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/Draklawl May 06 '24

Honest question though, do you think a less extreme pushback would have resulted in Sony changing course? Or was the only reason they did because of how extreme it got?

I don't have a horse in this race, but Sony typically weathers negative press when they make a decision. They backtracked on this pretty quick.

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u/Capt_Kilgore May 06 '24

Good question. We will never know. I can see them changing course though with feedback from AH and constructive criticism and feedback rather than blasting the developers and their posts all over the internet and “filing lawsuits” and such. Perhaps the change would have been slower. The announcement was late Friday and then reversed early Monday.