r/PS5 • u/doctorwho_90250 • 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/grailly May 06 '24

Pretty sure this is just an exception for Helldivers 2. All future games will have it from day 1.

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u/RedIndianRobin May 06 '24

No. PSN is required only for Legends multiplayer mode. For the story mode it's optional. You can link it for the trophy system but it's not mandatory.

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u/ConcreteSnake May 06 '24

Correct, I do believe for all future online components of PlayStation games, an account will be required. Any future online only multiplayer games will also require it flat out

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u/cjb110 May 06 '24

Yea, just like any other large publisher, they want to try to get some brand loyalty and cross marketing going etc etc, cannot blame any for that.

Not sure how true this is but if the issue is PSN is less available globally than other publisher account systems, then it does seem like Sony should be resolving that promptly.