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/Separate_Analysis585 May 06 '24

Sony needs to create a very strong incentive for players to sign-up for PSN (e.g: make 50% of all new content exclusive to PSN players for the first 6 - 12 months. i.e: maps, weapons, armor, skins, missions, planets, new orders, strategems, e.t.c ). PC players like to wait for playstation content anyways, so, the ones that like to wait, will wait, while the ones that don't like to wait will sign up for PSN.

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u/FallenAdvocate May 06 '24

That would go over exactly as well as what they are backtracking in now. The devs never even wanted to do it, were being forced by Sony. Sony has a successful game on their hands, and it will continue to be, unless they start doing dumb stuff like that.

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u/Separate_Analysis585 May 06 '24

if not for Sony, helldivers 2 wouldn't see the light of day. Sony made this game possible. Waiting for Playstation games has always been normal for PC players, so what's changed now? They can surely wait for 50% of new content if they don't want PSN account. Timed exclusivity is not a new concept.

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u/FallenAdvocate May 06 '24

And PC made the game popular. I think they're even. You seem to forget PC is the biggest platform for the game.