changing PSN name?

[proxpilot]

anyone know how to cancel a current PSN account and start a new one??

[Marine Mike]

To start a new one, just create a new profile on your PS3 and then follow the steps of connecting to the PSN network under the 'Network' in the XMB.

[Cyorg]

Originally Posted by proxpilot

anyone know how to cancel a current PSN account and start a new one??

You can't cancel an existing one. If you want to start a new one, you won't be able to carry over your trophies. As far as I can see, your only option is to just stop using your existing account and start using a new one.

[Icemage]

Originally Posted by Cyorg

You can't cancel an existing one. If you want to start a new one, you won't be able to carry over your trophies. As far as I can see, your only option is to just stop using your existing account and start using a new one.

More importantly, your purchases are linked to your PSN ID, so you lose access to your downloads if you delete your old profile.

I don't know of a way to change your PSN ID, but maybe a call to Sony customer service could help?

[Wreck]

I wish we could just pay a fee to change our name if ever like 360. Oh wells.

[Branden]

like a lot of people, when i first got my PS3 i didn't put much thought into a PSN ID. i just wanted to get up and running ASAP, i'd get around to a desirable/suitable ID later. should have done that before making my first PSN purchase.
for 2.5 years now i've been patiently waiting to be able to change my ID and take my purchases with me, which as far as i'm concerned should be my right. oh well, there is rarely such thing as an EULA with fair and reasonable consumer protection.

i have a friend that moved from Canada to the US, sony would not let him change his country and told him he must setup a new PSN account. the moment he wants to replace his PS3, get a second PS3, or upgrade the HDD he will lose all his purchases made under his first account.

your only reasonable option is to setup a new account with a different name and email, rebuild your trophies, and hold onto your original account for when the time comes when you need to redownload your purchases.
if you really want to be militant about it you could see if your credit card company would be willing to charge-back all PSN purchases, that way you could re-purchase them all under a new account (not pay twice), and completely abandon the old account (but you'll need a different credit card number since sony would probably blacklist the old one). i don't know if it'd work nor would i encourage this, just an idea.
no matter what you will have to rebuild your trophies, but i'd be more concerned about purchases since they have monetary value.

or you could do what everyone else does: live with your mistake

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by Wreck

I wish we could just pay a fee to change our name if ever like 360. Oh wells.

+1. I'd say $9.99. not a ridiculous price, but high enough to keep everyone from changing their name every other day

[Breakpoint25]

I think if you sign in with an email you should be able to switch your name attached to the email in my opinion. But it may screw around with the Pending Friends Requests and such.

[quexos]

Originally Posted by Wreck

I wish we could just pay a fee to change our name if ever like 360. Oh wells.

It would be cheaper to think through what name you'll take to begin with, that way you don't have to worry about changing it.

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by Icemage

More importantly, your purchases are linked to your PSN ID, so you lose access to your downloads if you delete your old profile.

I don't know of a way to change your PSN ID, but maybe a call to Sony customer service could help?

The OP could just make a new sub-account and use that. Keep the original primary account so you don't invalidate your purchases. We have me as the primary account, and my wife and kids as 4 sub-accounts. They can all use my DLC just fine.

I agree with the customer service idea. Actually, if you called them and said, "Hey, I need to change my ID for harassment/copyright/legal reasons," they probably would have a system in place for that. This is really no different, except the circumstance is vanity.

[Wreck]

Originally Posted by quexos

It would be cheaper to think through what name you'll take to begin with, that way you don't have to worry about changing it.

First off, I assume your not applying that to me in the sense that I want to change mine. Even if I did change based on my 2nd reason I'd still come back to my default one in time, as I thought mine out and enjoy it.

Secondly, that theory doesnt apply to all. Some people actually ENJOY changing their name based on certain games their playing "religiously" for the time being. Whether its humor based or clan tag based etc.

Think outside the box buddy, its not always about "I was a dumbass and chose Gamer123456789"

Surely you've seen plenty a folks with PSN names with game names in them. That there alone proves the Demand is there.

I like the charging aspect so that way like Derek said it basically doesnt become outlandish and uberly redundant.

[binarymelon]

Originally Posted by Sylin

The OP could just make a new sub-account and use that. Keep the original primary account so you don't invalidate your purchases. We have me as the primary account, and my wife and kids as 4 sub-accounts. They can all use my DLC just fine.

I agree with the customer service idea. Actually, if you called them and said, "Hey, I need to change my ID for harassment/copyright/legal reasons," they probably would have a system in place for that. This is really no different, except the circumstance is vanity.

There is something in place for it. I had a case open with them because for some reason I couldn't use the name binarymelon. Turns out it's just a little too risque for Sony. Anyway, one of the techs actually tried to change my PSN name, but he ran into issues because it couldn't get by the profanity filters.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by quexos

It would be cheaper to think through what name you'll take to begin with, that way you don't have to worry about changing it.

Yes, but not everyone considers a $10 fee to be monumental. For most, that's less than one hour of work at their job. For many, it's mere minutes. And cheaper doesn't mean better.

Also, some people like changing things up. If I were a teen though, I'd probably just start over and game my butt off. Ah, the good ol days.

The 360 gives this option as mentioned. I wish the PS3 had it.

Recently, I created a new account for my new name. But after seeing all the trophies on my Copywriter account, I decided against using the new name.

Don't care about the purchases so much since I could just re-buy what I actually still wanted for probably $50ish or so. But there's no way I'm gaining (at the time) 210 trophies just to get where I was. And now I'm at over 300 I think, so that's out for sure.

BTW, when I set up my name in 2007 I wasn't aware you couldn't change it. Maybe stupid on my part, but I just assumed (like the 360) you could.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by binarymelon

There is something in place for it. I had a case open with them because for some reason I couldn't use the name binarymelon. Turns out it's just a little too risque for Sony. Anyway, one of the techs actually tried to change my PSN name, but he ran into issues because it couldn't get by the profanity filters.

How is that name profane? Is that a UK thing or something? (those guys murder the American, I mean English, language)

Crackin
cheers mate

[binarymelon]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

How is that name profane? Is that a UK thing or something? (those guys murder the American, I mean English, language)

Crackin
cheers mate

Melon is the word that it craps out on. Kind of sucks because there's no real sexual connotation unless it's plural.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by binarymelon

Melon is the word that it craps out on. Kind of sucks because there's no real sexual connotation unless it's plural.

Ah yeah. See, I wasn't even thinking like that. I just thought you meant fruit or perhaps your head.

Meanwhile, I see all sorts of profanity-names running around.

Guess that's supposed to be cool or something.

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by binarymelon

Melon is the word that it craps out on. Kind of sucks because there's no real sexual connotation unless it's plural.

I wonder if you could get binaryjug or binaryhooter?

[Jesse757x]

can't you get a bunch of people to report your name as offensive or something and theyll let you change it?

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Jesse757x

can't you get a bunch of people to report your name as offensive or something and theyll let you change it?

Nope, that's Xbox Live, not PSN.