deregister PSN account

[Suley]

How do you you deregister a PSN account??

[plustheharm]

deactivate?

account management > system activation

should be able to take it from there, has ps3 / psp option, assuming it's for the PS3 you'd hit that

should be pretty easy

edit: unless you meant something else, hence the question, assuming that's what you meant ...

[RyanGT]

What does "de-activating" your PSN account actually do?

[Endless_Echo]

You can't buy games on that account until it's activated.
It also gives another space for a gamesharer to use the deactivated account.

For example: Since 1 PSN acount can be active on up to 5 PS3s, if one of those accounts are deactivated, then that gives another PS3 a slot to active that account on that PS3.

It's pretty simple from my perspective.

[Mopey.]

What does "de-activating" your PSN account actually do?

Well you dont actually deactivate your PSN account, but the PS3 that the PSN account is tied to.

When you buy content from the PS Store, your PS3 is activated and tied to the PSN account you used to buy the content. You can activate up to 5 PS3's at once to a single account, and only activated PS3's can play the content tied to that PSN account. This is how people gameshare betas and games.

So when you deactivate your PS3 when signed onto the same account, it frees up a slot so someone else can log onto that PSN account on another PS3 and use the same content.

LoL. Sorry if thats confusing. Its the best I could explain it.

[Endless_Echo]

Well you dont actually deactivate your PSN account, but the PS3 that the PSN account is tied to.

When you buy content from the PS Store, your PS3 is activated and tied to the PSN account you used to buy the content. You can activate up to 5 PS3's at once to a single account, and only activated PS3's can play the content tied to that PSN account. This is how people gameshare betas and games.

So when you deactivate your PS3 when signed onto the same account, it frees up a slot so someone else can log onto that PSN account on another PS3 and use the same content.

LoL. Sorry if thats confusing. Its the best I could explain it.

Right.

When you activate an account on a PS3, you're opening the ability to download games and movies on that account. When you deactivate it, you're taking a step back.

[Pinski]

i think hes asking if there is a way to just get rid of the account so possibly he could remake an account with the same name? just sayin cause thats what first popped into my head when i read the question

[Suley]

Well you dont actually deactivate your PSN account, but the PS3 that the PSN account is tied to.

When you buy content from the PS Store, your PS3 is activated and tied to the PSN account you used to buy the content. You can activate up to 5 PS3's at once to a single account, and only activated PS3's can play the content tied to that PSN account. This is how people gameshare betas and games.

So when you deactivate your PS3 when signed onto the same account, it frees up a slot so someone else can log onto that PSN account on another PS3 and use the same content.

LoL. Sorry if thats confusing. Its the best I could explain it.

Yeh thats what I meant. But I still dont understand how to do it

[Mopey.]

Yeh thats what I meant. But I still dont understand how to do it

Well using the system you want deactivated, from the XMB scroll over to...

PlayStation Network > Account Management > System Activation > PS3 System > Game > Deactivate

[Suley]

Well using the system you want deactivated, from the XMB scroll over to...

PlayStation Network > Account Management > System Activation > PS3 System > Game > Deactivate

Ok thanks. I done it but I never knew that if you deactivate it you dont get to play the games you downloaded from that account. Is there a way to play the games from that account after deactivating it?

[Comatosed]

Ok thanks. I done it but I never knew that if you deactivate it you dont get to play the games you downloaded from that account. Is there a way to play the games from that account after deactivating it?

Yes, activate the account.

You simply can't play games that are tied to an account you have deactivated.

[Suley]

Yes, activate the account.

You simply can't play games that are tied to an account you have deactivated.

ok, Thanks

[GuuZe]

Waht if you dont have acces to the other ps3s

[scottscorpion]

Waht if you dont have acces to the other ps3s

goto https://account.sonyentertainmentnet...ice-entity=psn and log in

select account on top tabs....then media and devices on left ...
deactivate all under games

then reactivate any console you want activated

[Dave-The-Rave]

I really wish you could deactivate..back in the day I made my American account with what was my secondary email, that is now my primary email and I can't get my PSN emails on it anymore. Pain in the ass having to log into my old email every so often just to check for Playstation emails.