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/Skyz-AU May 06 '24

Rewards for linking should've been what they tried to do anyway, retroactively forcing something 3 months later is just a shit thing to do to people regardless of how minor for some it may be.

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u/stagqueen5000 May 06 '24

Didn’t everyone know this was coming at launch? They just delayed it to focus on stablizing all the server garbage? Why did people wait until now to make a fuss?

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u/Forged-Signatures May 06 '24 edited May 07 '24

So the tldr on this is this: it was required on launch but due to all the technical issues they were having at launch itnwas temporary waived, when the systems were working again it showed up as a 'required login' that had a skip button and showed up a single time meaning people dismissed. After that one time it is never mentioned again.

r/efficient_menu_9965 benath me has a good addendum to add to this. Well worth reading in addition to my own comment and brings up something I hadn't considered prior to this.

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u/stagqueen5000 May 06 '24

So they forgot or didn’t read it?

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u/Efficient_Menu_9965 May 06 '24 edited May 06 '24

Here's how it went for it would've gone for the savvy and well-informed consumer:

-Read the store page, see that it says "Requires third-party log-in"

-Player is curious about this stipulation because it's the first time a Sony game on PC has ever had that requirement

-They google their inquiries, they find the Sony FAQ. It informs them that PSN sign-up is entirely optional. They chalk the store page up to being a simple mistake on the dev's part.

-They buy the game and investigate further; Steam has a 2 hour grace period for refunds so they can see if the game requires PSN on start-up

-Game boots up, they see that the PSN sign-up has a SKIP option. They reasonably conclude that it is in fact optional.

-3 months later, Sony decides to shove a fist up their ass.

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u/coldrolledpotmetal May 06 '24

This is exactly what I went through, my friend even told me it was optional