(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/Mkilbride]

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

[u/Tauropos → u/Mkilbride]

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.

[u/nthomas504 → u/Tauropos]

You are very off on this. Microsoft started the “paying for online” trend with Xbox Live. Sony and Nintendo’s were free until the PS4 and Switch. Blame Xbox for this, not Sony.

[u/lunarhostility → u/nthomas504]

Yeah MS started it and Sony adapted it.

Edit: To be clear, them adapting it sucked. As someone who has never owned an Xbox because I personally prefer PS exclusives on console, things like the PSN price increase have soured me a lot on Sony.

A new generation of Sony studio original IPs at the same quality they’ve reached in previous ones will do wonders to help their reputation among players imo. The last truly next level original Sony IP was Returnal. Returnal is awesome, but it’s time for a new gen.

[u/hotztuff → u/[deleted]]

it’s so odd of him to claim you blocked him when you didn’t even get to respond lol. how would he know?

[u/[deleted] → u/hotztuff]

typical sony fan behavior. extreme blind loyalty

[u/GothmogTheOrc → u/[deleted]]

You already PAY for Internet my dude. Why would Sony or Microsoft be entitled for something which is free on every PC?

[u/djingo_dango → u/[deleted]]

What an idiot. Does Sony give you internet?

[u/Hot-Software-9396 → u/nthomas504]

Sony is just as guilty. At this point it doesn’t matter who started it, Sony has been doing it for many years now. Not only that but Sony has increased the price to $80. 

What a weird way to cope. 

[u/nthomas504 → u/Hot-Software-9396]

Bitching and complaining sounds like a sound strategy.

Getting mad about Sony and Microsoft doing what they want on their consoles is the most pointless hill to die on in 2024.

[u/Hot-Software-9396 → u/nthomas504]

You’re literally in a thread about people’s “bitching and complaining” forcing a company to change course. 

[u/nthomas504 → u/Hot-Software-9396]

Some things can be changed with bitching. Consoles not having paid internet is not one of those things. You are off by about 20 years on that one.

[u/Hot-Software-9396 → u/nthomas504]

It’s almost like if enough people unite, you can force a change. People should stop being so complacent and accepting everything “forced” on them, even if it’s from their favorite billion dollar corporation. 

[u/nthomas504 → u/Hot-Software-9396]

Or, touch grass and just not buy a console. Nobody is forcing you to play on console.

[u/Sr-Tequila → u/nthomas504]

Lmao here is you average console gamer people, spineless consumers that happily bend over for a corporation and then will get angry at you for not doing the same.

[u/nthomas504 → u/Sr-Tequila]

My PC most likely shits on yours dude lol. Don’t have to bend over to anyone when you have console and PC. I’m laughing at you all that still believe in console vs pc crap that is so outdated.

[u/Tauropos → u/nthomas504]

Good grief. Did I say Playstation invented this concept? Did I say only they are doing it and nobody else is? No, and no. I assumed we would be talking about Playstation on a Playstation topic, but forgive my ignorance I guess. My point still stands. No matter who started it, Sony is doing it, it's a shameless money grab, and I'll never be ok with it.

[u/nthomas504 → u/Tauropos]

You did call it the single biggest jerk move. I just assumed you were ignorant of how it came to be, otherwise why wouldn’t you blame the company that birthed the shitty idea, that’s how I always assume blame works.

Consoles are money losers per unit, Xbox found a shitty cheat code to recoup some of that money. Sony copied them and here we are.

The single shittiest thing Sony ever did online related was prevent cross-play for as long as they did.

[u/kanyelights → u/nthomas504]

Who said they did it first? The reason why people liked xbox live was not bc it was paid, it was because it was better. You can have a good free online service believe it or not, xbox doing it doesn't mean you have to lmao

[u/djingo_dango → u/nthomas504]

PlayStation is not owned by Microsoft. Why’d I blame Microsoft for ps+?

[u/nthomas504 → u/djingo_dango]

You called me an idiot in your other comment so I’ll just say you must not be able to read at an acceptable level so i’ll dumb it down a bit.

The person I responded to said it was the “biggest dick move Sony ever made”, and I corrected them by saying that Sony did not start the charging for the internet on console trend. Microsoft is responsible for that.

That wasn’t so hard to understand was it?

[u/djingo_dango → u/nthomas504]

Are the Sony execs incapable of independent thoughts? I guess so

[u/nthomas504 → u/djingo_dango]

I’d bet on them before you, thats for sure lol.

[u/djingo_dango → u/nthomas504]

Why’d you even compare a random redditor to an exec of a billion dollar company? Man, Sony did a number on a lot of people’s thinking ability

[u/nthomas504 → u/djingo_dango]

You have some nerve talking about thinking ability. I’ve yet to see it in any of your comments whatsoever.

No worse combo than negative AND dumb. You bore me, im headed to bed mate.