How to Edit a PS3 Game Name

Adding a New Name

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  Turn your PS3 on and wait for the menu screen to appear. Do not sign into your user account.

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  Select the "Users" tab from the menu list.

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  Select "Create New User" from the menu.

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  Fill in your personal information and an email address. You may use the email address that is linked to your PS3 online account or a new email address. You may have more than one username per email account.

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  Enter the new user name that you would like to use and create a password.

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  Choose to make the account a "Master Account" or a "Subaccount." A master account can edit privacy and parental game control settings. A subaccount is usually for users that require parental controls to block specific websites or games rated above a certain rating. You can have multiple master and subaccounts.

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  Select to enroll your new user name on the PS3 network. You will need to enroll your user name if you wish to play games online.

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  Visit your PS3's main menu and log into your new user name's account.

Editing a Current Name

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  Turn your PS3 on and wait for the menu screen to appear.

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  Log in to the username for the account that you wish to edit.

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  Move the cursor over your username's icon and then press the button that looks like a triangle. An "Options" menu bar will pop up.

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  Scroll down the "Options" menu bar and select "Information."

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  Highlight the username and select "Edit."

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  Edit your username and then select "Save."