How to change your PlayStation username

It wasn’t at all times simple to alter your PlayStation Community (PSN) account title. Truly, it wasn’t till April 2019 that Sony allowed account holders to do it in any respect. Now, every account is allowed to alter its username as soon as totally free. Any adjustments after that come at a price: $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.

Should you principally play newer video games (particularly, video games launched after April 1st, 2018), Sony says that you just 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 a listing of video games with recognized points that you just would possibly encounter if you happen to 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 recreation save knowledge is perhaps affected, whether or not it’s saved regionally or within the cloud:

• Your earlier On-line ID could stay seen to you and different gamers in some areas
• You could lose progress inside video games, together with recreation saved knowledge, leaderboard knowledge, and progress towards Trophies
• Elements of your recreation and purposes could not operate correctly each on-line and offline
• You could 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 foreign money

Should you’re nonetheless up for altering your username, right here’s how one can do it:

Utilizing an internet browser

• Your first step is to sign up 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 alter your username.

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

• There are extra warnings on the following 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. Should you’re cool with the chance, transfer ahead.

Utilizing a PlayStation 4

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

• Scroll by 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 structure and navigation.

• In your PS5’s important 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 present PSN credentials earlier than getting into a brand new username

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How do I get my outdated username again?

In line with Sony, you may revert to an older username totally free by contacting the PlayStation assist workforce. 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, keep in mind 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 printed on August fifteenth, 2019, and has been up to date so as to add a bit about altering your username on a PS5.