{"id":1893978,"date":"2026-04-21T09:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1893978"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:41:36","slug":"playstation-age-verification-begins-to-roll-out-in-the-uk-and-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1893978","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation age verification begins to roll out in the UK and Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n     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place by June, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-gb\/support\/account\/age-verification-faq\/\">a PlayStation age-verification mini-site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Eurogamer&#8217;s Dom Peppiatt was prompted to verify their age yesterday evening. &#8220;Age verification is required to access certain features on PlayStation,&#8221; an update screen read. &#8220;Verify your age to access all PlayStation features and get the most out of your experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A black and grey PlayStation prompt screen with text explaining age verification.\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/playstation-age-verification-2.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"3840\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A black and grey PlayStation prompt screen with text explaining age 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explaining age verification.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"playstation-age-verification-2.jpg\" height=\"2160\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"3840\"><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"thumbnail\" data-attribution=\"Eurogamer\" data-caption=\"&quot;Um I've got a photocopy of my passport if that's okay?&quot;\" data-uri=\"playstation-age-verification-3.jpg\" title=\"&quot;Um I've got a photocopy of my passport if that's okay?&quot;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A black and grey PlayStation prompt screen with text explaining age verification.\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/playstation-age-verification-3.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"3840\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A black and grey PlayStation prompt screen with text explaining age verification.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"playstation-age-verification-3.jpg\" height=\"2160\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"3840\"><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"thumbnail\" data-attribution=\"Eurogamer\" data-caption=\"&quot;Um I've got a photocopy of my passport if that's okay?&quot;\" data-uri=\"playstation-age-verification-1.jpg\" title=\"&quot;Um I've got a photocopy of my passport if that's okay?&quot;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A black and grey PlayStation prompt screen with text explaining age verification.\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/playstation-age-verification-1.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"3840\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A black and grey PlayStation prompt screen with text explaining age verification.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"playstation-age-verification-1.jpg\" height=\"2160\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"3840\"><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fullscreen_info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<span class=\"label\"><br \/>\nCaption          <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"attribution\">\n<span class=\"label\"><br \/>\nAttribution          <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-gallery-caption\">&#8220;Um I&#8217;ve got a photocopy of my passport if that&#8217;s okay?&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"advert_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Age verification can be done with a facial scan or by supplying ID, or by using your mobile number. Note, certain methods might not be available in all countries or regions. There&#8217;s more information about these methods on the PlayStation mini-site FAQ section.<\/p>\n<p>I checked my PlayStation 5 this morning, incidentally, and didn&#8217;t see any age-verification prompts or associated updates. Perhaps it&#8217;s because it can sense my rapidly greying hair.<\/p>\n<p>Sony and PlayStation are the latest in a long line of gaming-related services being updated to require age verification in the UK, as commanded by the Online Safety Act which came into effect last summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/uk-steam-users-must-now-verify-age-to-access-store-pages-for-mature-games-thanks-to-online-safety-act\">Steam requires age verification<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-users-will-now-need-to-verify-their-age-in-compliance-with-uks-online-safety-act\">Xbox requires it<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/discord-mandatory-age-verification-sensitive-content-teen-by-default\">Discord requires it<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nexus-mods-is-getting-age-verification-for-uk-and-eu-users-weeks-after-changing-owners\">Nexus Mods requires it<\/a>, and Nintendo is expected to require it soon.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Act is designed to help protect younger people from online harm, but its cumbersome implementation might be a double-edged sword for game-makers, especially smaller ones, as Ed found out when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/uk-online-safety-act-explainer\">he investigated the ins and outs of the Online Safety Act<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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age verification.\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/playstation-age-verification-1.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"3840\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A black and grey PlayStation prompt screen with text explaining age verification.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"playstation-age-verification-1.jpg\" height=\"2160\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"3840\"><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fullscreen_info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<span class=\"label\"><br \/>\nCaption          <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"attribution\">\n<span class=\"label\"><br \/>\nAttribution          <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-gallery-caption\">&#8220;Um I&#8217;ve got a photocopy of my passport if that&#8217;s okay?&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"advert_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Age verification can be done with a facial scan or by supplying ID, or by using your mobile number. Note, certain methods might not be available in all countries or regions. There&#8217;s more information about these methods on the PlayStation mini-site FAQ section.<\/p>\n<p>I checked my PlayStation 5 this morning, incidentally, and didn&#8217;t see any age-verification prompts or associated updates. Perhaps it&#8217;s because it can sense my rapidly greying hair.<\/p>\n<p>Sony and PlayStation are the latest in a long line of gaming-related services being updated to require age verification in the UK, as commanded by the Online Safety Act which came into effect last summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/uk-steam-users-must-now-verify-age-to-access-store-pages-for-mature-games-thanks-to-online-safety-act\">Steam requires age verification<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-users-will-now-need-to-verify-their-age-in-compliance-with-uks-online-safety-act\">Xbox requires it<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/discord-mandatory-age-verification-sensitive-content-teen-by-default\">Discord requires it<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nexus-mods-is-getting-age-verification-for-uk-and-eu-users-weeks-after-changing-owners\">Nexus Mods requires it<\/a>, and Nintendo is expected to require it soon.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Act is designed to help protect younger people from online harm, but its cumbersome implementation might be a double-edged sword for game-makers, especially smaller ones, as Ed found out when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/uk-online-safety-act-explainer\">he investigated the ins and outs of the Online Safety Act<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News PlayStation age verification begins to roll out in the UK and Ireland Can I see some ID? 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