Amidst widespread backlash, Sony has walked again on its choice to make PlayStation Community logins necessary for Helldivers 2 on PC.
Final week, the corporate introduced that going ahead, PC gamers must hyperlink their Steam accounts with their PlayStation Community accounts with a purpose to play Helldivers 2. The choice sparked large backlash from the group, with the sport happening to build up over 215,000 unfavorable critiques on Steam over the course of the weekend. As followers continued to loudly voice their displeasure, Steam started issuing refunds even to gamers with 100 hours of play time in Helldivers 2, whereas the sport was additionally delisted on the platform in over 170 nations, the place PSN isn’t obtainable.
Helldivers 2 director and Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt offered assurances that the studio was “speaking options with PlayStation”, and now, as many might have anticipated (or at the very least hoped), Sony has introduced that it received’t be going forward with its choice to make PlayStation Community logins necessary for Helldivers 2 gamers on PC.
“Helldivers followers — we’ve heard your suggestions on the Helldivers 2 account linking replace,” the corporate wrote on Twitter. “The Might 6 replace, which might have required Steam and PlayStation Community account linking for brand new gamers and for present gamers starting Might 30, won’t be shifting ahead.
“We’re nonetheless studying what’s greatest for PC gamers and your suggestions has been invaluable. Thanks once more to your continued assist of Helldivers 2 and we’ll maintain you up to date on future plans.”
There’s at the moment no phrase on how lengthy it’ll be earlier than Helldivers 2 is as soon as once more made obtainable for buy on Steam within the nations the place it was delisted over the weekend.
Sony is about to introduce PlayStation Community and Trophies integration in its PC video games with a brand new PlayStation overlay that may debut with the upcoming port of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Reduce. Ghost of Tsushima itself, nevertheless, received’t require a PSN account for many who solely want to play its single-player marketing campaign.
Helldivers followers — we’ve heard your suggestions on the Helldivers 2 account linking replace. The Might 6 replace, which might have required Steam and PlayStation Community account linking for brand new gamers and for present gamers starting Might 30, won’t be shifting ahead.
We’re nonetheless…
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) Might 6, 2024
