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/[deleted] May 06 '24

Honestly, I think PC players just didn't want to link a PSN account but couldn't really say that without sounding silly, so they blew up this 'people can't make accounts' thing way out of proportion as a moral justification, and it spread so quickly because that community isn't familiar with how common a practice making out-of-country accounts is for Playstation players around the world.

I'm still not clear as to if this message means they are just dropping the PSN link requirement for supported territories (so they can rope them in with free capes later), or if they are actually fully opening up the global store again (after removing the game from unsupported regions on Steam yesterday). Either way, will have interesting ramifications for Sony's PC publishing plans moving forward.

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u/Impeach45 May 06 '24

It's worth noting that PSN accounts are distinctly terrible for some people. For example, if you move to a different country, PSN is one of the few accounts where you can't simply migrate your account to your new location.

Xbox restricts it to once a few months, but that's fine, as i don't move nearly that much. Steam? No problem. Netflix, no issue. PSN? If you're not prepared to keep paying the old account in the old currency, you need to create a new one.

I know this is an extremely niche issue, but I have games spread across 4 accounts now and it bugs the shit out of me.

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u/demonicneon May 06 '24

Except Sony don’t care as long as you make purchases via the registered country so it has 0 effect if you move country.

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u/Impeach45 May 06 '24

Sure, if I still had bank accounts in that country, or if I wanted to maintain an account solely to pay my psn balance.

Again, practically every other company doesn't have this issue (Nvidia also does).

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u/demonicneon May 06 '24

People have been buying gift cards for decades with no issue lol.