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How to change your PSN Name

Sony has officially rolled out the name changing feature. The first name change is free but other name changes will cost $9.99. If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you can purchase it for $4.99. You can roll back to your previous name for free and you can display your new name next to your old name for 30 days. It is only for PlayStation 4. The change will only work for games published after April 1, 2018. Here is how to change your PSN online ID.

Caution!

There are plenty of errors being reported and tweeted about the name change. PlayStation has acknowledged that some games will have issues during name changes. The following link will take you to the webpage from PlayStation that lists all the games and what issues will occur. Link

Some people have tweeted that their names haven’t changed immediately.

PlayStation State of Play announced for March 25th

Sony is taking notes from Nintendo. It will be a video program which will give you updates, trailers, and gameplay on upcoming PS4 and PSVR games. You’ll be able to watch it on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter or Facebook worldwide and there will be a video afterward.

It will be interesting to see if PlayStation will have the same flair and charm as Nintendo’s Direct. What was great about the Directs was Nintendo Executives were able to add their charm and personality through communications. Reggie Fils-Ame and Satoru Iwata were great treats to see during the direct.

PlayStation 4 Remote Play comes to IOS

PlayStation just rolled out patch 6.50 which allows people to play their PS4 games through iPads and iPhones. The game won’t play at a fast frame rate but it’s nice for single player games. I used it on my PC with a Dualshock 4 for Final Fantasy XV.

How it works

As long as you have Wi-Fi access, you’ll be able to play your PS4 games. It will display the PS4 on your mobile device. The controls will be displayed on-screen. You’ll also be able to voice chat and text using your keyboard. You can’t use a Dualshock 4

Your iOS must be at 12.1 for mobile or later installed. It has to be an iPhone 7 or newer, iPad 6th gen, or iPad Pro 2nd generation.

Sony pushes for a bigger focus on PlayStation Network with Exec changes

Yesterday, Sony announced a change in their executive management for PlayStation. Starting on April 1st, Jim Ryan will become the President and Chief Executive of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). John Kodera, the previous President, will become deputy President.

CEO and president Kenichiro Yoshida stated the move will “ensure sustainable evolution of the PlayStation platform and further growth of the network area.” Yoshida believes the change will help PlayStation Network grow as it has 90 million users. With so many users, Sony is looking to add more content for users to access.

Who is Jim Ryan?

Jim Ryan has been with Sony since 1994 and has been overseeing the Europe PlayStation market. He has helped established PlayStation as the dominant console in Europe and was promoted to deputy President for his successes. He is also known for his statement against backwards compatibility for the PlayStation 4 back in 2017.

“When we’ve dabbled with backwards compatibility, I can say it is one of those features that is much requested, but not actually used much,” says Ryan. “That, and I was at a Gran Turismo event recently where they had PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 games, and the PS1 and the PS2 games, they looked ancient, like why would anybody play this?”

Future Changes for Sony

While Ryan hasn’t announced any upcoming changes, Sony will not be attending E3 this year. People are predicting Sony will announce the PlayStation 5 this year and will save it for their own event PlayStation Experience (Which was not held in 2018). Sony may move towards a digital subscription service similar to the Xbox Game Pass which gives players access to the entire Xbox One and 360 libraries for a monthly fee. Subscription services are becoming more popular as it helps bring consistent revenue across the year rather than huge spikes at quarter ends.

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