out infinite;
 }
 @keyframes ps3-sky {
   0% {
-    background-position: 0% 50%;
+    filter: hue-rotate(0deg) saturate(1);
   }
   50% {
-    background-position: 100% 50%;
+    filter: hue-rotate(-22deg) saturate(1.12);
   }
   100% {
-    background-position: 0% 50%;
+    filter: hue-rotate(0deg) saturate(1);
   }
 }
 
-/* the flowing XMB wave */
+/* the flowing XMB light ribbon — a slow, soft diagonal streak */
 [data-theme="ps3"] body::before {
   content: "";
   position: fixed;
-  left: -10%;
-  right: -10%;
-  top: 38%;
-  height: 220px;
+  left: -20%;
+  right: -20%;
+  top: 46%;
+  height: 320px;
   pointer-events: none;
-  background: radial-gradient(
-    60% 100% at 50% 50%,
-    rgba(150, 200, 255, 0.22),
-    transparent 70%
-  );
-  filter: blur(8px);
-  transform: skewY(-4deg);
-  animation: ps3-wave 14s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
+  background:
+    radial-gradient(
+      55% 120% at 38% 50%,
+      rgba(190, 232, 255, 0.28),
+      transparent 70%
+    ),
+    radial-gradient(
+      45% 90% at 72% 45%,
+      rgba(150, 210, 255, 0.2),
+      transparent 72%
+    );
+  filter: blur(14px);
+  transform: skewY(-5deg);
+  animation: ps3-wave 22s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
   z-index: 0;
 }
 @keyframes ps3-wave {
   from {
-    transform: skewY(-5deg) translateY(-30px);
+    transform: skewY(-6deg) translateY(-46px);
   }
   to {
-    transform: skewY(3deg) translateY(40px);
+    transform: skewY(2deg) translateY(54px);
+  }
+}
+/* a second, fainter ribbon for depth */
+[data-theme="ps3"] body::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: fixed;
+  left: -20%;
+  right: -20%;
+  top: 22%;
+  height: 240px;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  background: radial-gradient(
+    60% 120% at 55% 50%,
+    rgba(220, 245, 255, 0.12),
+    transparent 70%
+  );
+  filter: blur(20px);
+  transform: skewY(4deg);
+  animation: ps3-wave2 30s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
+  z-index: 0;
+}
+@keyframes ps3-wave2 {
+  from {
+    transform: skewY(5deg) translateY(30px);
+  }
+  to {
+    transform: skewY(-3deg) translateY(-40px);
   }
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-desktop {
@@ -69,50 +121,59 @@
   border: 1px solid var(--p3-line);
   border-radius: 4px;
   padding: 0;
-  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
-  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
+  /* top gloss highlight like the XMB glass panels */
+  box-shadow:
+    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22),
+    0 24px 70px rgba(0, 12, 30, 0.55);
 }
 
+/* header row: small glowing orb + hair-thin title, hairline beneath */
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-titlebar {
-  height: 40px;
-  padding: 0 18px;
+  height: 44px;
+  padding: 0 20px;
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--p3-line);
   color: var(--p3-ink);
   font-weight: 200;
-  letter-spacing: 1px;
+  font-size: 15px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+  text-shadow: 0 1px 8px rgba(0, 20, 50, 0.5);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-titlebar-icon {
-  width: 12px;
-  height: 12px;
+  width: 13px;
+  height: 13px;
   border-radius: 50%;
-  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%, #fff, #6fa8ff);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(120, 180, 255, 0.8);
+  background: radial-gradient(circle at 34% 28%, #fff, #7fb6ff 55%, #2f74d8);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 200, 255, 0.9);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-titlebar-buttons {
   display: none;
 }
 
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-menubar {
-  padding: 10px 16px;
+  padding: 9px 16px;
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--p3-line);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-menu-link {
   text-decoration: none;
-  padding: 5px 14px;
+  padding: 6px 16px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
   color: var(--p3-dim);
   font-size: 13px;
-  transition: color 0.25s, text-shadow 0.25s;
+  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
+  transition: color 0.25s, text-shadow 0.25s, background 0.25s;
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-menu-link:hover {
   color: #fff;
-  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(150, 200, 255, 0.9);
+  background: var(--p3-sel);
+  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(170, 215, 255, 0.95);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-switcher-label {
   color: var(--p3-dim);
   font-size: 12px;
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-switcher-select {
-  background: rgba(4, 12, 28, 0.85);
+  background: rgba(6, 20, 42, 0.8);
   color: var(--p3-ink);
   border: 1px solid var(--p3-line);
   border-radius: 3px;
@@ -121,28 +182,44 @@
 }
 
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-content {
-  padding: 26px 30px;
+  padding: 28px 32px;
 }
 
+/* bottom command hints, X / O style like the XMB footer */
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-statusbar {
   border-top: 1px solid var(--p3-line);
-  padding: 7px 18px;
+  padding: 9px 20px;
   font-size: 11px;
   color: var(--p3-dim);
-  letter-spacing: 1px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.8px;
+}
+[data-theme="ps3"] .rb-status-cell::before {
+  content: "✕ ";
+  color: #cfe2ff;
+  font-size: 10px;
+}
+[data-theme="ps3"] .rb-status-grow::before {
+  content: "○ ";
+  color: #cfe2ff;
+  font-size: 10px;
 }
 
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-taskbar {
-  height: 38px;
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 18, 40, 0.75), rgba(2, 6, 16, 0.9));
+  height: 40px;
+  background: linear-gradient(
+    180deg,
+    rgba(10, 28, 56, 0.7),
+    rgba(2, 8, 20, 0.88)
+  );
   border-top: 1px solid var(--p3-line);
-  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-start {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 9px;
-  height: 26px;
+  height: 27px;
   padding: 0 18px;
   border: 1px solid var(--p3-line);
   border-radius: 14px;
@@ -151,23 +228,24 @@
   font: 200 12px "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
   letter-spacing: 1px;
   cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 0.25s;
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-start:hover {
-  background: rgba(120, 180, 255, 0.18);
+  background: var(--p3-sel);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-start-logo {
   width: 11px;
   height: 11px;
   border-radius: 50%;
-  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%, #fff, #6fa8ff);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(120, 180, 255, 0.8);
+  background: radial-gradient(circle at 34% 28%, #fff, #7fb6ff 55%, #2f74d8);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(140, 200, 255, 0.85);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-task {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 8px;
-  height: 26px;
-  padding: 0 14px;
+  height: 27px;
+  padding: 0 16px;
   border: 1px solid transparent;
   background: transparent;
   color: var(--p3-dim);
@@ -175,16 +253,17 @@
   cursor: default;
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-task-active {
-  border-color: var(--p3-line);
   border-radius: 14px;
   color: #fff;
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+  background: var(--p3-sel);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(150, 210, 255, 0.25);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-task-icon {
   width: 8px;
   height: 8px;
   border-radius: 50%;
-  background: #6fa8ff;
+  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%, #fff, #6fa8ff);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(140, 200, 255, 0.8);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-clock {
   color: var(--p3-ink);
@@ -196,27 +275,37 @@
 
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-page-title {
   margin: 0 0 4px;
-  font-size: 34px;
+  font-size: 36px;
   font-weight: 100;
-  letter-spacing: 1px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
   color: #fff;
-  text-shadow: 0 2px 20px rgba(120, 180, 255, 0.5);
+  text-shadow: 0 2px 24px rgba(140, 200, 255, 0.55);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-page-sub {
   margin: 0 0 24px;
   color: var(--p3-dim);
 }
+
+/* post rows behave like XMB list items: a glassy bar that lights up
+   with the soft white selection sheen when picked */
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-post-card {
   border: 1px solid var(--p3-line);
   border-radius: 4px;
-  padding: 18px 20px;
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
-  transition: background 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s, transform 0.25s;
+  padding: 18px 22px;
+  background: linear-gradient(
+    180deg,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07),
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02)
+  );
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
+  transition: background 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s, transform 0.2s;
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-post-card:hover {
-  background: rgba(120, 180, 255, 0.12);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(80, 150, 255, 0.3);
-  transform: translateX(4px);
+  background: var(--p3-sel);
+  box-shadow:
+    inset 0 0 24px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12),
+    0 0 30px rgba(120, 195, 255, 0.32);
+  transform: translateX(5px);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-post-card-title a {
   color: #fff;
@@ -224,25 +313,25 @@
   font-weight: 200;
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-post-card-title a:hover {
-  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(150, 200, 255, 0.9);
+  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(170, 215, 255, 0.95);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-post-date {
   font-size: 11px;
   color: var(--p3-dim);
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-post-excerpt {
-  color: #d3e2f7;
+  color: #d8e6f9;
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-tag {
   font-size: 10px;
   border: 1px solid var(--p3-line);
   border-radius: 12px;
   padding: 1px 10px;
-  color: #bcd4f5;
+  color: #c4d9f7;
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-readmore,
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-back {
-  color: #9fc6ff;
+  color: #a9cdff;
   text-decoration: none;
   font-size: 12px;
 }
@@ -253,19 +342,19 @@
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-article-title {
   font-weight: 100;
   color: #fff;
-  text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(120, 180, 255, 0.45);
+  text-shadow: 0 2px 20px rgba(140, 200, 255, 0.5);
   margin: 0 0 8px;
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-prose {
   line-height: 1.85;
-  color: #dce8f9;
+  color: #e0ecfa;
   font-weight: 300;
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-prose a {
-  color: #9fc6ff;
+  color: #a9cdff;
 }
 [data-theme="ps3"] .rb-prose code {
-  background: rgba(4, 12, 28, 0.7);
+  background: rgba(6, 18, 40, 0.7);
   border: 1px solid var(--p3-line);
   border-radius: 3px;
   padding: 0 5px;
@@ -275,5 +364,59 @@
   border-left: 2px solid #6fa8ff;
   margin: 14px 0;
   padding: 6px 16px;
-  background: rgba(120, 180, 255, 0.1);
+  background: rgba(120, 195, 255, 0.1);
+}
+
+/* glassy input bars like the SSID field, with a top gloss line */
+[data-theme="ps3"] .rb-input,
+[data-theme="ps3"] input[type="text"],
+[data-theme="ps3"] input[type="email"],
+[data-theme="ps3"] input[type="password"],
+[data-theme="ps3"] input[type="search"],
+[data-theme="ps3"] textarea,
+[data-theme="ps3"] select {
+  background: linear-gradient(
+    180deg,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16),
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04)
+  );
+  border: 1px solid var(--p3-line);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  color: var(--p3-ink);
+  padding: 9px 14px;
+  font: 200 14px "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
+}
+[data-theme="ps3"] input::placeholder,
+[data-theme="ps3"] textarea::placeholder {
+  color: rgba(200, 218, 240, 0.55);
+}
+[data-theme="ps3"] .rb-input:focus,
+[data-theme="ps3"] input:focus,
+[data-theme="ps3"] textarea:focus,
+[data-theme="ps3"] select:focus {
+  outline: none;
+  border-color: rgba(150, 210, 255, 0.6);
+  box-shadow:
+    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3),
+    0 0 18px rgba(120, 195, 255, 0.4);
+}
+
+/* buttons read like the X/O command bar — pill, soft sheen on hover */
+[data-theme="ps3"] .rb-btn,
+[data-theme="ps3"] button[type="submit"] {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+  border: 1px solid var(--p3-line);
+  border-radius: 16px;
+  color: var(--p3-ink);
+  padding: 8px 22px;
+  font: 200 13px "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s;
+}
+[data-theme="ps3"] .rb-btn:hover,
+[data-theme="ps3"] button[type="submit"]:hover {
+  background: var(--p3-sel);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(120, 195, 255, 0.35);
 }
diff --git a/src/themes/registry.ts b/src/themes/registry.ts
index 302cebc..1322150 100644
--- a/src/themes/registry.ts
+++ b/src/themes/registry.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const THEMES: ThemeMeta[] = [
   {
     id: "ps1",
     name: "PlayStation 1",
-    blurb: "Gray BIOS. Memory card and CD player.",
+    blurb: "Affine texture swim, dithered polygons.",
     era: "1994",
   },
   {