Further to the emails that went out over the weekend to PlayStation Network subscribers that said accounts would be renamed to Sony Entertainment Network accounts, Sony have confirmed (to Eurogamer) that it’s wider reaching than just accounts.
Indeed, despite our article to the contrary, it’s not just PlayStation Network accounts that will be changed, but “the entire PSN platform will become Sony Entertainment Network.”
A spokesperson for Sony confirmed to the site that the PSN being changed to SEN will make it “clearer and easier” for people to associate everything that Sony does. We’re also hearing a firmware update will make some of these changes apply to PlayStation 3 in the near future.
Which is about as concrete as it possibly could be.
Update: Sony has again contacted Eurogamer to explain that they missed out a word in their original clarfication. That word was “account”, which completely reverses the meaning of the statement they made earlier.
The updated Sony statement now reads “It’s just an account name change and will be called SEN from now on. Should make it clearer and easier for people to associate the service with all Sony products and have one log-in.”
Which confirms what we originally assumed over the weekend. If we’d made this up, nobody would have believed us. Bizarre.
Jacko
I’m still calling it PSN.
AG2297
I’m going to call it PSEN.
Jacko
Catchy.
blackredyellow
With a silent ‘P’?
AG2297
I’ll just say it how I say PSN: “P-S-EN”
jikomanzoku
I’m going to write it as “Raymond Luxury Yacht” but pronounce it “Throat wobbler mangrove”.
jediryan123
^lol
AddictedAndy
I don’t care what its called. Just want to be able to see my downloads!
cam the man
Same, they can call it whatever they want.
AddictedAndy
Mine were working again this morning
teflon
Why the big kerfuffle? the functionality remains, and this is simply folding all PSN accounts into a new, wider, more concerted digital marketplace for all aspects of Sony’s many businesses.
SEN accounts are now to Sony what the Apple ID is to Apple, what a Google Account is to Google. Unified and universal.
cc_star
PlayStation Network itself will be no more, not just a changing of the name of the account. FW update will rebrand it on PS3/Vita
teflon
Doesn’t change any of the functionality, though, from a purely PS3 and gaming perspective nothing is really different, except that all mentions of PSN become SEN.
When it comes to wider functionality and services, it just means I’ve already got an account and log in details for when they come about, and I want to use them.
So again, why the big kerfuffle?
cc_star
No kerfuffle except Sony haven’t a clue themselves.
1st they announce name account change but fail to clarify network name change leaving stories to run out of control
Then they do clarify it as a network name change not just account name change
Then they now re-clarify their incorrect clarification an it is just an account name change not a network name change.
No difference to anyone whatever anything is called, kerfuffle is Sony’s handling of a simple pr matter & their subsequent (mis-)handling of it
Deathbrin
No more ending Pulse tune. “This has been a presentation of the PlayStation network.”
cc_star
It makes perfect sense, Sony get the chance to join up all their services regardless of the device you choose to access them on.
PlayStation is a strong brand, sadly for Sony, ‘Sony’ itself isn’t really any more. Every division except for PlayStation is way down the list of brands in their respective markets, although I suppose it could be argued that even PlayStation is 3rd out of 3.
Oh well, good job it doesn’t really matter what they call it, I just hope there’s less intrusive maintenance in future than there has been.
englishgolfer
sen means “late” in swedish. bit fitting at the moment…
cc_star
At least Sony have carried out research and named the network appropriately then.
HDNdk
or just in scandinavian
benco666
SEN means dream in slovak language :) so lets hope it`s going to be a dream to use it.
Bladesteel
Nightmares are also dreams.
If they just fix the downloads list in the store so it can be categorized and searched the same way as all the content I’ll be happy.
Mike
So, what were you saying, Jas-n? ;)
TSBonyman
henceforth to be known as J-SEN.. :)
Mike
Hah!
hannes_truce
That’s possibly the funniest thing I’ve read today :-D
Bilbo_bobbins
does it mean if we are called the same as SCEA etc, that we get as good as their service? naaaaah ! Still the same rubbish
Jacko
To be honest, I couldn’t care less what it’s called.
If it lets me play games online, the name doesn’t matter.
minerwilly
Here Here .
aerobes
Right?
The biggest surprise in all of this is that people actually appear to care. Remarkable.
Sad Panda
I’d settle for them fixing the damned thing, rather than changing it’s name.
It would be a nightmare if they didn’t have it fixed by the Vita Launch, and a personal hell if we cannot get The Simpsons Arcade game on Wednesday. The live arcade is continuing to tempt me and I don’t want to waste my cash.
The Lone Steven
I think i just heard Jas-n explode.
As long as i can still access my account, i don’t really care about the rebranding. Does this mean that SCEE will get rebranded into a better company then? ;)
Sympozium
New name, same soul, old ways
The Lone Steven
Not if they use the power of generic item to wipe their memories and thus use them to give us an excellent service.
Or do a massive poll to see what everyone thinks of them, thus forcing them to step up their game.