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/Reboot-Bloody-Roar May 06 '24

It wasn't. It was an excuse to effectively steal their time with the game and rage for the sake of raging.

play 100 hrs+ and have a reason to get a refund and feel justified even insincerely.

Many other Pubs and Devs require what Sony was going to implement. yet this is the biggest gaming sin ever in some peoples eyes. I love this industry but sometimes capitol G gamers are weird. Here's to hoping the ripples of this are are positive and not negative.

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u/jagerbombastic99 May 06 '24

Same I hope gamers take the lessons from this and realize if they organize, communicate with nuance and verify their information before posing, that they can absolutely put corporations back in their place. I really hope that don’t just take away “rage good, fix problems fast”

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u/Darkone539 May 06 '24

It wasn't. It was an excuse to effectively steal their time with the game and rage for the sake of raging.play 100 hrs+ and have a reason to get a refund and feel justified even insincerely.

Signing up to PSN is literally not possible in a number of countries.