How to find PSN ID on PS5

Some users have problems with the PSN login because either they don't want to perform a PSN login because of security concerns or because they receive some strange errors like "A connection to the server could not be established" from the official Sony login web-page. Please note: PSPlay doesn't have at any time access to your PSN email address or password. PSPlay is using the official PSN login web-page from Sony and PSPlay only has access to your PSN Online-ID and your Account-ID after a successful login. These two data are stored encrypted on your device and nowhere else.

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Alternative login methodIf you can not perform a PSN login within PSPlay because of a CAPTCHA problem or because of an error message like this "A connection to the server could not be established" you can click on "Problems?" on the top right corner:On the next screen click on "OPEN PSN LOGIN WEBSITE". The PSN login website will be opened on the default browser of your device. Perform now a PSN login. If you're having similar login issues as before, open the login URL in a browser on another device and perform the PSN login.After a successful login, you should now see a white redirect page. Copy the URL from the address bar of your browser and go back to PSPlay.Back in PSPlay paste the URL in the "PSN login redirect URL" textbox and PSPlay should now be able to finish the login.
Register without a PSN loginPSPlay allows it to directly enter the Account-ID during the registration process by activating the "Advanced Settings", if you do this, you will NOT need to sign in to PSN in PSPlay. Just keep in mind that without a PSN login an automatic remote connection can not be performed. You can find below three methods of how you can query your Account-ID:1. The most easiest way is to write me an email at [email protected]. All you need to tell me is your PSN Online-ID (your PSN user name/ nickname). However, as I really receive a lot of emails and handling all of them is sometimes not that easy you might want to try one of the two other options down below.2. I have written a small program for Windows which allows it to query the Account-ID for a specific user which is available here. You must perform here a PSN login as well in order to query the Account-ID but the program is open-source and available here so you can verify easily by yourself that there isn't anything harmful happening. Some short instructions about the program can be found here.3. Currently not working anymore because of trinket website restrictions. You can go to a PC and open this web-page. Just follow all the instructions on that web-page. Please note, in the result of the trinket website your actual Account-ID is next to the user_id variable and should look something like this'user_id': '4474834823397313449'It consists ONLY of numbers. Thanks to CSystem77 for providing this script at trinket.io.If you have successfully queried your Account-ID you can register with your PS5/ PS4 manually without performing a PSN login. In the Register view of PSPlay just activate the "Advanced Settings" check "Register PS5 manually"/ "Register PS4 manually" and add the Account-ID in the textbox. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sony added this capability later in the PS4 era. So, it could have been easy to miss because it wasn’t possible to change your ID on the PS3, and for most of the PS4 life cycle it wasn’t possible either.Why would you want to change your PS5 online ID? Well for a few reasons. Maybe you created the ID when you were a lot younger and now you want a username that’s more relevant to you at your current age. Maybe you just want something fresh.AdvertisementMaybe your username was rather inappropriate at one point, and as you’ve gotten older and wiser you don’t want to be embarrassed by your choices. Whatever the case may be, you can change the PS5 online ID and it’s not too hard to do.In this handy guide, we’ll walk you through how to change your PS5 online ID so you can be satisfied with the online persona you’ve chosen for your next-gen adventures.How to change your PS5 online ID
Enter the settings menu
Click on the Profile menu under Users and Accounts
You can also get to profile settings from your actual profile
Things to know before you change your PS5 online ID
Your PS5 online ID can still show up in some places
How do I get my PSN email on PS5?
How do I change my PSN ID on PS5?

Why is the PSN login needed anyway? Well, since the PS4 firmware update 7.0 Sony decided to use the Account-ID for registering a Remote Play client with a PlayStation rather then using the Online-ID (PSN user name) like before. This Account-ID is a unique number which is an identifier for your PSN profile. Upon registering with your PlayStation this Account-ID must be sent to your console or it won't allow to register. Furthermore, if you want to use the automatic remote connection feature a PSN login is needed because it requires PSN credentials.

Alternative login methodIf you can not perform a PSN login within PSPlay because of a CAPTCHA problem or because of an error message like this "A connection to the server could not be established" you can click on "Problems?" on the top right corner:On the next screen click on "OPEN PSN LOGIN WEBSITE". The PSN login website will be opened on the default browser of your device. Perform now a PSN login. If you're having similar login issues as before, open the login URL in a browser on another device and perform the PSN login.After a successful login, you should now see a white redirect page. Copy the URL from the address bar of your browser and go back to PSPlay.Back in PSPlay paste the URL in the "PSN login redirect URL" textbox and PSPlay should now be able to finish the login.

Register without a PSN loginPSPlay allows it to directly enter the Account-ID during the registration process by activating the "Advanced Settings", if you do this, you will NOT need to sign in to PSN in PSPlay. Just keep in mind that without a PSN login an automatic remote connection can not be performed. You can find below three methods of how you can query your Account-ID:1. The most easiest way is to write me an email at [email protected]. All you need to tell me is your PSN Online-ID (your PSN user name/ nickname). However, as I really receive a lot of emails and handling all of them is sometimes not that easy you might want to try one of the two other options down below.2. I have written a small program for Windows which allows it to query the Account-ID for a specific user which is available here. You must perform here a PSN login as well in order to query the Account-ID but the program is open-source and available here so you can verify easily by yourself that there isn't anything harmful happening. Some short instructions about the program can be found here.3. Currently not working anymore because of trinket website restrictions. You can go to a PC and open this web-page. Just follow all the instructions on that web-page. Please note, in the result of the trinket website your actual Account-ID is next to the user_id variable and should look something like this'user_id': '4474834823397313449'It consists ONLY of numbers. Thanks to CSystem77 for providing this script at trinket.io.If you have successfully queried your Account-ID you can register with your PS5/ PS4 manually without performing a PSN login. In the Register view of PSPlay just activate the "Advanced Settings" check "Register PS5 manually"/ "Register PS4 manually" and add the Account-ID in the textbox. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sony added this capability later in the PS4 era. So, it could have been easy to miss because it wasn’t possible to change your ID on the PS3, and for most of the PS4 life cycle it wasn’t possible either.Why would you want to change your PS5 online ID? Well for a few reasons. Maybe you created the ID when you were a lot younger and now you want a username that’s more relevant to you at your current age. Maybe you just want something fresh.AdvertisementMaybe your username was rather inappropriate at one point, and as you’ve gotten older and wiser you don’t want to be embarrassed by your choices. Whatever the case may be, you can change the PS5 online ID and it’s not too hard to do.In this handy guide, we’ll walk you through how to change your PS5 online ID so you can be satisfied with the online persona you’ve chosen for your next-gen adventures.How to change your PS5 online ID

If you’ve come to terms with changing your PS5 online ID then you’ll want to go straight to the settings menu.

As with linking accounts and restoring licenses for purchased content, changing your online ID will start here. The settings menu is accessed from the little cog button in the top right corner of the UI. It’s right next to your profile avatar.

click on that to bring up settings.

Your PS5 online ID options are located in the profile menu, which itself is located under users and accounts. Click on profile and you’ll see options for name, online ID, profile picture, avatar, cover image, about, and language.

For future reference, this is where you go to change the details for any of those other sections. For now though, click on online ID.

Before you can go about changing your online ID though, you’ll have to accept Sony’s terms. Basically this is just a list of things you’re agreeing that you acknowledge about the process of changing your online ID.

That being said, don’t skip by this screen by just hitting the accept button immediately. You’ll want to pay attention here.

You can also get to profile settings from your actual profile

A slightly quicker way to get to the profile settings menu is from the actual profile screen.

Then again it may not necessarily be quicker. But if you’re already on your profile screen and the mood to change your online ID strikes, you can start from here.

On your PS5 profile, find and click the edit button which should look like a little pencil. After clicking that you’ll see an option to edit profile. This will take you directly to the profile settings menu within the console settings.

From here just follow the same steps as above and click on online ID, accept the changes that may happen and finally pick a new name.

Things to know before you change your PS5 online ID

If this is your first PlayStation console ever, and you’ve not really jumped in and bought anything yet, change at your leisure.

If however you’ve come over from a PS4, or any other PlayStation system where you have purchases and progress, make this change with caution.

Sony notes that if you change your PS5 online ID, you can lose access to a ton of different stuff. They’re not saying that you will, but that you can. So you’re taking a risk, hence the reason for the accept button. You’re assuming this risk.

Changing the ID can result in loss of licenses for your PSN purchases. This includes games, add-on content, premium avatars and everything else that you can buy on the PlayStation store.

You can also lose access to saved game progress, leaderboard data and rankings, and some stuff within games may not work as intended. If you’re ok with taking the risk of losing some of this stuff, then proceed with the change. But know that in doing so, you will essentially have no recourse if you suddenly lose access to paid content.

The silver lining here is that all PS5 games should support the ID change. Which would mean that your save states, trophies, paid content and more will be safe. Not all games or content from PS4, PS3, and PS Vita do though. And that’s where the issue lies.

Your PS5 online ID can still show up in some places

Changing your ID will make it so that it’s visible just about anywhere. But Sony does also state that some places will potentially show your old ID.

Keep this in mind just in case you share your gaming exploits or you tell someone to search for your stuff. As they may come across your old ID.

How do I get my PSN email on PS5?

Register for the Sony Direct PS5 restock To get the Sony Direct email invite, you'll need to register with the official PlayStation website. This requires signing in with your PlayStation Network ID.