For nylig afslørede Sony langt om længe, at de snart vil gøre det muligt for PlayStation Network-brugere at ændre deres navn på tjenesten. Dette er der mange der ønsker, men Sony nævnte allerede i forbindelse med selve annonceringen at der kunne være tekniske problemer forbundet med at foretage ændringen. Nu ved vi mere om disse problemer.
Som blandt andet PSB kan rapportere så er Sony nu ved at sende invitationer til et beta-program i England, og her står der anført hvilke problematikker brugere med navneforandringer kan løbe ind i.
"Important Information Before Changing your Online ID:"
"Not all games and applications for PS4™, PS3™, PS Vita, and other PlayStation® systems support the Online ID change feature. If you change your Online ID:
• You may lose access to content (including paid-for content) that you have acquired for your games, including content like add-ons and virtual currency.
• You may lose your progress within games, including game saved data, leaderboard data and progress toward trophies.
• Parts of your games and applications might not function properly, both online and offline.
• Your previous Online ID(s) may remain visible to you and other players in some places. "
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