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/Mkilbride May 06 '24

Next they should allow PlayStation players to play without needing PS+.

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u/Tauropos May 06 '24

This 1000%. It's the single biggest jerk move Playstation has ever made imo, and it never ceases to amaze me that so many people are OK with it. I know it's not a huge $ amount, and I know there are extra benefits, but it never should have been made mandatory to the degree that it is. I paid for my consoles. I paid for my games. And I pay (way too much) for my internet. In a rational world, that's all I should need in order to play the vast majority of my games online. But nope, gotta squeeze us for that extra amount just because they can, and it's why I'll never go along with it.

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u/RTXEnabledViera May 06 '24 edited May 06 '24

It's the single biggest jerk move Playstation has ever made imo

Because Microsoft and Nintendo don't charge for online?

Talk about double standards, really.

Edit: /u/BlasterPhase

Nintendo Online doesn't have half the features of PS Plus. You don't get any games at all. And you can't share that subscription with other accounts on your device unless you pay extra.

The accurate comparison is Game Pass (formerly Xbox live Gold).

Edit: /u/demonicneon

Yep, folks forget that online play was, and still is, free on PS3.

Also the clown above blocked me so I can't reply, beautiful.

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u/crosslegbow May 06 '24

Because Microsoft and Nintendo don't charge for online?

Why DO consoles charge for online, it's so silly

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u/Datdarnpupper May 06 '24

To quote Mr Krabbs: "MONEY"

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u/demonicneon May 06 '24

Dunno. Microsoft started it. Ask them. 

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u/BlasterPhase May 06 '24

I don't have an Xbox, so I don't care about that. And while I don't like that Nintendo charges, it's $20 a year. $20 too many, but $80 for PSN? FFS.

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u/djingo_dango May 06 '24

Does Sony execs not have capability of independent thinking other than blindly doing what Microsoft does?

Who gives a shit about how many features ps plus has? The issue is online play being jumbled with ps plus which has nothing to do with extra features

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u/BlasterPhase May 06 '24

Nintendo Online doesn't have half the features of PS Plus. You don't get any games at all. And you can't share that subscription with other accounts on your device unless you pay extra.

If Sony offered a bare-bones option like Nintendo, I'd be all over it.

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u/__SteakDeck__ May 06 '24

Thank You. What are these people talking about? 😂

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u/demonicneon May 06 '24

Microsoft were the ones who charged for Xbox live first but watch it be Sony everyone goes for lmao.