RIP PSN Get Ready To Embrace The SEN

On February 8, 2012, Sony will be changing the name of the PSN to SEN (Sony Entertainment Network).

[GrieverSoul]

I like it! And I dont see anything wrong with it.

[metsgaming]

yea at first its like psn rolls of the tonge better but it seems like i can get used to it pretty quickly. The fact that they are trying to unify everything is a plus and is a good reason to make a name change. I wonder if the store will get some changes soon?

Notice SEN backwards is NES lol

[ShinMaster]

But I'm still unsure about dropping "PlayStation" from the name.

[Why o why]

Psn rolls off the tongue better than sen.

[dredgewalker]

@Why

This renaming might simply mean some sort of integration with other Sony products that are not related to the Playstation brand. Meaning other devices will also have access like Sony's phones, tablets and laptops.

[ngecenk]

im pretty sure they'll connect all sony's product (including the non playstation branded) into this network. so its like you can use the sony's unlimited music in ps and walkman via 1 account.

either that or they just trying to kill the playstation brand.

[sikbeta]

SENsational! :P

[kikizoo]

"I wonder if SEN will be as easy to hack as the PSN was."

like f.B.I, nasa, microsoft, etc probably...but with thousands of xfanboyz talking about it, exagerating it, etc...

by the way, PS3 was the more difficult logiciel/hardware to crack, fact.

[pandaboy]

Not only does this attempt to unify sony products, but this re-branding always disassociates the Playstation online service with the hack last year. Quite clever actually.

[PamPoovey]

I'm ok with this but I think I'm like Stewie

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[novcze]

SEN in my languange mean DREAM :)

[Gaming101]

"Notice SEN backwards is NES lol"
Great conspiracy thinking there 'metsgaming', or perhaps non-thinking would be a better word.

BTW "I'll check my SEN account" or "Check your SEN messages" sounds retarded. If there's anything Sony isn't good at its translation of what works in Japan and sounds good there, to what works in English-speaking countries and what works here.

[Corepred4]

I like it too. I used to hate asking people what their P-S-N name was. Now I can just ask what is SENetwork name is. IDK i think its easier, lol.

[SilentNegotiator]

Well, at least you can say "SEN" like you're using a word and not an acronym.

If you tried that with "PSN", you'd get some ugly looks. lol

[blumatt]

The reason why they're changing it to SEN is because they're going to be implementing it on various Sony devices and TVs as well as the PS Vita and PS3.

[ChiVoLok0]

To me it just sounds like Sony is trying to compete with iTunes with SEN and what better way to make SEN popular then with PlayStation, right?

[Tanir]

Sweet its named after My Fiance, now I love two Sen's!

[kaveti6616]

Stealth brag post.

jk

Congrats on your fiance.

[SephirothX21]

My Fiance is called Psn so I'm pretty pissed off right now!

[JoeReno]

@ Sephiroth

+1 for the funny

[jrbeerman11]

+1 Seph, good stuff.

[SignifiedSix]

Lol hilarious!
But they're probably doing this so they can connect every internet enabled product they have to one network. It would be a very good idea if they did!

[Why o why]

Sephiroth

lmfao

+up

[iPad]

Hey, can I add you on SEN?

[xVeZx]

when is the 3rd version of you coming out?

[jdfoster]

It's still going to be called psn...

"From this information, it appears that PlayStation Network will continue to be known as PSN, but that your login information will act as a global login for all SEN-related services. We've reached out to Sony for further clarification on what this means for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita gamers in particular, and will update with further information as we receive it. "

[dark-hollow]

now they should change Home to sen city.

[ShinMaster]

hmmm

[dredgewalker]

Lol, that makes a lot of Sens :)

[Liquid_Ocelot]

SENsational idea?
..Meh fcuk my life v_v

[Ultraplayerxp]

Lets all give the psn a proper SENd off.

[Serjikal_Strike]

What bout ps+ ?
are they gonna change it to se+ ?

[Siesser]

I never thought of PS+ as "Playstation Store +," but rather, "Playstation +;" no real need to change...

[Statix]

I took an arrow in the knee, man

[lociefer]

may god absolve u of all ur S E N s

[PastyGangster]

You're on to something here =O

[thedude44]

thats pretty sick. ill see u there.

[Shikoro]

LOL, people. You made my day. XD

This comment section is going into history. :D

[Bundi]

I'm pretty sure they could name it Bird Dung and you'd say the exact same thing.

[MasterCornholio]

Wow this guy really hates Sony maybe he is just a disgruntled employee who got fired by them. But by reading his comments you can tell that the subject isn't very smart so Sony probably had good reasons for making him. Very interesting I shall study him more thoroughly.

Sen sounds a lot like Zen which is something that a lot of Asians can relate too.

XperiaRay

[dredgewalker]

@Master

Only the Japanese can relate to zen because they're the only country in Asia that practices it. We also consider Japan as our weird neighbor.

[GribbleGrunger]

Bird Dung? isn't that a Kinect game? yeah, i think the idea is to throw as much shit about that it eventually sticks

[jrbeerman11]

gribble,

id play bird dung, it could also be a game about a retired celtics player pooping off the boston garden aiming for pedestrians. now that would be a reason to get a kinect.

[Boon Tarkas]

lol

[unknownhero1123]

and that's what we will call you for now on bundi, bird dung.

[jdfoster]

....

But it will still be known as PSN on ps3. It's just something that unifies everything under Sony.

[killerhog]

Psn is a lot catchier, but sen isn't so bad, though Psn sounded more pertinent to the brand.

[salinidus]

this is one step to try and fix an ailing company i hope it helps

[MagicAccent]

I am to lazy to copy and paste the adress by myself. So I'm doing to disagree with you.

[kaveti6616]

Is this because they're creating some kind of cohesive network across multiple Sony platforms and don't want to have only Playstation in the name?

[colonel179]

The only problem I have with this transition, is that now music unlimited, video unlimited, qriocity and SEN will have the same logo

[GribbleGrunger]

it's ironic that the reason you have a problem with it is the very reason for the name change. i still gave you a bubble though because i can see you didn't mean anything nasty by it. not that it seems to make any difference. i'm always giving people bubbles but i'm yet to see them increase

[gigreen]

Maybe a hint that they will drop the name "PlayStation" like recent rumors are suggesting.

[Angrymorgan]

No, they just named playstatio vita

[Tainted Gene]

I have a feeling they "may" change the name from playstation on their next console.

Would be funny if in 2014 I check back on this post and be like I KNEW IT.... or maybe not.

[Sevir]

They will however change the moniker of the next PS home console! It wont be PS4 as "4" is bad luck for Alot of asian cultures. It'll likely be named similarly to how they named the Vita! if you notic there isn't a final fantasy 4 in Japan but only in the States ts much lile how we dont have a floor numbered 13 on elevators in the states!

[MEsoJD]

Nice!!! Lets bask in Sen!!!

[mac_sparrow]

Only thing I see wrong with it is it also stands for Special Educational Needs.

But then maybe I think that because I work in a school, most won't notice.

[SilentNegotiator]

Don't give fanboys ideas.

[southernbanana]

This is not really a reply to GrieverSoul but.....
I just don't understand it. When I read articles regarding Microsoft heading this direction with their system people said "they are losing their focus on gaming" When Sony takes a page out of the competitions book people say they love it??? I love both systems and am glad to see this change of direction for Sony's online service. I just don't understand peoples way of thinking.

[cyberwaffles]

meh, PSN is better.

[HebrewHammer]

I wonder what will become of PS+ though... WIll that now be SEN+? lol

[mac_sparrow]

It will likely stay, as it's Playstation Plus not Playstation Network Plus

Find out on the 8th though

[stephmhishot]

Make those moves Kaz

[metsgaming]

hes not CEO yet. But i believe he did have a large say in this happening though.

[salinidus]

he will make heavier changes on april 1st thats when he takes over

[Tonester925]

I hope Google Chrome is coming as well.

[dredgewalker]

I would be very happy with Chrome on the PS3 or even Opera.

[Shikoro]

Opera or Chrome, whichever it is...

[Hazmat13]

dude the amount of porn i can look at with chrome is off the charts!!!

[stephmhishot]

Anything to get Stringer out of there. I saw him on CNBC a few weeks ago at work, and he just seems like he has no idea what is going on or what he is doing. Really helped illustrate why Sony has been directionless the past 10 years (talking about the company as a whole here of course).

Anytime Sony is mentioned on that channel they're treated as a joke, so Kaz has a heck of a job on his plate to not only win back consumers, but change the way the media handles the coverage of the company (as conversely, during the holidays they were running specials on how MS and Kinect are changing the world).

[Snookies12]

Dang... I don't have a problem with the name, but now every time I talk about it I'm going to end up having to correct myself after saying PSN.

[Shane Kim]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOR, you could just keep saying PSN. It's not the end of the world really.

[BlindMango]

The name PSN is going NOWHERE! The SERVICE will not get renamed, all that's happening here is that your PSN ACCOUNT will get renamed and merged to an SEN ACCOUNT, it's an account rename, that's all, nothing is happening to the PSN service name, it pisses me off so much when journalists OVER ANALYZE such simple statements.

[C0MPUT3R]

Unifying the services. Next step unify the products.

[Nitrowolf2]

They said they are working on that from a PS blog reply a month of so ago ;)

[Soldierone]

Only a couple more steps till I have to buy a Sony TV so ALL my devices work together. phone, vita, playstation, tv lol can they get alarm clocks and cars going? :P

[kma2k]

solderon they already have alram clocks, all my digital clocks in my house are made by sony. I love them because they set the time & adjust to daylight savings time themselves, never have to set a clock around here!

[GraveLord]

Not digging it but it might grow on me.
I'm glad Sony is unifying all of its services.

[The Great Melon]

Go Kaz go! He seems like he just gets 'it'. Really hope Sony does well with him at the helm.

[El_Colombiano]

I'm legit downed by this...

[metsgaming]

Anyone else get this email? I get emails from them with store updates all the time so i have email allowed and haven't received this. It says they are sending them out, should get it soon.

[cloud495]

We can call it "Seen"

[soundslike]

You can call it whatever you want, I'm going to still call it PSN.

[Liquid_Ocelot]

PS SEN :)

[ReservoirDog316]

Haha, ooo.

[Lord_Sloth]

Image

[ape007]

LOOOOOOL

[ForROME]

the sen "sin" network sounds great!

[BaSeBaLlKiD721]

Saying "network" would be redundant as it is already in SEN.

[wolokowoh]

PIN Number, ATM Machine,LCD display, and Hot Water Heater. These are just a few examples of the redundancies I hear all the time. We live in a world that is very redundant so it's best not to get hung up on these things

[Goozex]

@forrome U mad bro?

[yesmynameissumo]

The name doesn't let me play online for free. Call it whatever the hell you want.

EDIT: No, I'm just not whining like a puppy pulled from its momma's tit over a name. If you think the name does let you play online for free, ask yourself that question.

[jony_dols]

'The name doesn't let me play online for free'

Have you been drinking paint stripper?

'No, I'm just not whining like a puppy pulled from its momma's tit over a name. If you think the name does let you play online for free, ask yourself that question.'

That makes no sense. SEN (formerly PSN) has always been a free to play online service.

[soundslike]

Hes saying it doesn't matter what its called, its still the same *free* service.

don't always assume the worst.

[MidnytRain]

I think he's saying that nothing's changed and the services offered are still there regardless of what it's called.

[KingSlayer]

I think soundslike and MidnytRain understood what jony_dols complete missed.

[Why o why]

Lol, the WHOOOOOOSH award of the day goes to jony dols........
right over your head mate;)

[tarbis]

Hmmm... does this mean when the change occur, we'll be able to see and purchase games and dlcs from the stores of other regions like JP and HK w/o switching to region specific account?
That would be cool if they are able to implement that.

[tiffac008]

I'd love to see that and I'd also love to see Home (SEN city, like suggested above. lol!) to have no region restriction and have all Playstation gamers come together in one server but place on different location based on region, Like a real MMO.

[Pl4sm4]

that would be cool but u got to remember that unifying the region players would mean more lag and misunderstandings ... it could be cool as a choice but not forced

[LoneWanderer09]

Not a bad name, i can get use to saying SEN

[SquidBuck]

I remember awhile back Sony announced they were re-designing the PlaystationStore. Hopefully this update is why the store wasn't working properly for a couple of days.

[Bladesfist]

I doubt that renaming something stopped the store from working. First of all they would rename it in an offline build and only upload when its finished.

[Gamer-Z]

Ok thats cool but what about a dashboard update & cross game/party chat?

[jwk94]

XG chat won't come till next gen.

[InklingGirl]

Hopefully the "SEN" won't go down again like in 2011.

[SignifiedSix]

Troll somewhere else troll.

[plmkoh]

Certainly has some benefits, instead of paying for just PSN+, you'd probably get access to music/video unlimited etc

[Neo Nugget]

That would actually be a really awesome idea.

Maybe get a basic Music Unlimited subscription with your PS+ one?

[Relientk77]

I actually like the PSN name better, but if nothing changes except the name. I'll be happy with it.

[nevin1]

1st Vita and now this?

[dcortz2027]

I don't like change.

[rezzah]

Humans naturally dislike change.

[C0MPUT3R]

evolve or die. as the saying goes.

[nevin1]

Besides PSN,I dont have any uses for Sony services.

[Seventh_Blood_Reborn]

So they are going to change the symbol too, I think.

Well, it' s good to me, I like the new name and I didn' t like the PSN symbol much. It's just a matter of a month or so to get used I think.

Plus I always welcome the changes if they are for improving, go Kaz! Show them who you are, I' m with you :D

[Ninjamonkey82]

i like it

[SaffronCurse]

Change is good

[FlareDReborn]

I love it! But will we still call our PSNs, PSNs are Sens?

[ScytheX3]

ill still be calling it psn, just cause im use to it. personally think psn was better only cause it defined the gaming network sen is a mix of a few diff things

[Jihaad_cpt]

I think the "PSN" will exist within the SEN

like this

http://sonyentertainmentnet...

its just devided into three sectors/divisions

[Hx3KinG]

yeah could be right mate!

[Surfaced]

This can't be real. Why isn't any well-known outlet reporting it yet?

[EliteDave93]

Becuse its a weekend?

[1ben2]

REBRANDING FTW
2 birds, 1 stone: - Remove bad PSN image with whole hacking incident - check!
- Show that PSN is no longer exclusively about "just playing games" but offers various Sony products

[Pl4sm4]

hahah ... and only 1 account to use in the ps3/4 ,vita , tablet , tv , phone ,pc ,ect.. preety cool :D

[mechanicleman]

your a tard its bringing everything into one instead of having multiple names for things.

[cyclindk]

"Your new name is Sen, answer me Sen!"

[Lex Luthor]

sounds lame.

[AtomicGerbil]

Made me chuckle slightly, I work in education in the UK and SEN is an acronym for Special Educational Needs.

[mechanicleman]

To be honest after saying SEN a few times and seeing it in articles that I have been reading I like it. If you were to go from SEN to PSN it would be the same thing PSN would then be the one you would have to get used to.

[llMurcielagoll]

So... Whats the point of Changing the name? I couldn't open full story website for some reason.

[jwk94]

Site's down right now, here's a cached version.

But basically it's being done as a way to begin unifying their online services.

[extermin8or]

meh I intend to continue to refer to it as psn for the time being, makes more sense as i will probably only ever refer to it in relation to a ps3 or ps vita etc anyway

[dorron]

I don't care how they call it. All I care is what it will be offering...

[TopDudeMan]

I take it this is gonna come with a Playstation store redesign?

[st-BiOZ]

round and round we go.

[kingPoS]

The new name sounds so right but yet so wrong.

BTW music unlimited seems to me like an music
version of netflix. Just set the ps3 to turn
off in three hours or so and your set.

[Hx3KinG]

i dont really mind...though i prefer the PSN logo, and pronunciation lol

[Noticeably_FAT]

So Sony is changing the name to better appeal to casual gamer's. It's a step in the right direction, they are seeing the success Microsoft and Nintendo are having as more then a gaming machine.

Welcome to the party, cant wait for the first article about how Sony is abandoning their core group of gamer's in favor of the casual dollar.

[DA_SHREDDER]

You can totally have the psn connect to everything, including the pc. Why they haven't yet is beyond me?

[ChickeyCantor]

Nintendo Entertainment system.
Sony Entertainment Network.

I SEE WUT YOU DID DUR.

[Half-Mafia]

You do know that the gaming company of the Sony group since 1993 is called Sony Computer Entertainment right?

[ChickeyCantor]

NES <> SEN
?(NES precedes SCE)
GET IT?

But you are being far too serious, so here is a picture:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X...

[Half-Mafia]

Its going to take a while for this to grow on me.

The only reason im not over the moon about the change is because now its not gaming focused.

[erivera1994]

This is gonna take some getting used to for me, Im gonna continue calling it the PSN for a while

[Rahim92]

SEN sounds good but very general cause there's no PlayStation

[MaximusPrime]

SEN ain't too bad. will take time to get used to it. remember Wii? or more recently PS Vita?

[Friendly_fiend]

forgive me father for i have "SENNED"!!

[hazardman]

I'm feeling a little SEN-timental about the name change!

[BigBoss1964]

Somehow I don't buy this...

[E2S]

i actually dont mind it.

Can we change our names though, and keep our trophies? That would rule!

[Remdih]

SEN means a "dream" in my language... :D We will see :D:D

[XboxInnovation]

Michael Essien (SEN)

[GTRrocker]

Hopefully this won't impact my current downloads by starting with a clean slate. I would support the SEN if I could still have access to my PSN download history: I am sure that is what will happen though.

[NeloAnjelo]

I will always call it PSN! It just sounds better I think. People will start saying the word SEN rather than the letters.

Try and see which one sounds better.

[BlindMango]

They aren't renaming the PSN service, just merging and unifying your PSN ACCOUNT, you can still say PSN for MANY years to come, lol.

[NeloAnjelo]

LOL! That's good news.

[SSKILLZ]

Sen.........I feel like I need to meditate

[C_Dub]

PSN > SEN.

[DominicanNinja]

i didnt know analoghype still existed

[kasasensei]

Changing the name? what for? Will it work better?

[CrimsonEngage]

Suckass Entertainment Network.

[Boon Tarkas]

Cool. This will allow for cool new slogans like "THE PS4! IT would be a SEN not to have one!", etc.

And besides I always thought the old generic slogan, "The PS3, it's PSN in the wind!", was kind of lame.

[Series_IIa]

Stupid name, PSN is 100x better

[caliman87]

more than just playstaion its everything

[Batzi]

sounds more like a 3 letter intelligence agency.

[sak500]

So the next console should be SENStation? the sony fanboys here are lapping anything sony throws at them and even removing playstation (the most recognizable gaming platform) and they are just agreeing to it.

It's like the AD they did back in the day when they launched PS3, be in 3rd place or something and yet the fans loved it. Eerily that's where ps3 stands anyway.

I would not like it one bit if MS removes XBL and names it MSLIVE or something. I'm not a blind sheep when it comes to liking a particular platform.

[DebateMaster]

the real question is how did a t00l lile you get so many bubbles?

[sak500]

With comments like yours it's hardly a question as to why you have 2 bubbles. I hope it goes down to one soon.

-Bubbs for personal attack.

[yabhero]

So: Nintendo Network, Nickname: the double N, NN or the big N network
Xbox Live, Nickname: XBL, Live
SEN, Nickname: PSN (some ppl will still call it that)
P.s i have a friend named Nick Sen

[gumgum99]

SEN: Skynet Entertainment Network

It has begun...

Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun...

[Rageanitus]

Wonder if they will change the PS brand to

Sony Entertainment Station.

[mayberry]

Shoot! I just got my PSN back tat!

[Cajun Chicken]

I'll miss the Playstation buttons globe logo.

[kastasmf]

Hi everyone! I am from Czech Republic and "SEN" means "dream" in our language. So i have no problem with this. :)

[Ethereal]

The term PSN isn't going to change. The accounts are being added to SEN. It says in the press release that PSN is going to be aligned with SEN. The PSN name isn't going anywhere.

[KYU2130]

if anyone has been paying attention, SEN is the banner all sony products with network access will be flying under. It was made pretty plain when Kaz took the reigns. He wants to unite all the network capable products. Its quite simple and makes a lot of sense. PSN is known by most for gaming, everything else it has is secondary. Using SEN gives them the chance to let the other services shine.

[irokster]

"Let the SEN, begiiiiin!"

-Little Nicky reference

[Edward75]

GTRocker kikizoo gypsygib morekendo23 Krakn3Dfx BobbyKotex Jamaicangmr Nexus_knight joeorc ironmonkey pupa Sugreev2001 Raoh dollison27 Nunchez Run_bare VeteRan Braid Mikhail TheLastGuardian AdolphFitler grzajabarkus copperdnizzle bobrea yesmynameissumo inception

These people,and many more, commented yesterday about an article that they thought the writer was just stupid, or wasn't even worth looking at because it was so absurd. These people talked trash just because of the name of the article. I have been following N4g for a few years now, and never made an account, and never posted until now. It's sickening the extent that these guys go to defend the Sony name. Now when the article from yesterday has at least SOME merit, I hope these people feel really stupid for talking &@!@ about the person who wrote the article about POSSIBLY dropping the play station name. You fanboys ruin good articles. I own all systems and will have the Vita on the 15th. But some idiots can't even be objective. It sure looks like when N4g approved that story they knew what they were doing. It's a sad sad world.

[sak500]

Well said. +bubbs man.

Being sony fan and being objective is hardly a quality one finds on N4G.

[DFresh]

Meh.
PSN sounds way better then SEN.

[D3mons0ul]

We are all the children of SEN

[WetN00dle69]

Pretty bad ass name!

[TXIDarkAvenger]

SEN does not flow like saying PSN.

This going to be so awkward asking ppl to play or add me on SEN. LOOOL

[Ingram]

EU PSN will be named Special Console Association of Multimedia or S.C.A.M.

[cstyle]

SEN...lol PSN sounds better. What is going on over at Sony?

[AngelicIceDiamond]

People getting excited over a name change? Lol oook.

[Edward75]

It's not that, look at the article earlier about the marketing value of the play station name, it was a lot worse. Many "Super" fanboys got very upset.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

oh yeah lol

[Zephol]

WHAT!??? This sucks!!

[Tsalagi]

http://hotglitz.com/wp-cont...

First thing i saw when i Googled SEN. I approve greatly of this.

[banner]

If Sony plans on putting out another console then they should have waited for that.

[CaptainN]

Interesting.... Nintendo changes their network name last week from Nintendo WiFi to Nintendo Network and now Sony changes theirs from Play Station Network(PSN) to Sony Entertainment Network (SEN)

[BlindMango]

THIS IS NOT A RENAME OF THE ENTIRE SERVICE!!! JUST A RENAME AND MERGING OF YOUR PSN *ACCOUNT* TO THE SEN!!

Sony is making it like an Apple ID, just one log-in for all their products, but their different products still have different names (GameCenter, iTunes Store, etc) Same deal.

[miDnIghtEr20C_SfF]

We are giving away a free Year of PSN+ on my site.. just an FYI for all you Playstation fans...
www.showtimeforfree.com/index .php?topic=5580.0

[Silly gameAr]

I'm not a fan of the SEN name change. I actually liked PSN better, but I guess we'll just have to see how this one goes over.

[Jason143]

so they are going to rebrand everything??? nahhh doubt it. ill eat my words if they do but it doesnt make sense. so sen+ instead of ps+ :)

[Incipio]

Meh. Color me unimpressed. You don't just take the "PlayStation" out of a PlayStation-focused service. That's just dumb.

[izumo_lee]

Kaz looks like he is trying to unify the divisions of Sony into one entity. It may take some getting use to but eventually fans will accept the name. Look it is just a name change the service & benefits will still remain the same I would gather.

Sony needs stability in its ranks & a simple name change is a start at least.