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- You can have multiple “users” on one PS3
- Each user has their own:
- Theme & background settings
- Save data for PS3 games & software
- Trophies
- Friends list & messages (when associated with a Playstation Network account)
- All users share:
- Saved data for PS1/PS2 games
- Games in the Game menu
- Everything in the Image, Music, and Video menu
- Not password protected
- Each user can be associated with one Playstation Network account.
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
- Trophy collection that can be viewed by friends
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.
Some games are known to prevent sub-accounts from playing online (offline works fine), despite the user being a reasonable age and having the consent of the parent. If you are creating an account for your child and will allow them to play games online and do not need to control their actions, it would be advised to create a Master account for them.
- The associated Master Account has the following control (Parental Control Settings) over the Sub Account:
- Finances
- Some voice/video chat restrictions
I got my PS3 and the game Modern Warfare 2 about a month ago. I mmidetely began playing the campaign and beat it so i then moved on to online. My borther had been playing online instead of campaign and I wanted to play online now too. He already had his account set up and didne want me – his sister- to mess up his stats. I then mad e my own user and my own PSN account and went to log in. A message saying that I cannot log in due to parental resttrictions appears when I attempt the online play log in on modern warfare 2. So I went in and changed all the parental control restrictions to “off” and the message still appears. I went to the security tab under settings to do so. Am i in the wrong place or missing something? Do i need to go throught the game or the PSN tab? What do I do to fix this and not have to watch my bro enjoy online while i sit and watch?! thanks
EA doesnt allow sub accouts online it sucks. I had the same problem.
yea it does
i know how to…. go on the master account… probably your brothers… then go to account information then go to sub account management then parental controls then put in the password and go to content restriction then change it to off
u have to change da parental control on ur bros user
how do i play online on a sub account without a master account i am trying to get trophies for online games but i cant because i always get a message saying this account cannot go online or something i do not have master account but if i was to make one would i be able to remove online parental control restrictions
so, I guess there’s no way to make my user account files private.
OK, I posted quite a while ago about not being able to play Kill2one 2 (R16) online due to age restrictions. I’m a gamer who likes the trophies but about 50% of them are online. And i really feel the need to get Platinum trophies.
So I figured I might create a new account with a fake age (as you do), but then remembered that I can’t transfer trophies.
So, my brother who has his own PS3 and who’s PS3 I created my account on first (So mine being the sub-account and his being the master-account), went looking on the net on how to change it. It said that there was an option in between the two options that are already there. And seeing as it’s not there we were wondering if it was to do with where we lived. We live in New Zealand.
So my questions are:
1. Can the master-account change the age allowance of online play for sub-accounts?
2. Is the failure to change the age allowance due to where we live?
3. Is there any possible way to play games that have a age restriction limit over my age online without losing my already, hard-earned trophies?
“It said that there was an option in between the two options that are already there.”
In talking about this I meant the Parental Control Section on the Master-Accounts.
lol sucks being a kid.
I’ve heard that parentalcontrols has nothing to do with onlinegaming. In online the account MUST have an age higher than what the game is rated or else it doesn’t work at all (atleast not with my Mirror’s edge)
actually you can play modern warfare 2 even if you are 10 or something
only if u have parent control
if i were too restore my ps3 to default could i stillget my online account back
yes]\
Question
My Son was signed in when I created the master account. Only then did I realize i needed to make a user for myself. How do I move the master account to my new Dad user and make a sub account for my son.
thanks
Once a User has signed up/logged into a PSN account then it can’t be changed without deleting the User.
In your situation the only other thing I can suggest is if it’s possible to just rename the User accounts e.g. rename “son” to “dad”. It should be possible to transfer save games between Users if required.
i ment to just geet on 1 with them not repklying request?????
Question:
Im about to get another PS3 (so will have two) and wanted to know if you can have the same PSN account on both. (I basically want to play MW2 in my living room and bedroom without moving PS3, but still have all the items i have unlocked in either room) is this possible?
hey guys what up; my mom and my dad dont care what games i play so i accidently made my dad account a master instead of mine but i dont want 2 start all over on my online account for ps3 (mw2). do i have to make a new one if so thats not cool lol plz help if you can
Hello, I have purchased two psn gift cards so i can buy DLC’s but i tried redeeming and it said I can’t because I’m on a sub account and I dont remember the master account from my old ps3? What should I do?
how can I delete my acount and make a new one?
i have a problem i complleted the GTA4 but i dont have any trophy.. how is that possible.. what do i do..
i called up sony and they said that they are able to change a sub-account into master as long as the owner of the master account calls up, which is my dad. my dad is going to call them up tomorrow and we shall see what happens. as for gta4, i had the same problem however it tells you why when you load the game.. it says that in order to get trophies for the game you have to start a new game……. after 30 hours of playing i was just
i thought so.. tnx anyway
I signed in to many networks accounts, and it won’t let me sign in again, how can I sign in again as I want a new account?
hiya im an idiot and need help im 100% new to ps3′s and gaming i decided to have ago after seeing resident evil 5 game play on u tube….anywhoo i bought a second hand ps3 and it already has a masters account and i dont know the password could someone please tell me how to delete this so i make my own i cant go online i’m gutted please mail me @ xxjennifer_kittyxx@hotmail.co.uk if you can help me
i dont think u can delete an account permanently. u can delete from the ps3 and u could make your own account and create another user and delete the user on the ps3 by pressing triangle on the account management and the smiley square user thingy.
well u can always create a new user make an online account with an age of 18 or older
i had 3 users and psn accounts for all off them and my main user got deleted but my psn account didn’t so how do i sign into my psn account with out the user it was in?
i added a game for my grandkids on my credit card how do i delete this information from the PS account
How do I sign in to an account using a different account on to a PS3 i have 2 account.. but When I try to sign in using my old account it says.. “you cannot sign in using a another user’s sign-in (e-mail address)” how can I fix that?
Just create another User on your PS3 and sign into the second PSN account with that User.
The game I’m using to try to log in to my old account is MW2.. and on my old account on that game, I’ve gotten pretty far.. so I don’t really want to create a new one and start over.. is there a way I can get into that account.. it’s weird, cause it should let me in on my own PS3.? wondering why it’s not.?
do u have 2 accounts on there cause u should make another user on it
I don’t want to take my son’s game system away but he might be forcing my hand in it. I am looking for a way to password protect the system reset option. I put a password on the PS3 to keep him from playing the game until his schoolwork and chores are done but he keeps resetting the darn thing. I don’t really care what kind of games he plays because he is a teenager. I only want his chores and school work done first. I think my only option is going to be to sell it.
Just take the whole game system away from him.. that’s the only way he’ll be able to get his chores done.. because if he is resetting the password all the time, then he can be able to do it all the time.. you don’t have to sell it, just keep it somewhere where he don’t know where it is..
To Flame: Thanks.. I finally did what you said.. and made another user, & I was finally able to recover my old account..
Thanks again!
Hi
Everyone. I have two PSN accounts. One master, and one sub.
I use both to play any game I wan’t with. I don’t know what I did. But I can play ANY game I wan’t on either account.
I didnt read any of the BS (AKA FAQ, or whatever) That sony wrote before you sign up, yeah yeah. I’m just like any one out their. Anyway, I use the Sub account for my main gaming purposes since I like the name. I use the Master account to buy Credits from the PSN Store. Which then allows my SUB account to buy stuff. As I am about to buy something, while on my sub. After I buy credits off my Master account.
I dont know what any of you are doing, but Master and sub accounts for me play the same, besides one dosent have the choice to buy. THanks
and have a great day =)
James,
You can play on your sub-account because both your master and sub account are on the same physical Playstation. Master buys and downloads the games, sub plays them — any 11-year old dummy can do that, and it’s not really useful to even have a sub-account for that.
What would be useful for reasons you might not immediately grok, is to have a sub-account on another PS3, then download all the games purchased by the master of that sub-account onto that other PS3, using just the sub-account credentials.
Is there a way to password protect the system reset?
i was playin ftb3 on my psp and chat restrictions wer on but i dont remember the master account name is there a way to find out what it is any help will be highly appreciated zzblablabla@ymail.com
if you have money in 2 different wallets on the same playstation, can you merge them together?
here’s the thing: I was 17 when me and my brother got the ps3 for christmas, but we didnt have internet because we didnt know how to get it set up. Then, while I was away at college, my brother got the internet to work and set up his psn account, but what he did was put me under his name as a sub account, when I was still 17. Now i’m 18 and I want out of being under his name, but I dont think he can do that because he lost the parental control/sub account password that could do that himself. So 2 questions: 1) Is there a way for him to retrieve the password so he could do all of this himself, and/or 2) Is there a way for ME to get out from under him myself?
well im not sure but, cant you submit your email to retrieve it? and, wouldnt it automatically let you cause your 18 already and you have to submit your birthday when making an account so shouldnt it know. im sorry if im being helpless but im no BIG game expert
Im trying to make a second PSN account for my father cuase we both share my ps3. But idk how the eff to make another psn account. or even a sub account. Can someone help?
Hi Dennis. You firstly need to make a new User on the PS3. Then you can make them a PSN account.
Adam• July 28th, 2010 at 12:24 amI recently formatted my ps3 and now when i sign up for psn it lets me sign in but it only gives me my sub account not my master i sign in with the original email and pass but it wont give me the main account for instance my MW2 account all my achievements are gone and only giving me my crappy account i let the kids play with someone help
HELP ANYONE?? when i try to sign up for da PSN i put da birth date then put enter nd a message pops out sayng that i cant create a psn account because of the user account???
My mom made me use my real age and so i have a sub account but cant play online in a bunch of games (mod nation racers, uncharted2) and i cant figure out how to play with my account. Does anyone know specifically how to fix this
I have 3 accounts already on my ps3 for MW2 and work fine. But i just made a new account and only on this account when i go to play mw2 i cant get passed the main screen. No matter if i click Ops, Campain or multiplayer it freezes on me. Any suggestions on why this happens?
i sold my old ps3 and updated to a better one how doi retrieve my old games and stuff that purchased from the ps store?
just take away your sons controller until he does his chores, it saves you taking apart the ps3 + fussing about with the ps3 its self, he cant operate the ps3 without a controller
If you enter an untruthful DoB… how likely is it that Sony and the PSN dudes will find out it’s untruthful and terminate your account? And are there any legal things that could happen like fines or prosecution (that may be too far but i just wanna make sure)?
i have a sub account and i am aged 14. i want to play online on modern warfare 2 but it doesnt let me due to parental restrictions but all the restrictions are all turned off. does anyone know how i can play online on this game with this sub account i have?
can sum1 please tell me how to veiw my game invites
I just created a sub-account for my son. I created a new account on the PS3 for him and tried to login, get the “you cannot sign in using a another user’s sign-in (e-mail address)”. I have read the forum on this one and did read what was being said but, I still having an issue signing him in. I did also login to the PS website and checked his account was good. Anyone?
Sounds like you are trying to use the same PS3 User for two PSN accounts? You can only use (sign-in) one PSN account per User. Just make a new User and use the Sub Account on that.