I think an issue like this could be easily solved by using something like Steam has, where you can see all Past names a user has gone by.

TrueHardcoreGamer Changing ur gamertag/PSN ID is retarded the ONLY ppl complaining about this is XBOX-fanboys, i like that you cant change your PSN ID cuz TROLLS, Cheaters, Hackers abuse this so they dont get caught n get baned, also if you get pawned in match & put on youtube you can change your Gamertag so u dont get humiliated, so again its a HUGE joke to allow change of gamertags, just dont be drunk or high or other drugs while making a gamertag name or if ur a child mabe u should grow fck up ¬ make a ****** gamertag like "IloveHairyBalls" as a gamertag.

While I can agree with you on some points, I personally feel that having the ability to change your gamertag/psn is a good feature. Over time your personality and opinions will change, so with that, your gamertag/psn should since it is your identity. While you're younger you more or less will put something immature and pointless. As you get older, you don't want to be tied down to that gamertag/psn, so you will probably want to change it. If they can't change it, and they (for example) put OGCxFOXYc0oKIe, why should they be forced to make a new account and lose progress if they've outgrown it?

I'm not sure if you understand what I'm saying, mostly because of the way that I wrote it, but thats what I feel on this matter. Personally, I've had some stupid gamertags, my first being M0nsterEnergy08, and even SKiLLeD KiLLeR (or something like that) at one point. What I'm saying is you're going to change, and on playstation/xbox your gamertag/psn is your identity, and as you change, shouldn't your gaming identity change with it?

MVPapi

Vampiric Who the hell goes on a game and 'greifs' people then changes their name?
Lmfaooo
What'd even be the point in that?

O sony, y u heff 2 b so funny 4?

Who doesn't? On Xbox nearly everybody trolls on CoD, then pays MS 800 MSP to change their name, then they troll on Battlefield.

The most backward **** excuse, they would of sounded smarter by replying with "potato" when asked about this hahaha.

Very, and I mean VERY few people do that. There's a reason most heavy troll gets banned at some point. Not just on one game. Don't generalize the vast majority of your favorite console(s) because you don't like the less than 5% of people who troll/grief on a daily basis.

This mentality of "All CoD players are trolls or bad" and "All BattleField players are just trolls with jets and tanks" has to go. It's the reason why they keep doing it. It's because you notice them. On PC (master race) 128man BF3 Servers were amazing. 64v64 With 128 people, yes there were trolls. But who cares. There's many people who just play.
Even on the newest CopyPaste of Duty it's not that bad according to a few friends. It's either they're new, or hate the game. No one trolls. They just play.

That is the worst and stupidest excuse I've ever heard in my life. No one "griefs" someone then changes their name. All they have to do is block that person. One of my biggest complaints about PSN. Hope they get it together soon and bring this very much needed feature to PSN. (Also, if you have to pay $10 for a name change like you do on XBL, wouldn't that fix the "problem" of people griefing then changing name?)

TrueHardcoreGamer Changing ur gamertag/PSN ID is retarded the ONLY ppl complaining about this is XBOX-fanboys, i like that you cant change your PSN ID cuz TROLLS, Cheaters, Hackers abuse this so they dont get caught n get baned, also if you get pawned in match & put on youtube you can change your Gamertag so u dont get humiliated, so again its a HUGE joke to allow change of gamertags, just dont be drunk or high or other drugs while making a gamertag name or if ur a child mabe u should grow fck up ¬ make a ****** gamertag like "IloveHairyBalls" as a gamertag.

Your saying only "XBOX-fanboys" complain about this when no not really. I know alot of people who don't like the fact that on PS you cant change your name and they play on PS4. You seem like a PS fanboy that doesn't like the fact that PSN doesn't have the name change.

Vampiric Who the hell goes on a game and 'greifs' people then changes their name?
Lmfaooo
What'd even be the point in that?

O sony, y u heff 2 b so funny 4?

Who doesn't? On Xbox nearly everybody trolls on CoD, then pays MS 800 MSP to change their name, then they troll on Battlefield.

The most backward ass excuse, they would of sounded smarter by replying with "potato" when asked about this hahaha.

FaIIout

TrueHardcoreGamer Changing ur gamertag/PSN ID is retarded the ONLY ppl complaining about this is XBOX-fanboys, i like that you cant change your PSN ID cuz TROLLS, Cheaters, Hackers abuse this so they dont get caught n get baned, also if you get pawned in match & put on youtube you can change your Gamertag so u dont get humiliated, so again its a HUGE joke to allow change of gamertags, just dont be drunk or high or other drugs while making a gamertag name or if ur a child mabe u should grow fck up ¬ make a ****** gamertag like "IloveHairyBalls" as a gamertag.

How is it tht whenever someone who isnt a fan of Xbox is talking about its fans they are always callled fanboy, Go suck a **** im just a fan that its all.

TrueHardcoreGamer definitely needs some tissues. Wow haha, that's bad that you're that emotional about a gamertag change. PS4 owner here who thinks this idea is ridiculous. To stop cheaters and hackers? Why not take a leafe out of Microsoft's book and console ban them. Solves the problem - if you break the terms and services, you get slapped with a console ban. Just banning the gamertag would bring some help, but that means that if the gamertag is banned then they can't change it again. This is a pathetic excuse, and I highly doubt that this is Sony's real reasoning. They were better off just saying nothing really

TrueHardcoreGamer Changing ur gamertag/PSN ID is retarded the ONLY ppl complaining about this is XBOX-fanboys, i like that you cant change your PSN ID cuz TROLLS, Cheaters, Hackers abuse this so they dont get caught n get baned, also if you get pawned in match & put on youtube you can change your Gamertag so u dont get humiliated, so again its a HUGE joke to allow change of gamertags, just dont be drunk or high or other drugs while making a gamertag name or if ur a child mabe u should grow fck up ¬ make a ****** gamertag like "IloveHairyBalls" as a gamertag.

How is it tht whenever someone who isnt a fan of Xbox is talking about its fans they are always callled fanboy, Go suck a dick im just a fan that its all.

I Still Want Name Change :(

TrueHardcoreGamer Changing ur gamertag/PSN ID is retarded the ONLY ppl complaining about this is XBOX-fanboys, i like that you cant change your PSN ID cuz TROLLS, Cheaters, Hackers abuse this so they dont get caught n get baned, also if you get pawned in match & put on youtube you can change your Gamertag so u dont get humiliated, so again its a HUGE joke to allow change of gamertags, just dont be drunk or high or other drugs while making a gamertag name or if ur a child mabe u should grow fck up ¬ make a ****** gamertag like "IloveHairyBalls" as a gamertag.

You seem to e quire upset over a news article... Anyway, you think if a so called "Hacker" changes his game microsoft can't see that he/she did that. Also your argument of "The only people who want it are XBOX fan boys" is invalid. I have both systems and I haven't ran into one person on PSN who is against being able to change your name.