How to change PlayStation 4 ID

Do you want to change your PS4 ID? At the start of April 2019, Sony (developer and marketer of PlayStation video game console) started allowing changing the PS4 ID. Before this, since late 2018, Sony was only allowing a small group of beta testers the option to change their PS4 ID.

Changing your PlayStation 4 ID is free only for the first change. To change it more than once, you need to pay $9.99 USD. However, after the first ID change PlayStation Plus members need to pay $ 4.99 USD per ID change. As long as you are willing to pay, there are no limitations on the number of times you can change your PS4 ID. However, reverting back to any of your old IDs is free. Also, no one else can use any of your old IDs. They are only available to you.

Changing PlayStation 4 ID using PlayStation 4 console

To use PlayStation 4 to change PlayStation 4 ID, follow these steps:

1. First, you need to go to the settings of your PlayStation 4.
2. From there, you need to go to the account management option.
3. Then click on the account information option.
4. From there, go to your profile.
5. Now, you need to click on the Online ID option.
6. Here, you need to enter your new PS4 ID.
7. All you have to do now is to just continue confirming the change as prompted.
8. Once the confirmation of the ID change is finished, you will be signed out from all your devices. You need to sign in again to continue using your PS4.
9. Once you sign in again, you will be able to see your changed PS4 ID.

Changing PlayStation 4 ID using a web browser

To use a web browser to change your PlayStation 4 ID, follow these steps:

1. First, you need to sign in to the following link: https://id.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/id/management/#/p/psn_profile/.
2. After you have signed in, you need to go to the menu.
3. Now, go to your PSN profile.
4. From there, click on the edit button beside your PS4 ID.
5. Here, you need to enter your new PS4 ID.
6. You will now see a prompt on your screen to confirm the changes.
7. Regarding the prompts, just confirm these changes.
8. After completing the ID change confirmation, you will be signed out from all your devices.
9. Now if you sign in again, you should be able to see your changed PS4 ID.

Points to note

1. It is not possible to change your online ID to PS3 as it is not supported by the online ID change feature.
2. You should know that child accounts are not yet allowed to change their ID.
3. If you want your friends to find your new ID, they are allowed to display your old ID along with the new one for 30 days from the day of the ID change. You can choose this while you are changing your ID.
4. Please know that only games that were published on or after 1^st April 2018 will support this ID change feature. However, there is no guarantee that all such games will support this ID change feature. This is because not all the games that were published on or after 1^st April 2018 were tested to see whether this online ID change feature was working in them or not. With that being said, most of the games that are played by most gamers support this feature.