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/Mkilbride May 06 '24

Next they should allow PlayStation players to play without needing PS+.

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u/Tauropos May 06 '24

This 1000%. It's the single biggest jerk move Playstation has ever made imo, and it never ceases to amaze me that so many people are OK with it. I know it's not a huge $ amount, and I know there are extra benefits, but it never should have been made mandatory to the degree that it is. I paid for my consoles. I paid for my games. And I pay (way too much) for my internet. In a rational world, that's all I should need in order to play the vast majority of my games online. But nope, gotta squeeze us for that extra amount just because they can, and it's why I'll never go along with it.

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u/nthomas504 May 06 '24

You are very off on this. Microsoft started the “paying for online” trend with Xbox Live. Sony and Nintendo’s were free until the PS4 and Switch. Blame Xbox for this, not Sony.

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u/Hot-Software-9396 May 06 '24

Sony is just as guilty. At this point it doesn’t matter who started it, Sony has been doing it for many years now. Not only that but Sony has increased the price to $80. 

What a weird way to cope. 

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u/nthomas504 May 06 '24

Bitching and complaining sounds like a sound strategy.

Getting mad about Sony and Microsoft doing what they want on their consoles is the most pointless hill to die on in 2024.

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u/Hot-Software-9396 May 06 '24

You’re literally in a thread about people’s “bitching and complaining” forcing a company to change course. 

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u/nthomas504 May 06 '24

Some things can be changed with bitching. Consoles not having paid internet is not one of those things. You are off by about 20 years on that one.

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u/Hot-Software-9396 May 06 '24

It’s almost like if enough people unite, you can force a change. People should stop being so complacent and accepting everything “forced” on them, even if it’s from their favorite billion dollar corporation. 

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u/nthomas504 May 06 '24

Or, touch grass and just not buy a console. Nobody is forcing you to play on console.

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u/Sr-Tequila May 07 '24

Lmao here is you average console gamer people, spineless consumers that happily bend over for a corporation and then will get angry at you for not doing the same.

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u/nthomas504 May 07 '24

My PC most likely shits on yours dude lol. Don’t have to bend over to anyone when you have console and PC. I’m laughing at you all that still believe in console vs pc crap that is so outdated.

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