Here I am, ready to switch to a new id for the next generation and it turns out I can't use spaces? Sony, it's 2020 what are you doing. We shouldn't be stuck with hideous underscores or dashes like it's 2005...
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Why can’t I use spaces in my PSN ID??
- Thread starter Murder She Wrote
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Because it's quite likely that usernames are unique identifiers in the database, which is why the name change thing was so weird.
it took them 10 years to figure out name changes. it will be another 5 before they get to complicated stuff like spaces.
I'm with them, I can't think of a single online gaming service that allows spaces.
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you can use just use uppercase letters if you dont want to use underscores or you can display your real name
So a unique identifier by definition can be anything with any sequence of characters (which can include a space), as long as it's of course unique. What's more likely going on is it can't query strings with a space as there might be parts of the system that use space as a syntax separator and the string isn't/can't be enclosed, which is a problem that while inconsistent keeps cropping up even today in other things.
You missed an opportunity to triple down with, "Noooooo, I would NEVER be sarcastic."
Pretty sure SteamID names can't have spaces, but player names can.. but those ain't exactly used for much so I'm not sure that counts.
Surprised Nintendo allows them considering I've had many headaches trying to choose a Nintendo username before.
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