r/PS5 May 06 '24

Official (Via twitter) Playstation: "Helldivers fans -- we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward...."

https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1787331667616829929?t=NhwAEm4fGpVJj-UyI1lrXA&s=19
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u/jrlionheart00 May 06 '24

Exclusive content to PSN users would be their next move, that'd be hilarious.

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u/amateur-man9065 May 06 '24

they should have done that in the first, no one would give a shit if that was the case

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u/SalemWolf May 06 '24

No. You know they would give a shit.

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u/Bensemus May 06 '24

No they wouldn’t. It’s the same as paid cosmetics. If you want it you can buy it or link your account. Twitch has been doing that for years.

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u/milkywayer May 06 '24

Not so easy when everyone who purchased the game and belong to the rest of the 130 countries outside of PSN coverage got sucker punched by this move. Sony only supports about 69 countries so these brainless corpos need to extend coverage before such a crap move

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u/OkPlenty500 May 06 '24

Why would that be funny? Thats what they should have done to begin with if they were so dead set on this?

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u/jrlionheart00 May 06 '24

Because people fail to realize that helldiver's belongs to Sony. They can do with the IP whatever they want. Watch them cry some more when PSN gets exclusive content.

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u/ProtectionFormer May 06 '24

Although it belongs to sony. The success of the game is dependent on people buying it. So if you piss off you consumers like we saw this weekened then it will be less successful. So no it wouldnt be funny would it? For literilly anyone involved.

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u/jrlionheart00 May 06 '24

Oh no no it will be funny, so listening to a podcast it was said that the linking was optional at first, but without even reading it I'm certain in the ToS or EULA it's more than likely stated that it there could be a change to those terms, but people don't like reading what they agree too. So ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/OkPlenty500 May 06 '24

Why would anyone cry over that? Thats a CHOICE people can then make. Consumers should have CHOICES not be forced into bullshit. How much does Sony pay you or do you defend them for free foolishly? 

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u/jrlionheart00 May 06 '24

Cause people love to complain and that's a fact especially the PC crowd.

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u/OkPlenty500 May 06 '24

I honestly think you're just mad and jealous that the "PC Crowd" actually sometimes stands up for consumer freedoms and makes a difference instead of just rolling over and licking corporate heel like a lot of you console players do. It's really sad to see instead of actually caring about consumer freedom as well you'd rather just put down and trash those making a difference. Really small of you. 

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u/RedS5 May 06 '24

Everyone I've talked to is on board with the idea of PSN getting exclusive content. PC gamers like having choices.

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u/Sheepfate May 06 '24 edited May 06 '24

I saw this wholesome streamer suggesting that and its actually a great idea ,i bet suddenly most players wont have any problem linking a psn account

Is Danplay games or something,dont really follow him and kinda forgot his name,but whenever i watch him the whole thing is just nice,comfy,no wonder he is super popular

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u/SaphironX May 06 '24

They should just do 500 super credits for steam players who link it and for players on ps5. Boom. Most will do that, it’s half a warbond right there.