PlayStation 4 Privacy Settings: Real Names Might Be Required

The PlayStation 4 announcement day has come and gone, and what have we gotten from it? More anticipation for the next generation console, if nothing else. We have high hopes that the PlayStation 4 will be affordable. We know it’s going to be much more powerful, and we know it’s going to blow our minds in more ways than one. But did you catch what lead architect Mark Cerny said during the announcement? Kotaku was very quick to pick up on the detail that we might have to do away with “fake” identities on the PlayStation Network when the PlayStation 4 comes out. Quoting Cerny: “[With the] PlayStation 4 we are transitioning to a friends network based on real world friends. We’ll keep around the alias and icon used in today’s multiplayer matches. These are great to have when anonymity is important. But most of the new social dimension to PS4 will be interacting with friends using real names and profile pictures most likely seeded from your existing social network.” At first glance, perhaps, it sounds great, and it might very well be for some people. For those who prefer using aliases when playing on PSN, though, there some pretty [...]

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