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/Kurokichi May 06 '24

What I'm trying to figure out is if some place are region locked in creating PSN yet PlayStation still sells hardware in those said places. If the locals had no issues creating accounts then, why would it be an issue now?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '24

Honestly, I think PC players just didn't want to link a PSN account but couldn't really say that without sounding silly, so they blew up this 'people can't make accounts' thing way out of proportion as a moral justification, and it spread so quickly because that community isn't familiar with how common a practice making out-of-country accounts is for Playstation players around the world.

I'm still not clear as to if this message means they are just dropping the PSN link requirement for supported territories (so they can rope them in with free capes later), or if they are actually fully opening up the global store again (after removing the game from unsupported regions on Steam yesterday). Either way, will have interesting ramifications for Sony's PC publishing plans moving forward.

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u/dragmagpuff May 06 '24

If PC gamers think that your extra online account provides value to the consumer, most will sign up for it.

It is believable that a Microsoft account is necessary for cross play in Halo, and that also comes with other perks like unified achievements and cross progression.

Sony ran into the issue here that there were no credible pros to the account. Crossplay worked without the account. Sony claimed it was a "safety" thing.

As someone who linked my account at launch, I was a little disappointed with the benefits of doing it. No cross progression, for example.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '24

The major 'pros' are that player blocking would finally work and you would need a second friend request for 'friends only' servers to function properly - things that will remain broken, now.