PlayStation 4’s latest system software update, v3.10, gives players the opportunity to follow developers and other well-known industry folk that have been officially verified by Sony’s PlayStation Team. Fancy finding out what Trophy Shuhei Yoshida or Mark Cerny recently notched up? Well, thanks to update 3.10, you can now do that and much, much more.
Still, there’s a bit of confusion among PS4 owners regarding this feature: who is available to follow? And more importantly, how do you follow a developer? Fortunately, we’re here to help, so read on to find out more about adding verified accounts on your PS4.
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How do I follow someone?
It’s not as hard as you think. First of all, you need to know the username of the individual you wish to follow (you’ll find a list below), so once you have this, head over to ‘Friends’ and select the ‘Search’ function. Next, enter the username of the person you wish to follow, and their profile should pop up, allowing you to click it and select ‘Follow.’ That’s it! Not only will you be able to follow someone on the PlayStation team, but you’ll be able to view their activities via the ‘What’s New’ panel.
Who is available to follow?
There’s a whole bunch of officially verified developer accounts you can follow if you wish. Apart from Sony’s core PlayStation team, there’s also numerous individuals available to follow who work for Sony’s first-party studios, as well as some third-party developers to boot. Check out a list below, courtesy of Reddit.
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PlayStation
Shuhei Yoshida (President of Sony’s Worldwide Studios)
PSN: Yosp (NA PSN)
PSN: GameApe2001 (JP PSN)
PSN: ??? (EU PSN)
Mark Cerny (PS4 Lead Architect)
PSN: Marcus
Adam Boyes (VP of Publisher & Developer Relations)
PSN: DaBooya
Gio Corsi (Director of Third Party Production & Developer Relations at PlayStation)
PSN: EasyRhino43
John Drake (Director of Portfolio Strategy at PlayStation)
PSN: TheJohnDrake
Scott Rohde (Senior VP for Sony Worldwide Studios America)
PSN: TonyGwynn
Sid Shuman (PlayStation Blogcast)
PSN: shumanji
Justin Massongill (Tom Gilmore)
PSN: j00zt1n
Nick Suttner (Has relations with developers.)
PSN: rocksolidaudio
Chris Owen (PlayStation Europe Community Manager)
PSN: Envisager
Ross Thoroughgood (PlayStation Community Coordinator)
PSN: LordRoss
The Frannifer (PlayStation Plus Community Coordinator)
PSN: Cjarsa
First-Party
Stuart Platt (Producer for SHAREfactory)
PSN: pid
Mohammed Khan (Project Lead for SHAREfactory)
PSN: Kubla
/u/nolliethebum (Sony Santa Monica External Community Manager)
PSN: olliethebum
Aaron Kaufman (Sony Santa Monica Senior Community Strategist)
PSN: Just–Tank
Nathan Gary (Creative Director at Santa Monica Studios)
PSN: Cichli_Suite
Neil Druckmann (Director at Naughty Dog)
PSN: DrUckmann
Christophe Balestra (Naughty Dog Director)
PSN: telletophe
Arne Meyer (Community Manager of Naughty Dog)
PSN: arne
Jason Paul (Web Developer at Naughty Dog)
PSN: jmpaul
Mark Norris (Senior Producer at Guerrilla)
PSN : deathstryker
Paul Rustchynsky (Director of DRIVECLUB)
PSN: Rushy
Jamie Brayshaw (DRIVECLUB Community Manager)
PSN: Phenom_Evolution
Evolution Studios (Drive Club Makers)
PSN: EvolutionStudios
Third-Party
Pete Hines (PR/Community at Bethesda)
PSN: DCDeacon
Sarah Wellock (Community Manager at Bethesda)
PSN: rikkusarah
Neil Gorton (Community Manager at Capcom)
PSN: LondonCalling09
Stewart Gilray (Business Development and Founder of Just Add Water ltd.)
PSN: Gilrod
Mike Bithell (Creator of Thomas Was Alone and Volume)
PSN: Biffikins