Two of Naughty Dog's biggest games have issues so I'd think they would want to address this with a patch.
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Online ID change on PSN feature officially launches later today
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I have no games the critical issues but some in the identified issue but I can deal with theme so I'll do the name change
They're minor issues, though. If you look at what constitutes the issues for those games it's:
- Previous online ID(s) may remain visible to you and other players, or the online ID is no longer visible in some areas in a game title (in-game rankings, leaderboards, etc). For some game titles, the online ID will automatically update if you sign out and then sign back in to the game or when various gameplay activity is performed after sign-in;
- User accounts on PlayStation may be unlinked from game accounts. Linking accounts again may restore the original linkage; and
- Certain game settings may be initialized to their default state (audio setting, controller setting, etc). For some game titles, settings may be recovered if you sign out and then sign back in to the game.
Finally, I hope they give tentative names to dead / abandoned accounts, now time to scrap the bottom of the barrel and find what can I use.
Damn, if I lose access to the courses I've paid for in Everybody's Golf, what's the fucking point?
Yes, I read that, but thanks for going out of your way to post it here!
Some people seem to be overreacting hardcore. Some seem to be acting like every game has major issues. Not to mention the post says that you can revert to your old account for free to fix issues.
That's up to developers. Games built on older SDK versions will need to be patched to fix those issues. This really is the best option given everything.
I was hoping to change my name to "XXXBetaMaleAlphaKillaPussyHuntahAnimeTiddyLuva420XXX" but those issues are a huge Nope for me.
No trophies No life.
No trophies No life.
Oh no, I might have to sign back in or re-link accounts. NOT TAKING THE RISK.
You don't lose your save. Your save file might not work with the new ID is all. In which case, they allow you to roll back to your old ID at anytime.
Ah, well if the "potential issues" in most games are as minor as this then I think the issue isn't as big as people are making it out to be. Still, will wait a bit before trying this and will go over the list later when I have more time.
If I can't use my save files with my new ID they are more or less lost to me unless I roll back making the whole thing pointless. As I said I'll wait and see.
100% correct. Some people are making this out to be like they're going to wipe all your saves or delete all your purchases or blow up your PS4.
But it's only for some games released before April of last year AND it's only for games that haven't been tested, which is probably only a small amount of games. I mean, it's up to you whether or not to take the risk, but the possibility of it just seems extremely low.
Yeah checked it, but all i see is that some games will not support it. Where's the risk in that?
Right now it's more than likely 100% because of compatibility. Your old name has to be linked to your new one for legacy consoles and games. Once they deprecate PS3 / PSV online, they'll probably be able to.
I have a question about the critical issue games. I have Everybody's Golf and Onrush, but own no DLC or premium currency for either, and only have an hour or so of playtime on both, though I do plan on playing them more in the future. I'm fine with losing save data for both as there isn't much to lose, but will I experience ongoing issues in the future with the games, or is it just a one time thing?
The list of critical games is small as hell, and I only 2 games on that list, none of which I've a save to worry about. I will change as soon as it goes live.
More than likely just a one time thing. And, hopefully, Clap Hanz is working on a patch for it. I'd like to think they are, at least.
Some of you guys sometimes man lol
You can try it and worst case scenario roll back your id if it's that bad
You can try it and worst case scenario roll back your id if it's that bad
As someone else pointed out to me didn't we also get the first picture of a Black Hole today with PSN name changes?
Coincidence? I think not.
Coincidence? I think not.
Sony had to sacrifice a good chunk of the universe to an ancient Eldritch horror to make their infrastructure compatible with this :P
How would anyone know? The real thing isn't live. You'll just have to try or see if anyone else tries.
Happy this has come to be, but less than ideal risks.
So, just to be clear. The PS3 isn't supported, so I guess that means your old ID will just keep being used on PS3 with no chance of issues, right?
Thanks for this clarification.
The more I read up on this, the less...critical, a lot of these issues sound. Hmm.
I'm very curious about the potential problems with Bloodborne. I've already got all the trophies in the main game and Old Hunters, but I don't want my 150+ hours of save data messed with.
Since it's on the list of games with minor issues, it's most likely that the other people online will see your old ID for summons and messages. It won't fuck with your save data
I would also like to know about this.
Will there be problems on PS3/Vita games?
Good thing I made another account to change my name in 2016 because this shit is laughable.
I still have my launch PS3 hooked up. I think I'll wait a while and see how it works out for everyone.
I find it amusing that Everybody's Golf is one of the handful of Critical Issues games. But I haven't played it in quite a while, so if it does anything truly "bad" I'll just start over, I guess. I never bought anything for it, anyway.