PlayStation Cancels Helldivers 2 Mandatory PSN Sign-In Requirement Following Player Uproar

Glad to hear that as I already paid for the game prior to this proposed and glad it was rescinded.

God the Xbox/microsoft fans are something haha. Sea of Thives on ps5 demand a Microsoft account and you don’t see anyone complaining about it.

Pretty rare for Sony to back down. Then again, this is PC players, not PS players. Sony really needs to get treated for that Big Head Syndrome and their Suits should maybe take a geography class.

Suits: "Let's make it a requirement for everyone playing the game to have a PSN account."

Underling: "Ahh, Sir, PSN is only available in 73 out of 191 countries."

Suits: "Well figure it out dammit or you're fired."

Underling: "There is no figuring it out, Sir."

Suits: "Well, never mind then. But you're still fired!"

Seriously, who wants yet another account and 2 accounts for the same game? Too many companies are doing this. Every freaking publisher wants their Publishing account linked to Xbox or PlayStation, among other things. These are Steam players. They don't put up with BS.

Good for gamers for winning a battle against the big guys.

Good for Helldivers devs for not being dragged down by megapubishers.

The sad thing is that people are praising Sony for something that should have never happened in the first place. I guess if you need good publicity, just do something people will hate and then say you made a mistake and "fix" it.

There is an universal language EVERY company in the world understands: Money!
The fact of not being able to sell the game in over 170 countries made Sony flip-flop.
If it werent for those countries, Sony wouldnt retreat imo.

Pretty f'n dumb idea when PSN isn't available in ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN COUNTRIES!

This is one of the major things that caused me to switch to PC gaming in the first place. People should not have to pay to play online with their friends period. The server upkeep should come from the devs after charging 70 fucking quid for a game.

Good. I can go flip my review back as a "I want this to be a lesson".

But man, they certainly took their time. I don't know how much the weekend played a part, or the pulling from countries in response to no PSN, but I'm glad this gem of a game isn't getting f***ed over by Sony...

Good!

An unnecessary requirement.

Sony these are Steam users. These are the people who don't trust Microsoft games and software while running Steam on a Windows PC. And the same users who won't buy Unreal Engine games from the Makers of Unreal Engine's own App.

Why would they ever want to make a Sony account for security reasons, from the same Sony who is known for being hacked all the time?

I saw some idiots say stuff like "what's the big deal? It takes 5 minutes to create a PSN account, so just do it". Those types of bootlickers will accept any inferior product and predatory bait-and-switch business practice. "Come on, it's not censorship. It's just less blood and less revealing outfits. It's not a cash grab, it's just an optional DLC that gives you content that was supposed to be in the main game. It's not rewriting history. They just edited a cutscene in a 4-year old game to be more 'consistent' with the sequel."

Never shill for corporations. Expect better from your video games and publishers. That's the only way they'll get better.

Good. People already paid and played, and they were left with a bricked game because "their country is not listed between the ones where PSN works". Imagine getting ripped off this soon after the game's release after you already PAID. And it is a premium game no less, no f2p trash.

Proud of my fellow Steamers, we at least stand up against what is not right. Other gamers just whine and whine and do nothing.

Steam and PC players are a force not to be reckoned with. It's not 2010 anymore.

HAHAHA

Somebody told them they would have to offer mandatory refunds regardless of playtime for changing the terms of service XD

PSN numbers must be real low for helldivers, not even their own plebs bought the game...

Bad idea, but it all worked out in the end.

Playstation as a whole has been such a clusterfuck this generation that i am beginning to ask myself why i gave them $723cad for the system. In my opinion, currently, playstation is worse than what they were during the ps3 launch days because at least, back then, not only you had games, but you had a ton of new exclusives to look forward to. You get nothing with the ps5.