Sony has reversed its resolution to mandate PSN account logins for Helldivers 2 PC gamers. After a weekend of intense backlash and overview bombing campaigns that prolonged to different Sony and Arrowhead video games, the writer mentioned that “it’s nonetheless studying what’s finest for PC gamers.”
Helldivers 2 PSN account requirement backlash defined
It’s not unprecedented for video games to require linking exterior writer accounts for his or her video games on Steam. Nonetheless, Helldivers 2 is an attention-grabbing case as a result of the sport was offered in numerous nations the place PSN isn’t out there.
Whereas it’s a typical apply amongst console gamers to create PSN accounts in a number of areas, numerous Steam gamers in non-PSN nations discovered their accounts blocked once they tried to hyperlink them to Steam — possible because of the discrepancy in areas. Gamers additionally discovered it unsettling that creating PSN accounts with false info to avoid the regional restrictions is definitely towards Sony’s phrases of service, leaving them on the firm’s mercy with regards to dropping the banhammer.
Helldivers 2 subreddit was stuffed with complaints from gamers in non-PSN areas who invested lots of of hours into Helldivers 2, solely to finish up getting banned for having the mistaken GPS coordinates. Valve ended up pulling the sport in 177 nations and issuing numerous refunds earlier than Sony caved.
All’s effectively that ends effectively, however right here’s hoping that PSN’s regional restrictions are appeared into.
