14 DAY TRIAL // Sony has just confirmed that a major change, at least in name, will be made on February 8, when its PlayStation Network is going to be turned into the Sony Entertainment Network.
Sony is trying to move past its electronics manufacturer image by offering more entertainment options to its customers.
Seeing as how its PlayStation business is among its most successful branches, the Japanese company has decided to turn the PlayStation Network online service into the Sony Entertainment Network. As such, the names and designations used by the company will also be changed in a couple of days.
"On February 8, 2012, your "PlayStation Network account" will be renamed a "Sony Entertainment Network account" or a "SEN account" in conjunction with Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation 3 system software and PlayStation Vita system software updates," Sony explained in an email sent over the weekend to PSN users from all around the world.
This change is just in terminology, at least for now, as Sony says that other details, like username or password, won’t change.
"This transition is based on Sony's goal to enhance its unique digital entertainment offering," the company continued its explanation. "As a series of these activities Sony started last September, PlayStation Network will be aligned with Sony Entertainment Network."
Sony will continue these renaming efforts in the near future, so that it can group all of its entertainment services and offers into one single network.
"This helps us get closer to our goal of establishing a global comprehensive network platform of services across games, movies, music and more, all accessible from one convenient account," Sony added.
While this name change is set to happen in a couple of days, it’s going to be hard for quite a lot of PlayStation 3, PSP or even PlayStation Vita owners to refer to their online network as the Sony Entertainment one, instead of the traditional PSN.