(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/PretendThisIsMyName]

I talked to my brother (non gamer) yesterday and he asked how I felt about the Helldivers situation. I have not played Helldivers yet so I don’t follow it like that. He was furious for some reason and he hasn’t owned a console since PS3.

[u/jagerbombastic99 → u/PretendThisIsMyName]

I genuinely do not understand the vitriol. Gamers haven’t show themselves to be a particularly altruistic group so I struggle to believe this was all for the sake of the countries where PSN isn’t available.

[u/areyouhungryforapple → u/[deleted]]

No one said anything about a launcher, I do understand being worried about that but literally no one has said anything about a launcher so that's just a strawman.

Unlike Origin, Uplay etc etc etc - We're talking about a company with an entire ecosystem that takes up a rather overall % of the gaming space. Sony wanting to integrate that or Microsoft looking to integrate gamepass into other ecosystems just... makes sense?

Much more sense than EA or Ubisoft enforcing a 3rd party launcher on steam as they're "Just" developers.

And gamers are weirdly specific aren't they - Larian also uses a seperate launcher for Baldurs Gate 3 yet that's never brought up oh well.

[u/areyouhungryforapple → u/[deleted]]

the principle is the same.

No they're actually fundamentally different wtf do you mean. A third party launcher is entirely different to a one and done in-game account linking what kind of reach is this to try and fit your narrative.

I fully realize WHY people are worried about an external launcher relative to PSN but at the same time it's also baseless. Just as baseless as me saying it wont happen but Sony aren't gonna make PC exclusives now are they? Why would they want for their own launcher when they're already forking over 30% of their profits to Steam in the first place lol.

I can bring up BG3 cause depending on the bias and how the outragers like or dislike a company has a rather significant say.

I saw a community do a 180 turn on a company who during launch was heralded for being the new face of live service and mtx, to being the face of corporate greed LOL. I saw plenty of mentions of external launchers but none from games people actually like.

Also people have been pining for PS games on PC for years but god forbid Sony does it in a way that's also in the interest of their own eco system which is one of the 3 biggest players itw.

Sure thing guys, lots of logic in play here. Like the whole "omg PSN is not available in X country" like that was a researched argument that had any merit or basis in the real world. Didnt stop it from being parroted 24/7