If you have followed our instructions to change the PSN username and used a nice nickname to stand out on the PlayStation network, it is possible that the joke has cost you and you have breached some of the rules that are cited in the PlayStation Community Code of Conduct. If so, keep reading that we are going to tell you how to solve it.
The cursed nick
Surely it has happened to you on more than one occasion. You are playing a game of Call of Duty: Warzone when someone with an extremely long name ends your character’s life. You decide to read the nick quietly and check that there are some malicious and offensive words hidden in the username. How is it possible? Can this be done? Obviously not, and that’s exactly why the PlayStation Community Code of Conduct exists.
The intention of this book of commandments is to ensure the good climate among the players who make use of the network, thus avoiding conflicts, insults and the appearance of groups harmful to the rest of the players. That is why they are not allowed to use names that intimidate, incite hatred, or that are vulgar or offensive. So, if you have used any word or variant that could be offensive, you already know what has happened.
I am banned?
Rest assured, you are not banned since you are still able to enter the network, the only thing that has happened is that your username has been modified so that it is not offensive, hence the TEMP (temporary) label has been placed on you. To change it you will have two options, either go back to the name you had before the change through the system menu, or request a new user name change through the administration panel.
If you don’t know how to change the PSN username, we’ll remind you below. Remember that you can do it from the PS4 itself or from a PC through the browser.
How to change the PSN username from your PS4
- Go to the Settings tab of the start menu of your PS4
- Select the Account Management option and enter Account Information .
- Within this option choose Profile, and lastly Online ID .
- It will be the moment when you will have to choose the new Online ID that you will use from now on.
How to change the PSN username from your PC
- To change your PSN username from a PC’s web browser, just click on this link to directly access the profile settings of your PSN account.
- Enter your username and password to access.
- In the first option you can edit the Online ID and use the new name that you want to carry from now on.
- Save the changes.
The only thing you will have to take into account is that if you have already made a previous change in your name and you do not want to return to the previous one, you must pay the stipulated amount (about 10 euros) to choose your name again, since only one change is allowed Free account name.
