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In Destiny You Won’t Be Able to Name Your Guardian Without Changing Your PSN Name or Xbox Gamertag

If you don’t think your PSN username or Xbox gamertag are very appropriate to be used as the name of your Destiny guardian, you may be out of luck.

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Nitrowolf24015d ago

Not to bothering since us console players are pratically use to having our in-game character named after our psn id.

BiggCMan4015d ago

That, plus this actually is better in my opinion. Instead of naming a character, playing with a bunch of other people who have these names characters where you then have to ask/search for the PSN/Gtag.

Everyone is simply named their PSN/Gtag already and you can visit their profile. Works better that way, and I always hate trying to think up a name for my characters in games.

I usually use default names if they are there, since Chris doesn't really fit most fantasy games lmfao.

crxss4015d ago

I've had my PSN tag since day one of getting a ps3. Kinda want to change it but I can't without losing all the trophies I've gained in the past. And ps plus doesn't transfer does it?

cemelc4015d ago (Edited 4015d ago )

jaja same boat, i always use the same name in games.

@crxss
I think theres a way to tranfer your stuff in the webpage, but dont quote me on it, i saw it a long time ago.

BattleAxe4015d ago

"In Destiny You Won’t Be Able to Name Your Guardian Without Changing Your PSN Name or Xbox Gamertag"

So basically like every other game we've played in the last 10 years....

Nothing to see here folks!

SmielmaN4015d ago

Yup, SmielmaN is a PS3 launch original. I don't mind my game characters having it.

assdan4015d ago

Yeah, I don't know why you'd want it to display your in game name. You're gamertag/psnID is far more convenient.

joab7774015d ago

I am used to being called by my psn id almost as much as my real name.

But, I wouldnt mind other visible titles to bearded or clan tags etc.

LordMaim4013d ago

@BattleAxe: Since the author seems to be laboring under the misconception that Destiny is an MMO, they think this might irk some people. Why wouldn't it be "appropriate" for PSN / Xbox Live IDs to be used in the exact same way that they've been used for every other console game with an online component ever?

Frankly, I just want to shoot some stuff.

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Baka-akaB4015d ago

I dont mind , i just find it hilarious thinking about those that couldnt bother with thinking out a nice name , and went "bigboi9451446"

creeping judas4015d ago

Which means there was 9451445 bigboi's before them!!

fenome4015d ago (Edited 4015d ago )

Just gives some people something else to complain about I guess. I don't understand why so many people are so nit-picky about EVERYTHING now.

'Oh, wait, the day/night cycles aren't in realtime and they aren't going to send me cake on my birthday?! Preorder cancelled!! Now I have to go on a tangent on why this game sucks, and is going to be the downfall of the Industry as a whole.'

It's pathetic

Edit:
I'm not talking about this article in particular, I'm just saying it in general. Watch, in the next 24 hours there's going to be an article about the lack of options in games and this going to come up, even though the game consists of nothing but options.

Tetsujin4014d ago (Edited 4014d ago )

Anymore the person with the loudest voice usually speaks the most - and sometimes get "exactly" what they asked for (which goes for that be careful what you wish for statement).

I agree 100% with people complaining about nothing important; the majority of the time I find a lot of it either satire or professional trolling. It's one thing if they posted "you can't change the name of your character" as a heads up kind of story as opposed to "Why can't I name my own character in X game, this is why the industry is failing" followed by a bunch of whining and venting over nothing.

If naming characters is now "the new thing" to complain about, there's no telling what other BS someone will cry about. I can see it now, "Why the industry is failing #1342345 - I found a game I like that's free however my complaint is it's too fun" followed by 4-5 paragraphs of why companies need to make games that aren't fun to play because people will get sucked into them.

liquidhalos4014d ago

I always use the same name for gaming, psn, Xbox, steam and mmos

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matrixman924015d ago

meh...im fine with Dr Scruffleton

SpinalRemains1384015d ago

Sooooo...........if you keep your current account, your character will be named with it.

Oh No!

kingPoS4015d ago (Edited 4015d ago )

Well... it is an mmo without a monthly fee after all.

Or...

Of the top of my head, only MGS online let change your name. There maybe some others, but I likely haven't played them before.

Gateway MT6706 2008

MysticStrummer4015d ago (Edited 4015d ago )

Defiance

OT - Not a big deal, though I do enjoy coming up with names that are appropriate for the setting, even if they're joke names… like my female Demon Hunter in Diablo 3 whose name is Legsenas, or my pawn in Dragon's Dogma whose name is Scrotos.

kingPoS4015d ago (Edited 4015d ago )

Like I said... the games with self created id's, I most likely haven't played them yet. MY backlog is killer. I still haven't even gotten around to Dragons Dogma, and ever since Batman Arkham City and a bunch of other games dropped on PS+, I forgot it was even on my HDD. lol

Gateway MT6706 2008

MysticStrummer4015d ago

I enjoyed the hell out of Dragon's Dogma. I played through the story multiple times. Hope to hear of a sequel before too long.

joab7774015d ago

Many mmos make u choose a name. But its wierd b/c I am so used to my psn id.

creeping judas4015d ago (Edited 4015d ago )

Never bothered me. I've been Creeping Judas, across all platforms, for the last three generations of game consoles and a couple of PC multiplayer games before that. Don't think I will ever change or want to change.

Sorry, I lied, never had a gamertag on the Wii, or the WiiU.

SmoothC9114015d ago

Same here; my online ID has been SmoothC911 for most everything

fenome4015d ago

fenome has always been my alias, so that's fine with me.

I hate it when I try to register a username and they say it's already taken, so I have to throw a 1 on the end. I've been using this name for over a decade, and seriously who else spells phenom like this?! Lmao

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Star Wars x Destiny Collaboration: Gear & Cosmetics Launching February 4th

Destiny 2 x Star Wars collaboration is here! Get exclusive gear, cosmetics, and accessories when Heresy launches on February 4th. Don’t miss it!

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coolbeans153d ago (Edited 153d ago )

Fortnite-ification comes for all live-service games.

Neonridr152d ago

now this is an armor set done right.

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Destiny Mobile spin-off will reportedly be revealed very soon

The long-rumoured Destiny Mobile game from NetEase may finally be ready for reveal according to multiple leakers.

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Xbox Passed On Destiny & Guitar Hero According To Phil Spencer

Phil Spencer talks candidly about missing out on both Destiny and Guitar Hero

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anast301d ago

He paid billions for Starfield. This should be the real story.

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Sciurus_vulgaris301d ago

Microsoft bought all of Zenimax Media for 7 billion, while Sony paid 4 billion for Bungie. I think Microsoft got the better deal due to acquiring Fallout, ElderScrolls and Doom.

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anast301d ago

This can't be true. They only bought Starfield...

InUrFoxHole301d ago

@anast
Should've thought that one out buddy, lol.

anast301d ago (Edited 301d ago )

Yeah, I thought it out. I'm not sure you did. But since we are buddy's now, you're welcome.

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anast300d ago

"Clearly your parents didn't teach you"

You know you lost, when you have to resort to this tactic.

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Profchaos301d ago

So you're saying that Microsoft has missed out on so many huge gaming franchise in the last 25 years from GTA exclusivity to guitar hero and destiny it's just laughable they had so many misses

Reaper22_301d ago

Yea, but they're still 100 times more wealthy than Sony. I would say it worked out well.

Gamingsince1981301d ago

Xbox is dead all that money doesn't help.

Hypertension140301d ago

What has work out well? It sure as hell had nothing to do with Xbox.

andy85301d ago

That isn't because of Xbox though. This is a gaming page, not an I get supplemented by father Windows page

Bathyj300d ago

Microsoft's money has nothing to do with Xbox.
Xbox is a money pit to them they would love to ditch but are after some ROI first.

Let's face it, Xbox is like a red headed stepchild that steals from you to buy drugs.

Hofstaderman300d ago (Edited 300d ago )

MIicrosoft is NOT XBOX. The current situation illustrates this. And Microsoft wants its ROI.

@Bathyj and daddy Satya has just force admitted Phil to rehab.

gold_drake300d ago

you know why MS has so much money, and it aint cause of the gaming xbox branch.

so lets not kid ourselves.

PhillyDonJawn300d ago

Xbox was shown to be more profitable than ps

jznrpg300d ago

@PhillyDownJawn not more profitable. More revenue with ABK acquisition but them going multiplat shows they are not making much profit

ocelot07300d ago

That's great for Xbox gamers ain't it that Microsoft are more wealthy than Sony. Is that really a argument use are using now lol?

Imagine me in my job. Arguing with a fellow security guard at another company. Hahah well the company I work for is worth £800m the one you work for is only work £600m!

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Knightofelemia300d ago

Microsoft may have more money but Sony has the talented studios and the games to back up those studios.

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Chevalier300d ago

Plus turning down Marvel too. Spiderman is only exclusive to Playstation because of that

Hedstrom300d ago

Best deal deal in gaming must be when Sony bought Insomniac for 229 million dollars. They made over 800 millions on Spiderman for the ps4 alone. Thats just crazy!

XBManiac300d ago

More in the 1.000 million now.

gold_drake300d ago

another Interview?

how is he the only one who loves the spotlight as much as he does lol

Futureshark300d ago

Let's not forget he also famously passed on Spider-man, Genshin Impact and GTA3.

However it's almost kind of cute how he can keep that sh1t-eating grin and say he's a 'no regrets' kind of guy, especially when you think how much just these 5 titles could have swung the world in Xbox's favour instead of Sonys.

How he's kept his job I don't know, he must sure be keeping Papa Nadella's shaft warm somehow.

"But, but Gamepass, he introduced that!!!"

Yes he did, and now look at Xbox, all it's exclusives are coming to Playstation now rendering the platform obsolete.

DarXyde300d ago

Honestly, with that kind of track record, you can't convince me Spencer hasn't eaten it from the back in the name of self preservation. Probably unwashed...and at least twice.

That aside, my interpretation of everything here is Xbox has been mismanaged a bit too much and Nadella came down from his throne. The way it is now, I don't believe for a minute the multiplatform move was Spencer's idea. I don't even think the acquisitions was Spencer's work. At this point, I reckon he's got as much power in his role as Hunter Biden at a Ukrainian energy company.

DivineHand125300d ago

You can never tell how things will turn out if he had said yes to those games. Xbox already has access to some great IPs, however, they hardly do anything with them or fail to deliver. It's also possible their presentation wasn't good at the time, and they made sure the next presentation was better.

I believe that part of being successful is releasing things in the right place at the right time.

Many major corporations have a story similar to passing on successful business ideas. Let us look at Sony Pictures for example. Back when Marvel went bankrupt, they had the opportunity to buy the entire Marvel for only $25 Million but turned them down. An unnamed big shot at Sony reportedly claimed that “nobody gives a shit about any of the other Marvel characters,”. They ended up taking Spiderman for $10 Million instead.

https://www.avclub.com/sony...

Fast forward to today, we can see what the Marvel brand has done for Disney. Is it possible the same success would have been possible had Sony acquired those IPs. We can't say that for sure and it is possible most of those IPs that are successful today may not have been used.

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