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- You can have multiple “users” on one PS3
- Each user has their own:
- Theme & background settings
- Saved data for PS3 games & software
- Friends list & messages (when associated with a Playstation Network account)
- All users share:
- Saved data for PS1/PS2 games
- Everything in the Game menu
- Everything in the Image, Music, and Video menu
- Not password protected
Playstation Network (PSN) Accounts
There are two types of PSN accounts: Master and Sub. Both types have these properties:
- Password protected
- Online ID (nickname)
- Access to online community & Playstation Store
- Mailbox for sending & receiving messages to other accounts
PSN accounts do not cost anything to create and there is no subscription fee. An account is required to play games online.
Eligibility requirements for master accounts and sub accounts vary depending on the country or region of residence. For details, read the Terms of Service for your region.
PSN Master Accounts
These are standard accounts. You need to be a certain age (generally 18 or older) to create a master account. With one you can:
- Use a “Wallet”–add billing information to make purchases on Playstation Store
- Associate (manage) up to six sub-accounts
PSN Sub Accounts
Sub-accounts (”subordinate accounts”) can be used by anyone, including children/minors. They are assigned to a master account (e.g. of the parent/guardian) therefore a sub account can not be created without an existing master account.
- The associated Master Account has the following control (Parental Control Settings) over the Sub Account:
- Finances
- Some voice/video chat restrictions
continudation~ if i tried to change his sign in ID in account management to mine then i could use my made up account but it didnt work! instead iv changed his sign in ID and now we cant log in to ps home, we still know the password but i think i did a typing error while changing the sign in name and now we have lost the sign in ID is there a way to recover the lost ID?
Hi,got a question.My dad had created a master acount and have used his email as the sign in ID (email adress),he’s also used a name as the online gaming name,all this is fine…but i wanted to make my own and use a different online name,but i didnt know how.Then i updated my psp nd created a new account for the ps network but since i had no clue what i was doing i created one,then i tried it on the ps3 system on my dads acount and it said i couldnt use it.Well then i thought if i tried to change~2 b cont
@ Kathleen:
“I am 16 and it says I’m not allowed to access the PS3 HOME? I think somehow my age was incorrectly entered when my account was 1st set up. Is there any other way to change my age without starting a whole new account/user? My dad and brother both have master accounts on our PS3 and it lets them sign in just fine; is it possible that because I have a Sub-Account it won’t let me sign in? Does anyone have any idea of how to fix this…without starting a WHOLE NEW account?”
Nope, any online content (besides LBP, which seems to be the only exception) on a sub-account is locked out. You’ll have to start a new account to play it.
I am 16 and it says I’m not allowed to access the PS3 HOME? I think somehow my age was incorrectly entered when my account was 1st set up. Is there any other way to change my age without starting a whole new account/user? My dad and brother both have master accounts on our PS3 and it lets them sign in just fine; is it possible that because I have a Sub-Account it won’t let me sign in? Does anyone have any idea of how to fix this…without starting a WHOLE NEW account?
ok this is the problem when i want to go online with my sub account it says somthing about parental control and i cant play how do i solve this
i would like to know if i could put a password on my user so that my sister can stop going into my user.is it possiable for me to have a password?
i also wanted to know, im buying a new ps3 and i selling my old one and i dont want other people on my user could i take it off my ps3 without deleting anything like saved data and that. and could i be able to use the same user as i have on my old ps3?
Hi. I am getting my dad a PS3 for his xmas. He is set up as a sub-account on my PS3. Would his old account be able to be setup as the master account on the new PS3? Thanks.
I am 14 and currently using a sub-account (hate lying about my age). I’m unable to access any online gaming features; it complains that parental restrictions are in order. Having looked at the possible options, it doesn’t appear to be an option to allow me to play online. Is there a reason for this, and can I remedy it?
Janrok : to log into a new psn account, u need to open a new user(u cant log in to a different account from your user).
Hello,
I have a similar question. The differance being is that, I have two PS3 in the house and using the same Network, however all accounts on both the PS3 are sub accounts of my original account. As a result we can not play the same game at the same time (online). Before I start creating new accounts can someone confirm that it’s the sub accounts that are causing the problem and not something on the network.
When I try to log into my sub-account I made so my brother could have different profiles, it says I can’t log in with a different ID (other than the master’s) whats the problem?
Khris Walker: No, it is only possible to have one PSN account logged in on the PS3.
Tony: PSN accounts are free.
how much does a second account on the Playstation Network cost???
Is it possible to assign different PSN accounts to different controllers within a game? For example, on Beijing 2008, I play as kristofff, and have my own records that are saved, but my friends appear as kristofff_2, kristofff_3, kristofff_4, etc, and any records they set are not saved for future games. Is there any way I can have it so controllers 2+ have their own PSN accounts assigned? Thanks very much.
i already have one account but wanted to know if i can add another user to that account and how to do it
Jelle: PSN accounts are not so complicated. When you create a PSN account you are creating either a Master Account or a Sub Account. Masters are the normal ones.
You can only assign/associate one PSN account with one User on your PS3. So because you already have a user with a PSN account you need to make a new user to be able to use an additional PSN account.
To recover a password, it would be easiest to go to the PS Store for PC and click “Forgot password”.
Hope that clears things up a bit.
Hello,
Thanks for the fast answer.
If I start up the ps3 on my existing user, which is a master account and I lost my password for the things you can acces with a master account. Also when I choose the master account, it logs me in automaticly. So I have to log out and choose the retrieve password feature? Is the password for the master account, the same password as for your PSN account? If its not I actually lost both passwords,
1: Of my PSN account
2: Of my master account on the ps3.
Say I create a new account on the ps3, and im using the existing user I made earlier on the PSN. Can I make a master account out of that account? Or is it going to become a sub account.
Already many thanks for ur first answer, and I really appreciate Ur help,
Jelle