10 Unwanted Moves by Game Companies Only for Them to Change Their Minds

Developers are folks, and folks – on the finish of the day – make errors. Impressed by Helldivers 2 and it’s latest Sony-led controversy to connect a PSN account to PC gamers, we’re taking a look at 10 cases when builders merely obtained it mistaken.

Helldivers 2 PSN account backtrack

Sony got here inside a hair’s breadth of tanking their runaway success of the yr with the perplexing requirement for PC customers to hyperlink a PSN account to Steam to play Helldivers 2. When you didn’t already personal a PSN account it’d be necessary to make one to hold on enjoying. Sony’s act of self-sabotage brought on widespread discontent, in fact, however was additionally set to lock gamers from the 177 nations with out PSN entry out of the sport. Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead fronted by CEO Jordan Leithart have proven transparency on the scenario, admitting to information of the requirement 6 months previous to its announcement. Their honesty has quietened cynicism and, along with the coverage’s reversal, evaluate bombing has ceased with gross sales – now eclipsing 12 million – persevering with.