12 years later, PlayStation Network finally lets you change your online name

PlayStation Network launched in 2006. The service has grown exponentially since then, but in all of that time one much-asked-for feature has eluded subscribers: name changes.

We all make questionable choices when we’re young. Some smoke cigarettes. Others toilet paper the homes of their enemies. One youthful transgression most of us can relate to, though, especially in a post-internet world: the embarrassing screen name.

There are respectable grown-ass adults walking around right now hiding that terrible secret. Online, they’re xXxBiGB00TY69xXx, or L33t_3dg3l0rd, or Weed4Lyfe420. And it’s a scarlet letter. They’re terrified of having to share their online handle. Read more…

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