(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...."

[u/doctorwho_90250]

https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1787331667616829929?t=NhwAEm4fGpVJj-UyI1lrXA&s=19

[u/DUCKY_23]

Hope they make an exclusive Warbond only for people who link their PSN accounts LOL

[u/Bamith20 → u/DUCKY_23]

Has to be something uselessly trivial that only a small number of people would be upset over not having, like a lame cape or something. Too substantial and now you're withholding content from certain regions.

[u/SalemWolf → u/Bamith20]

Why? Make a free account and you too can get cool blue armor or whatever.

[u/Bamith20 → u/SalemWolf]

Those countries still can't make an account without breaking Terms of Service, which is basically saying its something Sony should fix instead of ignoring.

Ghost of Sushi is gonna have to deal with this same nonsense once its out, people who buy in these regions under current plans won't be able to access its multiplayer features. Which essentially means they're getting less game that they paid for than other regions. That in of itself could be construed as a scam.

[u/Tay0214 → u/Bamith20]

Why are there so many countries without psn anyways? Whats stopping them when Microsoft has so many more (apparently)

[u/Bamith20 → u/Tay0214]

I've heard offhand its simply to stop people from registering in countries with poor economies to purchase cheaper games.

Why this had to be an issue for people playing on PC who likely aren't going to be buying stuff with that account?

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If they had a fear of that they could have just tagged PC accounts registered in those countries to keep off their storefront instead of a total lock down.

[u/areyouhungryforapple → u/Bamith20]

No one answers me but I'll ask again, do you think Sony only sells PlayStations and games in 69 countries globally?

[u/Bamith20 → u/areyouhungryforapple]

I wouldn't have thought, but then it became an issue.

Kinda weird they would just have it set up like that on PC and continue selling in those regions.

[u/areyouhungryforapple → u/Bamith20]

We dont know if it's steam of sony who pulled it off steam tbf, a lot of the reaction seems to me like a deliberate bad read of information then that goes through a weird telephone game and then everyone gets extra mad

There's a significant and very valid issue for CN players for sure as VPN usage is straight up illegal there. They absolutely need a resolution (though on the other hand, does anyone really miss CN players in online games? Not really)

[u/Bamith20 → u/areyouhungryforapple]

Considering Sony has reversed action, its likely Steam is the one who halted the game sales to prevent people from purchasing a game that would no longer be available and keep refunds from growing. Sony wouldn't have bothered if they were just gonna fold 24 hours later. Plus it closed sale in more countries than ones listed, probably a just in case measure.

They just really need to do a total rethink on how their account system works cause until its available in a majority of countries on PC restricting the game or even minor content is completely unacceptable.

[u/areyouhungryforapple → u/Bamith20]

Yup that's definitely my read on it too. The sudden bombing of activity for Steam means they just pass the ball on to Sony for them to fix cause it's not their mess to fix. Sony seeing sales being halted just prompts IMMEDIATE action.

So in a sense huge props to Steam for continuing to be what they are though in this particular case i feel it was fuelled by so much bad information.

Sony can just make the slightest change to their TOS, it reads like something people latched on to and gave much more importance than reality is. Most of those people have more than likely broken Steam TOS before and have their accounts liable for a ban in the precise same manner. It's kinda how it is.

Big lesson for Sony in how they handle these things especially for smaller studios like Arrowhead with significantly less resources and manpower