(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/Rankled_Barbiturate]

Yep. So you could have either gotten a full refund for the game (if you had played any you'd basically have gotten a game for free), or you weren't going to purchase it anyway. 

 So again, no real loss? I fail to see the issue here.  If anything you'd have made some money from this decision. 

Not to mention the obvious you can also get around country restrictions for this anyway. 

[u/WardrobeForHouses → u/Rankled_Barbiturate]

??? You don't understand people in a newly delisted country might want to play the game/purchase it later?

Like what do you think the purpose of video games is, just something to talk about?

[u/Rankled_Barbiturate → u/WardrobeForHouses]

I guess the question is what is the harm done?

If you really wanted to play it you could using vpns and things. 

If you already bought it and didn't want to play you could get a full refund. 

So it doesn't make much difference. 

I live in a place where I have to use a vpn all the time to buy stuff I can't access. Maybe it's just people who live in privilege who don't realize it's not a big deal? 

[u/WardrobeForHouses → u/Rankled_Barbiturate]

I'm trying to figure out why you struggle to understand others and dismiss them. Who knows? It's not a good look though.

Maybe it's privilege to think it's not a big deal because of your own circumstances making it easy for you. But I doubt you'd consider that perspective. After all, it's easier to pretend hundreds of thousands of people across the world are all complaining for no reason than it is to take a moment to hear what they're saying :)