Shuhei Yoshida on PSN Name Changes: “Don’t Know If We Can Ever Do It”

Want a new username on PS4? You'll have to keep waiting.

Posted By | On 29th, Oct. 2015

psneditorialsplash

Among the various updates the PlayStation 4 has had, one often requested feature by fans has been the ability to change usernames on PSN. This is a fairly common practice on Xbox Live but thus far, Sony hasn’t been able to implement the same.

According to SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida on Twitter (transcription by GameSpot), it doesn’t seem like such a thing will ever be happening.

“When? I wish I knew. We are aware that lots of people are asking for the feature. Our engineers have been looking into what they can do. As soon as we know, we’ll let you know. But as of today, we don’t even know if we can ever do it. Hopefully we will be able to provide that feature in the future.”

The main reason for not implementing such easy name changes was to prevent trolling according to another executive Shawn Layden. Regardless, Sony does hear your requests – it’s just a question of how it chooses to implement the same.


Tagged With: , , ,

Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!

Share Your Thoughts Below  (Always follow our comments policy!)



Keep On Reading!

Starfield’s Next Update Adds 40 FPS, 60 FPS and Uncapped Frame Rates on Xbox Series X

Starfield’s Next Update Adds 40 FPS, 60 FPS and Uncapped Frame Rates on Xbox Series X

Console players can select a target frame rate and prioritize Visuals or Performance. Uncapped frame rates are...

Starfield’s Largest Update Launches on May 15th, Adds Surface Maps, Extreme Difficulty, and More

Starfield’s Largest Update Launches on May 15th, Adds Surface Maps, Extreme Difficulty, and More

New interior customization tools for space ships, respeccing your appearance and Traits in New Game Plus and m...

Batman: Arkham Shadow Announced for Meta Quest 3, Launches This Year

Batman: Arkham Shadow Announced for Meta Quest 3, Launches This Year

Developed by Camouflaj of Marvel's Iron Man VR fame, the VR title will be unveiled in full at Summer Game Fest...

Helldivers 2 Ranks 7th in Lifetime Dollar Sales for Sony-Published Titles in the US

Helldivers 2 Ranks 7th in Lifetime Dollar Sales for Sony-Published Titles in the US

Arrowhead Game Studios' acclaimed co-op shooter is still the best-selling premium title of the year to date in...

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Has Already Outsold Dragon’s Dogma and Dark Arisen Combined in the US

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Has Already Outsold Dragon’s Dogma and Dark Arisen Combined in the US

The acclaimed open-world action RPG also ranked as the best-selling title on Xbox and third best-selling on Pl...

Sins of a Solar Empire 2 Coming to Steam This Summer

Sins of a Solar Empire 2 Coming to Steam This Summer

First available on the Epic Games Store, Ironclad Games' sci-fi real-time strategy sequel is finally launching...