Change your PSN avatar

When we created bob556677’s account he ended up with a pink avatar :shock: . The poor bloke wants a new one! Learn how to choose a new avatar for your Playstation Network account.

Before you begin

This guide assumes you have a PSN (Playstation Network) account already. If not, read our guide on signing up to PSN!

Steps to change your avatar

  1. Sign in to your account (if not already), and choose Account Management from the “Playstation Network” menuScreenshot
  2. Select Account ManagementScreenshot
  3. Select Edit online profileScreenshot
  4. Select a new avatar from the many optionsScreenshot
  5. Create a profile. Select ContinueScreenshot
  6. Online profile updated successfully. Select ContinueScreenshot
  7. The new avatar icon is now showing in the XMB menu! (bob556677 is very happy with the MotorStorm logo.)Screenshot

Screenshots

  • Playstation Network menu: Account management
  • 02 - Account management
  • 03 - Account management menu
  • 04 - Select avatar
  • 05 - Profile
  • 06 - Success
  • 07 - The new icon avatar showing in XMB

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Comments

  1. 1
    Flame • November 10th, 2007 at 8:05 am

    Article updated to reflect the new “Playstation Network” menu category introduced in firmware 2.00

  2. 2
    Reiko • January 11th, 2008 at 11:40 am

    Can i not use my own pictures to create my own avatar??

  3. 3
    Flame • January 11th, 2008 at 5:53 pm

    No it’s not currently allowed. I believe it is to prevent “inappropriate” pictures.

  4. 4
    Reiko • January 12th, 2008 at 7:19 am

    Bit of a shame as the one they have are pretty pants. Many Thanks.

  5. 5
    Delligerent • April 15th, 2008 at 4:03 am

    great, simple explanation. thanx

  6. 6
    Ronnie Fletch • May 25th, 2008 at 11:41 pm

    Thanks

  7. 7
    vijay • July 28th, 2008 at 8:38 pm

    Damn the ones you can pick really suck i wish i could upload my own. Couldn’t sony just have ways of checking avatars so they can be removed if inapropriate?

  8. 8
    H4YellowFlash • July 30th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    Sony should allow people too upload or use their own avatar piture. I dont like anyone of the ones available except fpr 3-4

  9. 9
    Lv3saiyan • October 8th, 2008 at 10:20 am

    I know what you guys mean! i had to stick with the PINK piggy. Shame you cant use your image, it would be so cool. O_o

  10. 10
    Nic • November 18th, 2008 at 2:02 am

    Wow I just got my PS3 (writing this on it woot lol) and when I found out I couldn’t make my own avatar pic (was hopin to put an F430 on it) I was really pissed…not to mention that not all games support mikes dam it sony make an update and enable pics plz unless u wanna take nintendo’s position on online gaming and make eveything seem innapropriate, hell some NDS games even let you make your own pics (cough cough Mario Kart DS)

  11. 11
    Ketlz • December 31st, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    i don’t understand why u say u cannot use your own pictures because i have seen people with avatars that do not appear on the list given. can you please look into this?

  12. 12
    Cj • January 1st, 2009 at 11:52 am

    So I can change it thru the PS3 or my PSP just not thru my PC

  13. 13
    rajie • January 2nd, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    yeah man…i agree that all the avatar pictures that you can choose do suck ..they say the ps3 is for adults and with all the built in stuff..no doubt it sure is..but thats just stupid of sony to put little kid avatars…why not at least put decent ones you wont wanna change..like a pic of eazy-e lol that would be nice…

  14. 14
    rajie • January 2nd, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    and i got the platinum trophy for gta4 as well once i got it..i deleted all the people i needed to get it off my friends list, then i deleted my profile data (that gay 47kb shit) and the 3gb game data utility for gta4
    as well as cod4 cuz i finished it long ago with all gold guns dont even play it no more jus waitin to buy cod5 now…

    just keeping the game data save files so i got my progress saved cuz its nice

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