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ArsenalMark wrote:And FYI it still wouldn't be impossible. You simply change a bit behind the scenes. You simply create display names. You always keep the same back-end ID, but you change you display name for other users. Other users are sent the display name, services are sent the back-end ID.
Nothing is impossible.
In a well designed database this would be no trouble at all, your id would mean nothing to the code in the backhround, its just something it pulls out to display. They would maybe use your email, or a unique id they generated for you to keep track of you in the code.
But, sony might not have done their system that way, outside sources might be referencing you by your id, the code might heavily rely on your id for looking up stuff in the database, etc etc. What could take one system one change, might take sony a find and replace across several databases and into 3rd party systems.
So although they could change over the system or do a manual update, it might be something they cant do on a whim right now.
PatC_PSN wrote:
GraphiteGB wrote:You can't change the Name on Japan accounts. Stop spreading crap you don't under stand about.
Japan accounts. Have an English display name and A FIXED Japanese name.
Its still fixed. Any game that uses the Japan text name like PS Home STILL displays the Japanese name.
But load a OLD EU developed title and it Displays the English name.
The system is rarely used any more as most PS3 games support Japanese now.
Friends request require the Fixed Japanese name. All server data is still paired to the fixed Japanese name.
You could have a user-defininable display name that was tied to an internal, static identifier, but I doubt the revenue from ID changes would cover the development costs. You'd have to change Sony and third party systems, the PS2/3/PSP/Vita software, this forum software, and probably loads of other stuff too.
Unless they transparently added a display name over the top of the existing system and defaulted it to the same as your current PSN ID. So even though you couldn't change your PSN ID, and that would show in all old games (unless they can change it at a firmware level), you could have a malleable display name with minimal disruption.
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PatC_PSN wrote:But wouldn't you need to do that in every system where the PSN ID was presented via a user interface (like here), and keep them all in sync when the display name was changed by a user?
I'm sure what you suggest is possible, but the more I think about it the more challenging it becomes. I'm no system designer though. There may be a simple solution, but I'm still doubtful that the solution could be funded from the income it would generate.
Yes, every system that interfaces with the psn would need to be updated because they would have you stored as "pat".
So they would all need to add the code to grab the display name, which in essence would mean it wouldnt matter if they kept you as pat or changed you to a unique id.
This is all assumptions though, I dont know how they interface exactly, I dont know what sonys database is like, there may be no technical reason for them not to do it, it may simply be an internal best practices that they use. Sony always seems a bit sloppy with personal data compared to the care they take in their own data and I just suggest possible technical reasons that might mean they cant do it etc.
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