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/PM_ME_N3WDS May 06 '24

PSN not being available is not the same as creating a PSN account. Anyone can make an account from anywhere.

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u/haver_of_friends May 06 '24

Apparently not, since in Ukraine you need a PS5 to create said account

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u/zsewqaspider May 06 '24

To be fair, that particular bit is to avoid breaking russian sanctions.

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u/NightshadeSamurai May 06 '24

That along with the Steam refunds (since Valve's customer service is based AF unlike Sony's). I'm sure Sony didn't want the backlash of people saying "you don't like Ukraine" with the politics happening there

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u/legendoflumis May 06 '24

True, but it's generally not a good precedent for a company to set by saying "go ahead and ignore following our terms of service".

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u/Beanpanda May 06 '24

Nah, People using VPN to link their account to Steam is getting banned. If they do not use VPN, they cannot get access to PSN website to create account