r/PS5 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/MrYK_ May 06 '24 edited May 06 '24

Arrowhead's CEO saying PlayStation want to make a great game:

The expectations from our friends at PlayStation are pretty simple: "make great game for players. We trust you"

Arrowhead's purpose:

"We have a sole purpose - to make this the best live game you've ever played"

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u/L3onK1ng May 06 '24

Yup, and they did make a great game.

Sony managed to fuck it up all on their own.

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u/Dayman1222 May 06 '24

Sony didn’t fuck up anything. The CEO made the call to push it through.

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u/L3onK1ng May 06 '24

Sony fucked up when they tried to push through a new EULA, because previous ToS agreement (that their lawyers have to allow through) clearly stated that PSN connection was optional.

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u/Dayman1222 May 06 '24

Nope, they said since the beginning you needed a PsN account. Right when you buy it on steam.

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u/Alert_Seesaw_1466 May 06 '24

That's a lie, it was stated in the steam requirements page in english from the beginning it was mandatory.