Sony May Finally Allow PSN Name Changes

I chose Lazyboy20XX and I was born in 1981 and i'm not lazy. Don't ask me why I chose that but I definetly don't want it anymore. Please Sony let me change my friggin name!! I'm not going to troll,. I'm 36 yrs old, and so don't call me a troll.

No thanks, I like my name but for those who want a change good for you.

Actually some corrections. Sony allows Japanese accounts to change their display ID. Then you also have the fact that Sony themselves can force change a PSN user ID. One guy had "Satan" in his name or whatever and people reported it so they gave him a new name. Now because the system was never designed for a name change this completely fucked up his account. All his trophies from the original name are gone from his new one. His leaderboard rankings in various games were messed up. I think he might have had some problems with a couple game save files.

Something simple as this should have been available since day 1.

Why are people so confused about why it's not an option currently? The network was built without that functionality, and it was clearly done in such a way where you can't just add it in. It would require massive backend changes to the network, which would have a massive ripple effect and could break any number of other things. I'm sure Sony wants to upgrade the network anyways, since it was essentially cobbled together for ps3. At this point it's just inevitable

I'd pay $10 for a name change. But I guess they would have to allow it first. ;)

If you are a legendary beast online and your name strikes fear in the heart of gamers why would you want to change it.

@WautraetsM: Love how you ignore the fact that Nintendo didn't even allow you to choose a name until the switch. Only over a decade after they joined the online community. Anything to push your fanboy love for a game company, right. At least my PSN name is my choice, unlike forced friend codes.

@WautraetsM: the reason it has not been implemented yet is because sony did not plan the ps3 network architecture efficiently back in 2006. they did not have the foresight to easily allow psn name changes... a lot of that old code evolved and improved, but the ability to change psn names has always impossible to do unless they gave the network a severe overhaul and somehow found a way to implement it. they must have spent tens of millions on this feature by now and it looks as though they have finally managed to correct their infrastructure to allow the change.

nintendo has its own problems. no cloud saves in 2018. required friend codes in 2018. the worst implementation of voice chat ever seen...

About time. Maybe do a little forward planning next time.

I won’t change mine but I think there are some that may.

"I'm not f***ing changing!"

"Under the proposed system, if you changed your name and wanted to revert to your original tag, you would have to get in touch with Sony's customer support team."

Just like that? Would someone be able to get back his/her previous ID from, let's say, one year ago? Would the old ID ever enter an "up for grabs" list?

Hopefully the next survey will be about adding sorting options to the PS Store download list.

ive always made my names to last. but it would be nice to switch it up. if it is real than its a welcome feature for alot of people

Wait what year is this?

A new survey? its been one of the most requested features since day one!

Oh look that thing I wanted back in 2010!

PSN usernames (and other consoles.) are like tattoos. I bet there are many out there that after a few years kind of wished they had picked something different.

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I see no reason for this feature at all only people I can think that would use it are people who where foolish when making there ps name or cheaters for when enough people know they are cheating and leave any game said person is in.

I've been waiting for this for a long time. I set my account up to play games and didn't think very long in making a name. I've had the name for many years and would really like to update it.

Didn’t they say at one point that it was “impossible”.