Issues have taken a bitter flip drastically and abruptly for Helldivers 2. Sony lately made PlayStation Community logins necessary for Steam gamers, sparking vital backlash from the group, particularly from those that stay within the many, many nations the place PlayStation Community merely isn’t obtainable. Sony lately pulled the sport off sale in all of these nations, however Helldivers 2 director and developer Arrowhead Recreation Studios’ CEO Johan Pilestedt says a extra long-term resolution is being labored on.
Taking to Twitter, Pilestedt assured followers that Arrowhead and Sony are in dialogue about potential options, particularly for gamers who stay in nations the place PSN isn’t obtainable. Nonetheless, although Pilested says the ultimate say on how the scenario resolves goes to be with Sony, not him.
“We’re speaking options with PlayStation, particularly for non-PSN nations,” he wrote. “Your voice has been heard, and I’m doing every little thing I can to talk for the group – however I don’t have the ultimate say.”
How lengthy it’ll be earlier than Sony and Arrowhead are in a position to announce one thing that calms the storm Helldivers 2 has discovered itself in stays to be seen, although the group is definitely making its displeasure identified. Over the past three days, Helldivers 2 has accrued over 230,000 destructive consumer opinions on Steam, sending its overview rating over the past 30 days plummeting all the way down to Overwhelmingly Damaging.
Steam has additionally been issuing refunds for Helldivers 2 gamers, together with those that exceed the platform’s traditional 2-hour play time restrict for refunds.
Is that this the second to tweet “What? You guys do not have telephones?” 😵💫
On severe observe: We’re speaking options with PlayStation, particularly for non-PSN nations. Your voice has been heard, and I’m doing every little thing I can to talk for the group – however I haven’t got the ultimate…
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) Might 5, 2024
