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I've been waiting to buy it but now it looks like you need to link a PSN account to play and players aren't happy.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

The tl;dr seems to be:

After such and such date (end of the month I think? Sometime soon either way) you will be required to sign in with a PSN account in order to play. Some say this was not advertised when the game launched, some say it was (I believe people found wayback machine captures that say it was but I may be wrong. Some people don't want this, some countries aren't allowed to sign up for PSN accounts outright (and if they have Helldivers 2 they would then be losing access technically).

Sony offered up the usual explanation of security and whatnot, which most aren't accepting that as Valve/VAC do the job of security, leading most to assume it's a way for Sony to gather more info and data from customers which they can then sell or otherwise market somehow.

Overall souring people on the whole situation of a bit of a bait-and-switch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If Sony cared about security they wouldn't require you to install a ~~rootkit~~ anticheat to play the game

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago

Sony: The reason I stopped at the PS4 lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I was honestly not too personally bothered at first, since the change might not affect me. Still, when I found out others might be screwed by Sony when PSN is enforced, I stand in solidarity with them.

Additionally, Sony says that PSN isn't required to play PlayStation games on PC: From Steam Keys that were purchasable directly from Sony:

Archive.org link

Do I need a PSN account to play PlayStation games on PC?

No, you currently do not need a PSN account to enjoy PlayStation Studios games on PC, but you will need a Steam account to redeem your voucher code. Some of our PlayStation Studios titles also offer incentives for linking your PSN and Steam accounts.