Having to connect to a random third-party account when you want to play a video game you paid for is really annoying, and to be honest, it keeps me from even launching certain games by some publishers who shall remain nameless. Helldivers 2 Players experience this frustration as the PC version of the now massively popular third-person shooter. .
On May 6th, new players will be required to link both accounts, but existing players have until June 4th for this requirement to take effect. Sony says that forcing people to link to a PSN account “helps protect players from grief and abuse. Players who engage in such behavior are banned.” Ah, the famous “a few bad apples” excuse.
According to publisher Sony, this was always the plan, but after launch “technical issues” forced a delay in the contact mandate. In other words, when the PC version comes out on February 8th, you could play it like any other game as nature intended, but now you have to do the whole “enter your credentials” rigamarole. This can take a long time, especially if you don’t have a PSN account or are playing on something like Steam Deck. Also where some regions Helldivers 2 Available on PC .
A community manager on the H2 Discord said that this is Sony’s decision and that the studio is still waiting for information for people living in regions that do not support PSN accounts. pic.twitter.com/mWKtzanlBe
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This angered PC gamers, although it should be noted that creating a PSN account is free. This has been the reason and many promise to leave the game when contact is required, . The The frustration of having to add another barrier to entry after downloading an 80GB game for fear of PSN account hacking. It’s true that Sony was the target of a massive hack in 2011 that affected 77 million PSN accounts. Obama was still in his first term. Also worth mentioning? 35 million accounts are affected.
Perhaps players are taking things a bit too far here, and most likely won’t follow through on their promise to stop the game. Helldivers 2. That doesn’t change the fact that account linking is annoying. On the plus side, Sony recently promised as soon as possible and Helldivers 2 was a one-day release on both Steam and PlayStation consoles. That’s a neat little promise to catch, now where is it Spiderman 2?
