Each account is allowed to change its username once for free. Any changes after that come at a cost: $ 4.999 if you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber.

If you’ve outgrown your username or you simply want to change it, we’re going to walk you through the process process. There are a couple of warnings to run through first.

Sony has created a list of games with known issues that you might encounter if you change your username. Sony says that you should n’t encounter many, if any, issues with the username change since those games were developed to support this feature.

Sony will prompt you with various ways that some of your precious game save data might be affected. Right before you change your name.

If you’re still up for changing your username, here’s how to do it. It’s possible to change your username.

The process is similar to what you’d see on the PlayStation 4. Small changes in regards to the menu layout and navigation.

You can revert to an older username for free by contacting the PlayStation support team. They’re available by phone on weekdays between the hours of 6am and 6pm PT and on weekends from 7AM to 8pm PT.

Sony does n’t guarantee that going back to your old username will fix any problems you might have encountered with the new username.