Are you going to be passing your PS4 to someone else? Is someone leaving your PlayStation 4 and won't be gaming on it anymore?
Either way, it's a good idea to remove the associated user account and related information from your console. This ensures you only have active users on your PS4 and that the user list is uncluttered. In this guide, you'll learn how to delete PS4 user accounts on your console.
Deleting a PS4 user account means deleting that user's saved data, screenshots, and video clips. If you've already backed up your game saves, or you don't mind losing it, you can proceed as follows to get your account removed from your PS4.
The account you wanted to remove from your PlayStation 4 will no longer be there.
If the user account you're removing is the primary account for your PS4, you might want to set another account as the primary account first.
Here's what you need to do to change the primary account on the PlayStation 4.
You first need to remove the primary privilege from your current primary account. Here's how you do that:
Open the Settings menu on your PS4.
Your current account will now become the primary account for your PlayStation 4.
You can delete the primary PS4 user account even if you don't have another account set as the primary one.
You can do this as follows:
You can now add a new account or log in to an existing account on your PS4. This account will now act as the primary account on your console.
What you did above was delete a user account from the PS4. Your account still exists with Sony, and you can sign in to it from any of the PlayStation consoles.
If you want to end your relationship with PlayStation, you can delete your PlayStation Network account for good. This differs from deleting a PS4 user account.
When you delete a PlayStation Network account:
To close your PlayStation Network account, you need your sign-in ID (email address) and user ID.
Once you have the required items, you need to contact Sony and request them to close your account on the Sony Contact Us page. Unlike many other platforms, you don't have a simple button you can click on to get rid of your account.
Once your account is deleted, you can always create a new PlayStation Network account if you decide to come back to PlayStation in the future.
You don't have to stick with inactive user accounts on your PS4. If someone (yourself included) leaves the console, you can safely remove their account and keep the user list organized.
The PlayStation 4 offers many features regarding user accounts, like deleting user accounts and even changing the PSN name in your account.