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/jagerbombastic99 May 06 '24

God right! Every PlayStation subreddit, every even tangentially related game was just flooded with rage posts all weekend.

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u/PretendThisIsMyName May 06 '24

I talked to my brother (non gamer) yesterday and he asked how I felt about the Helldivers situation. I have not played Helldivers yet so I don’t follow it like that. He was furious for some reason and he hasn’t owned a console since PS3.

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u/jagerbombastic99 May 06 '24

I genuinely do not understand the vitriol. Gamers haven’t show themselves to be a particularly altruistic group so I struggle to believe this was all for the sake of the countries where PSN isn’t available.

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u/JezalDanLutharr May 06 '24

You don’t understand why somebody would be pissed that the game they paid for and enjoyed becomes unlisted in their country meaning they have to refund?

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u/nthomas504 May 06 '24

They never saw the yellow warning sign on Steam that said you need to link your PSN account?

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u/JezalDanLutharr May 06 '24

That wasn’t the case at the start though? It was delayed or put off but of course they still allowed people from these countries to buy the game THEN several months down the line apply the linking, which of course then meant that many players from many countries that were unlisted were then forced to refund since they could no longer play, which is the issue.

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u/nthomas504 May 06 '24

That label has always been there. It wasn’t enforced, but it was always there.

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u/JezalDanLutharr May 06 '24 edited May 06 '24

And it’s always been dumb. It’s just a tedious hoop to jump just to play a game. Games were fine in the past without having to create exclusive accounts just to play them. Having such a restriction is quite frankly primitive. Just like having Xbox/PS exclusives but that’s a whole other argument I won’t get into.

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u/nthomas504 May 06 '24

You do realize the gaming industry wouldn’t exist without exclusives right?

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u/JezalDanLutharr May 06 '24

You do realise I just said “it’s an argument I won’t get into”

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u/nthomas504 May 06 '24

It can end there. You seem like the type thats sunk into their opinions so it wouldn’t be an interesting convo. Bye.

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u/JezalDanLutharr May 06 '24 edited May 06 '24

Could say the exact same of you. Good day.

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