[http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/12/psvita.jpg](http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/sony-backtracks-again-multiple-accounts-not-supported-on-ps-v/) First, we we're told multiple user accounts were a [no-go](http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/06/ps-vita-shuns-multiple-accounts-and-in-game-web-browsing-disapp/), then this was withdrawn. Now, it seems *that's* now been retracted. According to an email send by a Sony representative to *Wired*, the PSN account on the PlayStation Vita is "tied to the hardware and the memory card" and a simple removable storage switch-out won't suffice. You'll need to hit the big red factory reset button in order to use a different account on Sony's online network, the doorway to both online gaming and their digital store. This will lock down the opportunity to flit between different regional networks -- barring a wipe -- and is something to bare in mind if the temptation of an [early Japanese release](http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/14/sony-playstation-vita-debuts-in-japan-on-december-17th-partneri/) has you reaching for transpacific import options.
Sony backtracks (again), multiple accounts not supported on PS Vita originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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