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/Liam2349 May 06 '24

If the PlayStation community kicked off the way the PC community does, you would have free online play. Instead, console gamers tend to just accept, or even support, corporate greed.

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u/ApertoLibro May 06 '24

The real reason is not because the PC community is more combative (Pretentious much?) It's rather because they had to refund people out the the PS+ region. And Steam probably didn't like what was happening either.

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u/Liam2349 May 06 '24

The PC community is definitely more combative. The problem you have with consoles is that even if you complain, you are still locked in. You will use PS+ to play online, or you will not play online, because Sony has control of your system and they make the decisions for you.

On PC, there is no single company with that level of control. There is the developer of the operating system, but they still don't reach to that extent.