How you can change your PlayStation username

It wasn’t at all times simple to vary your PlayStation Community (PSN) account title. Really, it wasn’t till April 2019 that Sony allowed account holders to do it in any respect. Now, every account is allowed to vary its username as soon as totally free. Any adjustments after that come at a price: $4.99 for those who’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, or $9.99 for everybody else.

Whether or not you’ve outgrown your username otherwise you merely need to change it, we’re going to stroll you thru the method. Nonetheless, there are a few warnings to run by means of first.

If you happen to principally play newer video games (particularly, video games launched after April 1st, 2018), Sony says that you simply shouldn’t encounter many, if any, points with the username change since these video games had been developed to help this characteristic. However for those who nonetheless get pleasure from video games from earlier within the PS4 period, that’s one other story. Sony has created a listing of video games with recognized points that you simply would possibly encounter for those who change your username.

Proper earlier than you alter your title, Sony will immediate you with quite a few ways in which a few of your treasured sport save knowledge is perhaps affected, whether or not it’s saved domestically or within the cloud:

• Your earlier On-line ID might stay seen to you and different gamers in some areas
• You could lose progress inside video games, together with sport saved knowledge, leaderboard knowledge, and progress towards Trophies
• Components of your sport and functions might not operate correctly each on-line and offline
• You could lose entry to content material (together with paid-for content material) that you could have acquired to your video games, together with content material like add-ons and digital foreign money

If you happen to’re nonetheless up for altering your username, right here’s learn how to do it:

Utilizing an online browser

• Your first step is to check in to your Sony account. When you do this, you’ll see your PSN account title (Sony calls it your “On-line ID”) as the highest choice within the window. Click on “Edit” to vary your username.

• Earlier than you may proceed, Sony will increase these warnings listed above. Hit “I Settle for” if you wish to maintain going.

• There are extra warnings on the subsequent step. Sony informs you that for those who encounter points, you may revert the change and reclaim your previous username. Nonetheless, it additionally warns that doing so might not repair issues ought to they come up. In different phrases, there’s an opportunity that one thing will get tousled. If you happen to’re cool with the chance, transfer ahead.

Utilizing a PlayStation 4

• In your PS4’s fundamental dashboard, navigate to “Settings” and choose it

• Scroll by means of the record till you discover the “Account Administration” choice. Click on on that, then choose “Account Data” > “Profile” > “On-line ID.”
• You’ll see the identical warnings that Sony shows to browser customers earlier than permitting a username change
• After accepting these warnings, you may enter a brand new username

Utilizing a PlayStation 5

The method of fixing your username on the PlayStation 5 is much like what you’d see on the PlayStation 4, with some small adjustments regarding the menu format and navigation.

• In your PS5’s fundamental dashboard, navigate to “Settings” and choose it
• Choose “Customers and Accounts” > “Accounts” > “Profile”
• You’ll see the identical warnings that Sony shows to browser customers earlier than permitting a username change
• After accepting these warnings, you’ll be requested to enter your current PSN credentials earlier than coming into a brand new username

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How do I get my previous username again?

In keeping with Sony, you may revert to an older username totally free by contacting the PlayStation help workforce. They’re obtainable by telephone on weekdays between the hours of 6AM and 6PM PT and by on-line chat on weekdays from 6AM to 10PM PT and on weekends from 7AM to 8PM PT.

As I discussed earlier, keep in mind that Sony doesn’t assure that going again to your previous username will repair any issues you may need encountered with the brand new username.

Replace March eighth, 2022, 2:20PM ET: This text was initially printed on August fifteenth, 2019, and has been up to date so as to add a piece about altering your username on a PS5.