Is it possible to make your own PSN avatar?

[genjiglove]

Can you load your own image and use it as your avatar?

 

[Reality Check]

You can do that for your system account but not your PSN account

 

[IsamuBlue]

I hate how PSN doesn't allow crap like that. Or if you get sick of your screen name and want to change it, there's no way you can, and instead you have to create a whole new account, and there's no way to transfer over games, movies, and content you downloaded as well as trophies you've earned. On XBL, you have to pay $10, but at least changing your screen name is painless.

 

[BigTinz]

I would recommend not picking stupid names in the first place.

Seems like they should have the option though...

 

[HeartlessNinny]

I hate how PSN doesn't allow crap like that. Or if you get sick of your screen name and want to change it, there's no way you can, and instead you have to create a whole new account, and there's no way to transfer over games, movies, and content you downloaded as well as trophies you've earned. On XBL, you have to pay $10, but at least changing your screen name is painless.

To be fair, XBL doesn't let you use your own images either. They probably do that so people don't have to complain about penis avatar images.

As for transferring your PSN stuff, as long as the original user that DL'd the stuff has an account on the system, you can start as many new IDs as you want. What's the problem? Unless you care about trophies, isn't this is a non-issue?

 

[hanafuda]

You can change your online name but most games don't reflect it.

It affects your friend list diplay though.

 

[genjiglove]

You can change your online name but most games don't reflect it.

It affects your friend list diplay though.

I think that is on Japanese PSN accounts only.

 

[NeoDragoN]

To be fair, XBL doesn't let you use your own images either. They probably do that so people don't have to complain about penis avatar images.

As for transferring your PSN stuff, as long as the original user that DL'd the stuff has an account on the system, you can start as many new IDs as you want. What's the problem? Unless you care about trophies, isn't this is a non-issue?

You can take a picture with the 360 camera for your avatar picture but only people on your friends list can see it, everyone else sees a standard one.

 

[OrochiEddie]

I hate how PSN doesn't allow crap like that. Or if you get sick of your screen name and want to change it, there's no way you can, and instead you have to create a whole new account, and there's no way to transfer over games, movies, and content you downloaded as well as trophies you've earned. On XBL, you have to pay $10, but at least changing your screen name is painless.

so long as the original account is on the ps3 you can just download everything that user has and it will appear on the new account.

I am not sure if there is a limit to this though.

 

[HeartlessNinny]

I am not sure if there is a limit to this though.

I was under the impression there is not.

 

[hanafuda]

I think that is on Japanese PSN accounts only.

Really? I dunno. Mine is Japanese and I did it. Not sure beyond that..