It's always seemed very weird to me as to why they don't let you. I know I shouldn't be talking about the "other side" in here but on the Xbox you can change your name and the first time it's free, after that they charge you for it. Either way I really think Sony should follow suit.
You're not alone. PlayStation users have been asking for this feature for several years now. Why Sony has chosen not to allow it, even if for a fee like their competition does, I have no idea.
I believe that, sooner or later, Sony will figure out a way to make this happen. Just a gut feeling, nothing more.
I agree 100%. Xbox does have that going for it. Is it worth $10 that they charge? Maybe, maybe not. I guess it depends on how bad you want a new handle.
They must be having some issue with implementing it, because I have no idea why they wouldn't at this point. They could make a decent chunk of money by charging $5-10 to change a username. Fortunately, this doesn't bother me as I'm fine with the username I created over 4 years ago and even use it for most sites today. I would even change my GameSpot name to it if I could.
They must be having some issue with implementing it, because I have no idea why they wouldn't at this point. They could make a decent chunk of money by charging $5-10 to change a username. Fortunately, this doesn't bother me as I'm fine with the username I created over 4 years ago and even use it for most sites today. I would even change my GameSpot name to it if I could.
you can just make a new account, and get 2 weeks of ps plus for free, thats what I did.
Yeah and lose all your trophies and hard work you've spent over the years achieving them. Yeah thanks, but no thanks. I have over 900+ trophies, no way I'd lose them all just to have a new name. Even if my name was Barbie-Lover I wouldn't give a damn.
you can just make a new account, and get 2 weeks of ps plus for free, thats what I did.
Yeah and lose all your trophies and hard work you've spent over the years achieving them. Yeah thanks, but no thanks. I have over 900+ trophies, no way I'd lose them all just to have a new name. Even if my name was Barbie-Lover I wouldn't give a damn.
I am not going to waste my 2500 trophies because of username either
I wonder if they could implement something along the lines of what Steam does.
My account name to for log in purposes and Steam ID # will forever be the same, but I can freely change my profiles name at will. This is nice as this is what people search for me with and also what is displayed for stat and achievement websites. So even if you have an embarrassing/unwanted account name you are free to change the name people see. I doubt this would be hard to implement as a free service - how many resources could this honestly take?
Too bad. You're stuck with that silly username you came up with when you first bought your PS3 at 13.
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I second the above posters suggestion of Sony doing what Steam does.
I was 17 but i guess it doesnt matter when you are an old asshole ^_^
Also Yoshida said: "It’s actually a common question that I’ve been asked is ‘Can I change my PSN ID?’ That’s a very common request, and I wish we could say ‘Yes, you can”, but it’s very technically complex. I can’t answer that, really.”
Too bad. You're stuck with that silly username you came up with when you first bought your PS3 at 13.
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I second the above posters suggestion of Sony doing what Steam does.
I was 17 but i guess it doesnt matter when you are an old asshole ^_^
Also Yoshida said: "It’s actually a common question that I’ve been asked is ‘Can I change my PSN ID?’ That’s a very common request, and I wish we could say ‘Yes, you can”, but it’s very technically complex. I can’t answer that, really.”
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I smell bullshit, if Xbox Live let's you do it why can't PSN? They can't be that different Infrastructure wise.
Perhaps this feature could happen at some point? Hope that it's not just a PS4 exclusive feature (e.g. you can only use/change premium avatars on the PS3).
Too bad. You're stuck with that silly username you came up with when you first bought your PS3 at 13.
-SOB-
I second the above posters suggestion of Sony doing what Steam does.
I was 17 but i guess it doesnt matter when you are an old asshole ^_^
Also Yoshida said: "It’s actually a common question that I’ve been asked is ‘Can I change my PSN ID?’ That’s a very common request, and I wish we could say ‘Yes, you can”, but it’s very technically complex. I can’t answer that, really.”
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I smell bullshit, if Xbox Live let's you do it why can't PSN? They can't be that different Infrastructure wise.
Actually its not bullshit and that a quite few Microsoft fans have change their user names where they even post on xbox 360 forums and ask other members what be good user name for them to chose
Too bad. You're stuck with that silly username you came up with when you first bought your PS3 at 13.
-SOB-
I second the above posters suggestion of Sony doing what Steam does.
I was 17 but i guess it doesnt matter when you are an old asshole ^_^
Also Yoshida said: "It’s actually a common question that I’ve been asked is ‘Can I change my PSN ID?’ That’s a very common request, and I wish we could say ‘Yes, you can”, but it’s very technically complex. I can’t answer that, really.”
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I smell bullshit, if Xbox Live let's you do it why can't PSN? They can't be that different Infrastructure wise.
Actually its not bullshit and that a quite few Microsoft fans have change their user names where they even post on xbox 360 forums and ask other members what be good user name for them to chose
I don't know what the fvck I just read but it wasn't English.... could you please rephrase that?
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