Warlord1742 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Hello Everyone Sorry in advance if this is in the incorrect category of the forums. My dilemma is that I'm creating a Youtube channel. I plan on recording videos on the Ps4, moving them to my laptop, editing and uploading. I have already created the Channel Art, recorded small gameplay videos, made a profile picture, etc. After looking through the gameplay, I realized the most frustrating thing. My youtube name is different from my PSN account name. So after doing research, I have found threads saying that it will not be possible to change your PSN account for most likely a long time. Then I found other threads saying that you are now able to change your name when renewing your PS Plus subscription or something like that. Most of these threads were dated back a few months, to a few years ago. If in the worst case scenario, I am not able to either transfer all my saved game data, and trophies to another account, nor am I able to change my name for months to come. What is your opinion on this? Would you rather make a new account, lose ALL your trophies and game saves, for the sake of having your name same to your Youtube channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 What is your opinion on this? Would you rather make a new account, lose ALL your trophies and game saves, for the sake of having your name same to your Youtube channel? It's perfectly fine to have a different YouTube channel name than your PSN name. Example: Franks Awesome YouTube channel hosted by DaivRules. Then again, creating another PSN account to match your YouTube channel doesn't *lose* anything. You're existing PSN account will always be there for you to come back to whenever you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoNJojo Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Change the YouTube channel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikebig Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 No the cheap 'Made in China' infrastructure of the psn database will never be able to support name changing. The whole network was set up in some interns basement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlord1742 Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 Change the YouTube channel. I don;t like my PSN name, so I didn't want to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SnowxSakura Posted August 8, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2016 I don;t like my PSN name, so I didn't want to use it. Then why did you pick the name if you don't like it? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlareXV Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 No the cheap 'Made in China' infrastructure of the psn database will never be able to support name changing. The whole network was set up in some interns basement. Totally agree! 56kb broadband speeds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenTonberry Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 You can't change your PSN name, it states that when making an account. Getting plus doesn't change it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonFalzar Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I believe if you had your account for a certain amount of time and a 1 time change per account this would stop trolling and be fine. Like maybe 5 years and charge a fee. Because a lot changes in 5 years grow more mature want a different name... but thats my 3 cents about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlareXV Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Seriously, I do hope Sony adopts the "5 years default username" rule MS is doing. It would be very helpful to the whole name changing ordeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobThanatos Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) Your trophies and such are tied to your online ID. If you ID were to be changed, you would loose them. The only circumstance I've heard of someone being able to change their username is if Sony automatically banned them for a blacklisted username (Like "Jihad"). Edited August 8, 2016 by Nuttro93 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOAST13TOA5T Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I'd keep them separate, if you grew on YouTube through the work you are looking to do you would end up making another account due to spam and messages from subs. You see YouTubers do it constantly. Could you imagine trying to accept a game invite from a friend when you get 5 invs a second from some clown you don't know? It would be a nightmare. Just keep them separate it will help in the long run if you are serious about it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Totally agree! 56kb broadband speeds. Which was totally fine when the PS2 implemented the PSN network. I wish I was at home and could take a picture of a 56k modem box where the disclaimer showed that it was limited to 53kb speeds. I call this the Rubber Band Ball Problem. No one wants to make a new ball that does the same thing so they use the same stupid rubber band ball (the PS2 PSN network) and keep adding rubber bands (PS4 features). Seriously, I do hope Sony adopts the "5 years default username" rule MS is doing. It would be very helpful to the whole name changing ordeal. I can only assume Sony will acknowledge the cost of digital upkeep any time now and implement a similar practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kishnabe Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Not every youtuber shares their psn/xbl id. Warlord1972 isn't an embarrassing psn name...nothing to hide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Would you rather make a new account, lose ALL your trophies and game saves, for the sake of having your name same to your Youtube channel? No, because YT sucks. Aaaanyway. I don't know what kind of threads you found but everything is just a pure speculation. There are no plans to allow PSN name changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Not every youtuber shares their psn/xbl id. Warlord1972 isn't an embarrassing psn name...nothing to hide. Unless his PSN name is Warlord1742, which would be SUPER embars... oh. Eek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikebig Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 You can't change your PSN name, it states that when making an account. Getting plus doesn't change it either. be honest. No one reads the terms and conditions. This should have been highlighted to our faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playdemos1 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Ahah I would like to change my name if it's possible, but it's not so I have to stay with the name that group pressure resulted in... anyway I am kind of used to people call me demos now... oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 be honest. No one reads the terms and conditions. This should have been highlighted to our faces. To be honest, no one reads the shit highlighted to their faces. Gaming Sessions is right at the top of every page on the site and people still don't see it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saionji Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) I feel like I have seen around 10 topics by now on this site about changing your PSN ID. Ahah I would like to change my name if it's possible, but it's not so I have to stay with the name that group pressure resulted in... anyway I am kind of used to people call me demos now... oh well... I always thought you prefer to play demo versions of games rather than full games looking at you PSN ID Seriously, I do hope Sony adopts the "5 years default username" rule MS is doing. It would be very helpful to the whole name changing ordeal. Agreed. Edited August 8, 2016 by Saionji Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedef405 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I want to change my name too, but if I will, all time I spend will go lose. And the worst is I lose trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I want to change my name too, but if I will, all time I spend will go lose. And the worst is I lose trophies. If Sony allows it, that should not be the case. It would be simply change of the attribute 'visible name'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAveryChu Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) I ended up creating a new account because I didn't like my username. I had to end up earning the handful of platinums I had and now I am only really missing trophies from two games on my current profile. You could easily create a new PSN account and use that for content relating to your channel although if you wanted PS plus you would have to pay for BOTH accounts and trophy progress wouldn't be transferable. Edited August 8, 2016 by TheAveryChu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playdemos1 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I feel like I have seen around 10 topics by now on this site about changing your PSN ID. I always thought you prefer to play demo versions of games rather than full games looking at you PSN ID Agreed. Ahah I consider this id so dumb now Like I said was group pressure, 3 boys, I was the first to get the amazing PS3, yeayyyyyy, everyone testing my console, we create an id to try the very first online experience (in consoles), the first thing we wanted was some demos cause I just had one or 2 games with the PS3, so play-demos-1(cause the seems to exist a playdemos without the "1"... The story of my life... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlord1742 Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) Sony can make name changing available ever since the PS4 came out. It isn't that they can't do it, it's just the fact that they won't. There was an interview with the CEO, and he was saying and I quote "We want to give you more control across your experience and your profile and your presence on the network" "At the same time, you'll understand, we don't want to make it so that you can go in, grief a bunch of people in Far Cry, change your avatar, change your username, go into CoD and grief everybody there. We want to stop that." Also in late 2015, there was a PlayStation survey, you can do your own research about it, but it did mention PSN name changing, which kind of point to the fact that they can in fact make this a possibility Edited August 8, 2016 by Warlord1742 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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