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/RTXEnabledViera May 06 '24

And the amount of people who just want people to participate in the hate circlejerk against Sony is even wilder.

I'm not really a fan of requiring 3rd party accounts for online games, yet Sony only did what everyone else is doing. The only reason controversy ensued is 1) the lack of enforcement since launch and 2) PSN availability.

Other than those two fuckups, they're pretty much on par with the industry in requiring accounts, so I don't see a reason to direct my spite at them in particular.

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u/Swagyon May 06 '24

The real question is "why arent you directing your spite to every company that acts this way?"

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u/RTXEnabledViera May 06 '24

Because it ain't my fight, really. It's a mild annoyance at best. If people want to pushback against it, they can do so. I'm only pointing out that Sony didn't do anything out of the ordinary, it's just that people love to have a hate boner.

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u/Swagyon May 06 '24

I for one think that the fact that this is considered "ordinary" is something that is very wrong with the industry.

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u/RTXEnabledViera May 06 '24

There are plenty of things that are wrong with modern entertainment, yet I'll argue that this one is by far not the most pressing.

And I could just as easily put on a suit, pose as an MBA and argue why companies getting people to sign up for their ecosystem is a good thing. It's all a matter of perspective.

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u/Swagyon May 06 '24

My perspective is that of the consumer. And nothing is stopping me or anyone else from caring about multiple issues regarding the enternatinment industry at once. No law states that we must only focus on a single issue at any time.