Popular Post Maxie_M0us3 Posted November 17, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) This is what this thread in NeoGAF http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1314948 the OP says by looking at the patch notes for a recent update to Unreal Engine 4 making mention of PS4 SDK version 4.008.061, the updated software development kit the engine now supports. And it says the following texts... Refactored the PlayStation 4 Online Subsystem engine plugin to support PlayStation 4 SDK version 4.008.061. Deprecated the use of “Sce Np Online Id,” replacing it with “Sce Np Account Id,” as per Sony's recommendation. Online users are now exclusively identified by their “Sce Np Account Id.” Simplified the handling of unique net IDs across the PS4 online subsystem. Switched from “Np Toolkit” to “Np Toolkit2,” to support the new APIs which work with “Sce Np Account Id.” Added asynchronous name resolution to convert between “Sce Np Online Id” and “Sce Np Account Id,” using Sony's ID mapper web interface. For PlayStation 4 online users, the “To String” and “Get Bytes” functions in “Unique Net Id” now return the user's “Sce Np Account Id.” Previously these functions returned the user's “Sce Np Online Id.” Any custom online code or services backend will need to handle identifying users by their “Sce Np Account Id,” as according to Sony's recommendations. If required, the “Sce Np Online Id” for local users and friends can be obtained via the “Get Display Name” interface in “Online User.” So it looks like that this would allow to change Online ID while staying able to track the account ID (like Steam!) without untie all our data liked to the account. Oh GOSH yes! I really hope it's going to happen! Edited November 17, 2016 by Max654 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaserPL Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 It would be cool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 We had many rumors about this, but frankly, this one is the most promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I don't feel the need for this but it'd definitely be cool for people who've been wanting this for a long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxie_M0us3 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 I don't feel the need for this but it'd definitely be cool for people who've been wanting this for a long time. I'm one of them since I find my username such dumb over the years. Even a kid would have come out with a name like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senbon Kaguya Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 This sounds very promising! "I've been waiting for this!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natsuu24 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 For me i dont need for now, but yes, it would be very nice for a lot of people want change Atleaste, make it possible 1 time sony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxximum Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 My ID is just perfect. It's great to hear this, since other people would love it. They have been wanting it for years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYuriG Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Looks like a lot of overthinking about something that will be done on the serverside of Sony, not sure how engines have anything to do with that, they just pull a $name from servers and that's it. If it was a multiplayer game having the ID being tracked, that would have been one thing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannahmatt13 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 TBH I love my PSN ID and wouldn't change it for the world but it's a nice feature for the gamers who don't like theirs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIOHAZARD-R-US Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 EMGNow also reported this, going further by stating that it seems like this set up would allow a permanent ID (presumably the one originally created, in my case BIOHAZARD-R-US) and the changeable ID, which is what will show to other players online. http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/a-long-requested-psn-feature-might-be-coming-soon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1984123 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Would certainly be a good feature and long over due. Maybe in the next update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxie_M0us3 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) Would certainly be a good feature and long over due. Maybe in the next update? There is update 4.06 already out for PS4... But as usual, it is to "improve the quality of the system performance."No PSN ID change to be seen. Edited November 17, 2016 by Max654 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_87 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 EMGNow also reported this, going further by stating that it seems like this set up would allow a permanent ID (presumably the one originally created, in my case BIOHAZARD-R-US) and the changeable ID, which is what will show to other players online. http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/a-long-requested-psn-feature-might-be-coming-soon/ Something like Steam. I wonder how it'll work on sites like this. Also they talk about PS4 but things like that are supposed to happen on PC and mobile in the site and the app, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olimoo101 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 This actually looks pretty promising for once! If this does mean name changes then I'd say it would still take at least a few months to work out a system for people who want to change their name but it would be good news anyway. And just in time for PSX too. I know that making a big deal out of this would be crazy but this is exactly what I would want. Goddam, this better mean that name changes are coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobby Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Calling bullshit until it comes out of Sony's mouth .. This has been rumored about for like 3 or 4 years, can't be assed to waste energy hoping when I doubt it will happen. Also .. the reason we can't change our PSNs currently is cos they fucked engineering the software in the creation stage and put stuff in the wrong fields. I'm not an engineer, but just because patch notes make it seem changeable, it might be a case of they fucked up too hard and it still can't be changed because the field the names are in can't be changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 My ID is just perfect. It's great to hear this, since other people would love it. They have been wanting it for years! But now you can change your ID to the result of your equation https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=(e,+e%5E8)max 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanimeGamer Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 There is update 4.06 already out for PS4... But as usual, it is to "improve the quality of the system performance." No PSN ID change to be seen. The next big update is when we might see this introduced, like 4.50 for example. Last year some people were given questionaires by SONY asking what we would like to see introduced, i was lucky enough to receive one of those questionaires and one of those options contained within it was regarding PSN ID changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxie_M0us3 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 The next big update is when we might see this introduced, like 4.50 for example. Last year some people were given questionaires by SONY asking what we would like to see introduced, i was lucky enough to receive one of those questionaires and one of those options contained within it was regarding PSN ID changes. I remember this one. Like almost everything in this survey have been made. We can hope it someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanimeGamer Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I think PSN ID changes are coming, i really do. The next thing this leaves is what people might choose their new name to become... i would advise against making this public for obvious reasons But do plan in advance, i mean why not... it's all fun, and for those people who really want this to happen i hope you get your wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New display name Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I wonder if they'd remove inactive accounts that haven't been touched in years,similar to what happened on Xbox earlier this year. Then i wouldn't mind changing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxie_M0us3 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 I think PSN ID changes are coming, i really do. The next thing this leaves is what people might choose their new name to become... i would advise against making this public for obvious reasons But do plan in advance, i mean why not... it's all fun, and for those people who really want this to happen i hope you get your wish. I already have my new name in mind for so long. Of course I won't tell it in case if somebody would steal it from me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMaySlayLizDaw94 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 My names flawless and perfect enough as it is Shocked some people chose such awful names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makilio Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Awesome. I won't be changing mine, but if they do an inactive purge, I'd love to grab my other pseudonyms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Blanc Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) I don't think we'll be able to change usernames anytime soon it's looking like Sony are in no rush to implement this, and it's all rumours until Sony verifies this anyway, so I'd take anything claiming to be an announcement about this (unless it's from Sony themselves) with a pinch of salt. It's not the first time this rumour has appeared too, which makes me all the more skeptical about the legitimacy of it. Edited November 17, 2016 by Lady Blanc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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