Not long ago, your chosen PSN username was locked in and unchangeable. That was bad news for anyone who chose a name that was embarrassing or too complicated to recall or otherwise just unwieldy. Fortunately, Sony has shifted that policy now, allowing you to alter your username equally many times as you wish--if yous're willing to pay. Here is everything yous need to know about changing your PSN ID.

The price of changing your PSN proper name

Sony allows y'all to alter your password for free once, assuasive you to correct an old username easily as long equally y'all're certain what you lot want to change it to. Any farther changes across that indicate, though, and you lot'll have to pay for the privilege. Subsequent instances will toll cost $10 per change for standard PlayStation Network members, or $5 per modify if yous're a PlayStation Plus subscriber.

But at that place are some costs to irresolute your PSN ID that get beyond the standard dollars and cents calculations. Sony warns that some PS4 games could experience issues after you've inverse your ID. PlayStation put together a listing of PS4 games that could be impacted by a name change, including bug similar losing your Trophies or fifty-fifty loss of paid currency. PS3, Vita, and PS/TV games and apps don't support the name change as well. Sony also warns that in that location may be other games that experience issues that didn't arise during its testing, and so it's a slight run a risk either mode.

With those caveats in heed, here's how yous get nearly changing your PSN ID.

How to change your PSN ID

At that place are three methods to change your PSN ID, based on which platform y'all're using to really commit the change. Continue in mind that later on each of these, you lot'll be signed out of all devices and will need to re-login anywhere you were previously signed into PSN. Sony volition likewise provide you with several suggestions when changing your ID. Experience free to use "robust-wax9" if y'all're and so inclined.

How to Alter PSN ID on a Web Browser

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  1. Sign in to your Sony Account Direction
  2. Select PSN Profile, then Edit
  3. Create a new ID and and so follow the prompts to finalize the modify

How to Alter PSN ID on a PS4

  1. From your PS4 dashboard, go to Settings > Account Direction > Account Data > Profile > Online ID
  2. Create a new ID and then follow the prompts to finalize the change

How to Modify PSN ID on a PS5

  1. From your PS5 dashboard, go to Settings > Users and Accounts > Account > Contour > Online ID
  2. Create a new ID and so follow the prompts to finalize the modify
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