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    Changing Steam account name?

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    #1  Edited By Ket87

    Random question but can you change your account name for Steam? Not your profile but your actual account name. I knew before hand you could change your profile name when ever and when I created my account I thought that was it and now seeing my dumb account name up in the corner just ticks me off. I'm super OCD about crap like that and hate it when online services and websites don't permit you to change info even personal info only you see. I have even clashed with Giant Bomb over the issue as well haha.

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    I don't think so.

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    #3  Edited By n00bosaurusRex

    Yeah i think you're out of luck :/ that name is static once its created.  Sorry!

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    #4  Edited By fwylo

    Sure can't.

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    I know how you feel bro. It sucks, Steam along with Sony, do not allow name changes. Fuck...Microsoft actually got something right. Even though its a scam. 
     
    So yeah, sorry man.

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    #6  Edited By Ket87
    @arab_prince said:
    " I know how you feel bro. It sucks, Steam along with Sony, do not allow name changes. Fuck...Microsoft actually got something right. Even though its a scam.  So yeah, sorry man. "
    Sony loses favor for not allowing name changes but at least you can make all the free accounts you want.
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    #7  Edited By unclejohnny79

    Nah, i wish i could change mine but at least you can only see it when you need to log in and such

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    #8  Edited By gunslingerNZ

    This annoys me too. I got a steam account way back when Half Life 2 was released and didn't really give much thought to the account name since I had no idea how huge steam would become back then. Then I started downloading half life mods onto my steam account and buying games and before I knew it I had about 60 steam games and no way to get rid of my old account name...

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    #9  Edited By flaminghobo
    @gunslingerNZ said:
    "This annoys me too. I got a steam account way back when Half Life 2 was released and didn't really give much thought to the account name since I had no idea how huge steam would become back then. Then I started downloading half life mods onto my steam account and buying games and before I knew it I had about 60 steam games and no way to get rid of my old account name... "

    Yeah, I pretty much feel the same way as gunslingerNZ. I've moved on from my old ID to the "FlamingHobo" ID I use wherever I go.

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