Be Very Careful if You're Changing Your PSN Username

Worth the risk to get rid of my willywaggerdagger69 username.

@Rudy_Manchego but that's a great used name

Another reason on top of the million other reasons on why I will never go digital.

I’m glad I thought about what I wanted before choosing a random name.

@Mikeypikey You say that but with great names comes great responsibility. I am just going to go with the simple zZzRUDYzZz/

@kyleforrester87 Mighty average sized shoes to fill there!

I change mine yesterday and have had no issues at all so far, most of my games are on the compatibility list but I did play Wipeout and Rocket League which aren't on there. I had no issues on either and Rocket League had all of my progress and paid for items waiting and displayed my new username too.

How bad were people making their user names that there is this much anguish over changing them? Seems like it would be simpler for Sony to just let us hide our name and use a viewable name over that. I think that's what happens now anyway, I have 2 different names. Make it something along the lines of what twitter does where we can change it at will but keep our name. (I've never done that and have no idea how but some people change it on a regular basis.)

So, just give us the ability to ADD a displayable name and let us hide the original but still keep it in the background. I think over the past few years Nintendo has required at least 3 names from us - Nintendo Network ID, Nintendo Account, My Nintendo and I think there was one before that. And there was Club Nintendo accounts which were linked. Not that Nintendo is a role model, just saying Sony should be able to do something without all the fear of complications. It's a database, just add another column - DISPLAYNAME - and set USERNAME to hidden.

Still plan on changing mine but this certainly is worrying. I have a few hundred digital games across ps3/ps4 and would hate to lose even one of them. Hopefully the beta of this runs smoothly and they can iron out some of the kinks

I think my name may be relatively unique in the fact that:

a) It's not my real name.
b) It's just one word.
c) There are no numbers, X's or underscores.
d) It's highly unlikely to be considered offensive by anyone. (Unlike me personally! 😂)
e) I like it and don't want to change it.

Anyone else? Maybe we can start a club. 🤣

@Rudy_Manchego
What about ‘Mxyzptlk’?

If it's such a hassle, I'd rather not bother. Hopefully they can work these out, otherwise a name change isn't worth all that.

why would anyone want to go through this when there is a chance to loose everything? no thanks.

@malbhet loosing £1000s of digital content, yeah that is a high risk to take, sony won't be liable either as you agreed by downloading the beta firmware and T&Cs nasty stuff.

Worth it.

@malbhet I feel the same never been a fan of all digital never will be, but I think eventually we'll be forced to go all digital, games as a service ect not interested in that neither but a certain company seem to be trying to pave it that way

And that's l will be sticking with my Jonny aces! Had it for over 10 years and still like it. I can also understand it actually messing with leader board scores. If a high score was logged under one name and then you change that name. It may not register!

@JoeBlogs Kinda makes you wonder why it isn't that simple though, doesn't it?

Anyone else reminded of commercials for medicine? It’s like the gaming list of things that kill as you take the meds.

I received an invite to this beta, but I won't take part. I'm fine with my PSN ID and have no intent on changing it nor fiddling around with it.

@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L [in smooth voice] “taking PSN name change pills may cause it to spaz into random letters in a panic attack”