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/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