Your first change is always free of charge.
It wasn’t always easy to change your PlayStation Network account name. Actually, it wasn’t untilthat Sony allowed account holders to do it at all. Now, each account is allowed to change its username once for free.
Any changes after that come at a cost: $4.99 if you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, or $9.99 for everyone else. Whether you’ve outgrown your username or you simply want to change it, we’re going to walk you through the process. However, there are a couple of warnings to run through first. If you mostly play newer games , Sony says that you shouldn’t encounter many, if any, issues with the username change since those games were developed to support this feature. But if you still enjoy games from earlier in the PS4 era, that’s another story. Sony has created a list ofRight before you change your name, Sony will prompt you with numerous ways that some of your precious game save data might be affected, whether it’s stored locally or in the cloud:You may lose progress within games, including game saved data, leaderboard data, and progress toward TrophiesYou may lose access to content that you may have acquired for your games, including content like add-ons and virtual currencyJust navigate to your PSN Profile tab and click Edit Online ID. Once you do that, you’ll see your PSN account name as the top option in the window. Click “Edit” to change your username. Before you can proceed, Sony will raise those warnings listed above. Hit “I Accept” if you want to keep going. There are more warnings on the next step. Sony informs you that if you encounter issues, you can revert the change and reclaim your old username. However, it also warns that doing so may not fix problems should they arise. In other words, there’s a chance that something will get messed up. If you’re cool with the risk, move forward.On your PS4’s main dashboard, navigate to “Settings” and select itScroll through the list until you find the “Account Management” option. Click on that, then select “Account Information” >“Profile” >“Online ID.”After accepting these warnings, you can enter a new usernameThe process of changing your username on the PlayStation 5 is similar to what you’d see on the PlayStation 4, with some small changes in regards to the menu layout and navigation.Select “Users and Accounts” >“Accounts” >“Profile”After accepting these warnings, you’ll be asked to enter your existing PSN credentials before entering a new usernameScroll down to the Users and Accounts page.
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