-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
PS4: The requested features that need to happen: Region switching & PSN ID changing
- Thread starter jetsetfluken
- Start date
Impeccable
Member
Yeah, I'd happily pay a fee to change my user name.
I'd also love absolute control over my trophy data including organization and ability to delete games from my list. I wouldn't mind entering my PSN password when I delete them as a security measure.
Fuck you, Trash Panic...
I'd also love absolute control over my trophy data including organization and ability to delete games from my list. I wouldn't mind entering my PSN password when I delete them as a security measure.
Fuck you, Trash Panic...
Well guys, I spent MONTHS to talk with everybody I could reach and I got this result : NOTHING
I asked to let me merge different regions accounts or change region and I'm ready to pay a fee but no win for me at all.
I don't want to talk about my story, but my main account was created at the day one of the PSN service and I've a ridiculous amount of trophies and platinums (no, I'm not a trophy hunter ...).
So, with the PS4 (probably) I will lose my main account.
Anyway, it's not an urgent issue for Sony, but I will invite all of you to vote here :
http://share.blog.us.playstation.com/ideas/2012/09/20/allow-changing-psn-account-region/
Thanks
I asked to let me merge different regions accounts or change region and I'm ready to pay a fee but no win for me at all.
I don't want to talk about my story, but my main account was created at the day one of the PSN service and I've a ridiculous amount of trophies and platinums (no, I'm not a trophy hunter ...).
So, with the PS4 (probably) I will lose my main account.
Anyway, it's not an urgent issue for Sony, but I will invite all of you to vote here :
http://share.blog.us.playstation.com/ideas/2012/09/20/allow-changing-psn-account-region/
Thanks
zerokoolpsx
Member
PS+ is tied to that account on that region sadly. It would be great if our sub carried across regions. Only in a pipe dream. =/
velociraptor
Junior Member
This is silly. So anyone who didn't "think long and hard" should be forever stuck with a shitty name just because? I know when I signed up I was in a rush and the thought of coming up with a name I'd still be happy with 10-15 years down the line never really entered my mind.
This isn't asking for the world. ID changing should be a mandatory feature of any modern account system.
The way multi region account is dealt with now on the PS3 is perfect. You just create an account with an address for that region and you can buy games from that regional store and play them on any account on the system. I only hope they keep that on PS4 and don't go the Vita way.
Yeah if anything I would be worried they are going to crack down on this.
I've had my PSN name since around 2003, at a time when I could have picked just about anything. I went with Jarek23. While I'm not particularly unhappy with it, I wouldn't mind changing it. Letting us change our usernames is needed and people have been asking for it for a long time.
I'd also like to be able to remove a few 0% trophy counts from my list as well. Tried the game, it sucked and that was that. I want it gone.
I'd also like to be able to remove a few 0% trophy counts from my list as well. Tried the game, it sucked and that was that. I want it gone.
I'm all for this. I'd love to be able to switch username, even if for a fee. More account options would be welcome too, like date of birth, region (as you mentioned) and whatever else you currently can't update. I wouldn't mind losing trophies and making a new friends list, but I've way too many purchased games tied to my account that I'd hate to lose. If they instead would allow a migration of sorts that would also be acceptable.
Removing useless trophy sets would also be amazing.
Removing useless trophy sets would also be amazing.
While I can understand why it's necessary given the security breach in 2011, it'd be nice to be able to reset a PSN/SEN account password without needing to provide the date of birth. I haven't used PSN since buying Joe Danger years ago, and so, with my PS4 pre-ordered, the other day I spent a short while getting my PSN accounts in order (i.e. ensuring I could still access them). The issue I encountered is that I'm reasonably certain I have a UK account, but I can't be sure since I don't remember the DOB I supplied when making it (even my JP account, which I never actually used, has my real DOB, so I'm not sure why I apparently chose a random one).
I did have an encrypted file with my all my PSN account details contained therein, but I lost it when the firmware on my SSD suddenly became corrupt.
I did have an encrypted file with my all my PSN account details contained therein, but I lost it when the firmware on my SSD suddenly became corrupt.
well that's on you dude if you rushed. you weren't forced to. i'll admit having the option is good but still if i had to pick one or the other it would be the trophy option
Uno Venova
Banned
I very much want to change my ID when I transfer my account over, anything without numbers at the end.
we should really get this movement going. it's gonna make PSN a much better place if all these became true (even if it's just half of them.. it's much better)
(10) is critical on Asian PlayStation consoles.. some R1 games have Accept/Cancel locked to X/O respectively... (on Asian consoles, O is Accept, X is Cancel... so basically we are stuck at some games)
(10) is critical on Asian PlayStation consoles.. some R1 games have Accept/Cancel locked to X/O respectively... (on Asian consoles, O is Accept, X is Cancel... so basically we are stuck at some games)
jetsetfluken
Member
#PSNChangeRegion and #PSNChangeID sound like good hashtags to start using, then. We aren't the only ones who are demanding these features. Since E3, I've seen at least 4 other threads pop up about these two things...and probably from people without influence from this thread, too.
Twitter isn't the only place to get this moving, though. NeoGAF alone has great influence. But I'll tell you what proably doesn't have any influence: the SCEA share.blog site. How long have there been "suggestions" for these very things on there? Years. It's just a site from the America division to give an illusion. To really get things implemented there needs to be critical and more professional outlets from likewise people, not random "PSN users".
Microsoft has implemented these two features, which means there is a big reason they are there. I've watched PSN slowly play catch up during the years, and these two are among the most important to "round off" the featureset to satisfaction. They are necessary, and not decoration. Let the decoration come later.
Signed. I am one of the few who bemoan the less than stellar offerings of Asia PS+.
There are so many games that don't have a R3 version for the Vita. How do you expect me to play them Sony? I'm not buying a Vita for decoration. Either you take away the region restriction on Vita's memory card or you allow me to change my PSN region. The former would be a my preference but hey, I'll take either at this point.
There are so many games that don't have a R3 version for the Vita. How do you expect me to play them Sony? I'm not buying a Vita for decoration. Either you take away the region restriction on Vita's memory card or you allow me to change my PSN region. The former would be a my preference but hey, I'll take either at this point.
cripterion
Member
Thanks OP! Thanks to this thread finally changed my xbox account from Taiwan to France. Didn't know it was possible now, tried countless times back in the day...
I hate region restrictions, you start to realize how much penalizing it is once you move and live in different countries, it really hits you.
I hate region restrictions, you start to realize how much penalizing it is once you move and live in different countries, it really hits you.
Freak
Member
Great thread, all of the above issues would be sweet
Especially point 8 for both my kids who are now at an age where they want to be independent from my master account, and who don't want to start over again from scratch with their trophy collections.
Do it Sony, c'mon you know you just want to make us all happy
jetsetfluken
Member
Asia/Hong Kong PSN seems to get a mixture of NA, EU and JP content, but not really close to all of any. So if you lean towards either side in your taste, you'll be shorthanded.
With region switching though, the preference can be changed on the fly (well, with monthly limit I would assume)...without losing all of your account's purchases, trophies, friends list, etc. The real killer is that Vita content is locked to one account. That content can't be used on a new account. Would have to re-buy everything.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I've wanted to change my ID for 4 years.
It's amazing how backwards PSN was when it launched. It's better, but still not where it needs to be. On the other hand, not many services allow changes like this.
I'd rather use my real name TBH.
I just realized you could do this on XBL. Like, 3 days ago.
It's amazing how backwards PSN was when it launched. It's better, but still not where it needs to be. On the other hand, not many services allow changes like this.
I'd rather use my real name TBH.
I just realized you could do this on XBL. Like, 3 days ago.
no, the modern thing would be to have just one psn store. no regions, no bullshit. if it's a japanese game, you can get it. if it gets localized (translated), it's just a patch away.
but this will never happen.
changing region should definitely be there, because people move to other countries. but I wouldn't use that feature to get other regions content on my main account. just because of one silly game I'm stuck with that region for the next 6 months? nope.
another issue I have with games from "other regions" are the X/O thing. I use a japanese ps3 and couldn't play SH: Homecoming. opening doors was a pain, because he kept punching it. in Trine 2 I can't level up my skills, no button accepts the changes I do.
the Vita's system is a whole other can of worms.
but basically, my only demand is: Sony, add features - don't take them away!
but this will never happen.
changing region should definitely be there, because people move to other countries. but I wouldn't use that feature to get other regions content on my main account. just because of one silly game I'm stuck with that region for the next 6 months? nope.
another issue I have with games from "other regions" are the X/O thing. I use a japanese ps3 and couldn't play SH: Homecoming. opening doors was a pain, because he kept punching it. in Trine 2 I can't level up my skills, no button accepts the changes I do.
the Vita's system is a whole other can of worms.
but basically, my only demand is: Sony, add features - don't take them away!
I concur!
Stop being dicks Sony and give us the features XB has enjoyed for almost a decade.
You can only remove 360 games from your Achievement list if you never got an Achievement in them. If you (or in the case of a FIFA hack, someone else using your account) got a single Achievement in a game, then it's on your profile forever.
What Sony really needs to do is to prevent games from appearing on your Trophy list when you have 0% of the Trophies. Two games that I know did that were Demon's Souls and Super Stardust HD. SSHD actually did it just from playing the demo, which was extra scummy.
What Sony really needs to do is to prevent games from appearing on your Trophy list when you have 0% of the Trophies. Two games that I know did that were Demon's Souls and Super Stardust HD. SSHD actually did it just from playing the demo, which was extra scummy.
ethomaz
Banned
My biggest complain is about the region switching... I created my account in US because the BR didn't have the PSN yet but today I want to change my country to BR without lost all my 45 Platinum trophies.
Or a region switching or some type of merge account (so I can create a BR one and transfer all the US data to BR).
Or a region switching or some type of merge account (so I can create a BR one and transfer all the US data to BR).
Sinthor
Gold Member
Real names are fine for an ID even. But we need to have "handles" or nicknames or whatever you want to call them, to be identified in games. Who really wants to be the dark sorcerer "Bill Smith" in Dark Souls, for example? No, I want to be able to have a different name identify me in games.
I think there's some confusion surrounding this because of how PS3 games currently use your PSN ID to identify you in multi-player games. The PSN ID can be unchanged or be my real name or whatever, for all I care. I just would prefer to be 'The dark sorcerer Elroth" in a game versus being called "Dave Srczynski" or whatever my 'real name' happens to be. I don't see why this is so firkin hard for Sony. Especially since they're saying that while you can't change your PSN ID, you CAN now be known by your full real name on the PS4 in games. If I can still be A$$gr3bbin69 for my PSN ID but now be called "Dave Srczynski" in a game, why can't they let me be "The dark sorcerer Elroth?" Sony needs to get with the 21st Century. At LEAST give us nicknames or handles if they won't let us change our actual PSN ID's. But even that...every web site and system I've logged into for almost the past 10 YEARS has allowed me to change my user name and logon. It's just so ridiculous.
Whole lot of words for defending a bullshit move. =/ No matter how you slice it, making PS+ mandatory for multiplayer is complete bullshit. While all of the other stuff in this thread is nice, it all pales in comparison to the real bullshit Sony laid in our laps. =(
Why are we so eager to just sit back and take it? I don't understand it. Taking a great, optional service and making it mandatory no longer makes it great. It's bullshit.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
I was gifted a US version of a Kindle book.
I couldn't download it to my UK account, obviously.
However, in the space of 5 minutes, I was able to change my region to US (without the need of a proxy), download the book, revert back to my UK region and still have the book be available.
It's the most unobtrusive thing in the world and I still have access to both the UK books and the US book without needing to switch back and forth.
I know Sony may have other issues to consider but I'm going to be moving to live in the US next year. I don't even need to switch regions every 5 minutes, but I would like to be able to access the existing content I have bought, the trophies I have earned and my friend list and be able to purchase new content from the new region. I don't think it's a ridiculous request or even a really rare situation.
I couldn't download it to my UK account, obviously.
However, in the space of 5 minutes, I was able to change my region to US (without the need of a proxy), download the book, revert back to my UK region and still have the book be available.
It's the most unobtrusive thing in the world and I still have access to both the UK books and the US book without needing to switch back and forth.
I know Sony may have other issues to consider but I'm going to be moving to live in the US next year. I don't even need to switch regions every 5 minutes, but I would like to be able to access the existing content I have bought, the trophies I have earned and my friend list and be able to purchase new content from the new region. I don't think it's a ridiculous request or even a really rare situation.
The Antitype
Banned
Old topic.
I think you can.
Also, some people has this need to remove games they dislike on their profile. It's probably similar to completionist behaviour.
Not happening.
Also:
blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/30/ps4-the-ultimate-faq-north-america/
endlessflood
Member
Yeah the two things in the OP are no-brainers. Now that we have all of this paid content tied to our PSN account, that account needs to be able to change in line with us as time passes, otherwise there's a disincentive to purchasing the content through such an account. Our PSN account should be flexible, not a weight around our neck. It's always clear in threads like these that people are content to pay a small fee for that flexibility and understand why that might be necessary to avoid frivolous overuse/abuse of such systems. But the desire for these things in the community is demonstrated time after time whenever the subject is broached here at GAF (and it's brought up frequently). Sony need to be devoting resources to this stuff if they want to have happy customers.
That would be a nice technical feature, especially as we move towards more and more data being downloaded to these drives.
Don't remember if I posted here but:
Upgrading sub-accounts to master accounts.
Many people who have started gaming on the PS3 with sub-accounts, if they have done the good thing and not lied of course, are now eligible for master accounts, free from limitations by the master account holders. They should NOT be forced to get new PSN id's.
Upgrading sub-accounts to master accounts.
Many people who have started gaming on the PS3 with sub-accounts, if they have done the good thing and not lied of course, are now eligible for master accounts, free from limitations by the master account holders. They should NOT be forced to get new PSN id's.