How to change your PlayStation Network username

It wasn’t all the time straightforward to vary your PlayStation Community (PSN) account identify. Truly, 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 free of charge. Any modifications after that come at a value: $4.99 if you happen to’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, or $9.99 for everybody else.

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

For those who largely 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 have been developed to assist this characteristic. However if you happen to nonetheless take pleasure in video games from earlier within the PS4 period, that’s one other story. Sony has created an inventory of video games with identified points that you simply may encounter if you happen to change your username.

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

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

For those who’re nonetheless up for altering your username, right here’s methods to do it:

Utilizing an internet browser

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

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

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 Sony informs you that if you happen to encounter points, you may revert the change and reclaim your outdated username.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

Utilizing a PlayStation 4

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

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• Scroll by the checklist till you discover the “Account Administration” possibility. 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 adjusting your username on the PlayStation 5 is just like what you’d see on the PlayStation 4, with some small modifications regarding the menu structure and navigation.

• In your PS5’s principal 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

How do I get my outdated username again?

In response to Sony, you may revert to an older username free of charge by contacting the PlayStation assist crew. They’re accessible by cellphone 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, do not forget that Sony doesn’t assure that going again to your outdated username will repair any issues you might need encountered with the brand new username.

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