Sony has introduced that the deliberate PlayStation Community account requirement for Helldivers 2 throughout all platforms – a call that will have left an enormous variety of gamers unable to play the sport from their residence international locations – has been cancelled. This announcement got here by way of the official Sony Twitter account, which broke the information mere minutes in the past.
The assertion is as follows, “Helldivers followers — we’ve heard your suggestions on the Helldivers 2 account linking replace. The Might 6 replace, which might have required Steam and PlayStation Community account linking for brand spanking new gamers and for present gamers starting Might 30, won’t be shifting ahead.”
We’re nonetheless studying what’s greatest for PC gamers and your suggestions has been invaluable. Thanks once more in your continued assist of Helldivers 2 and we’ll preserve you up to date on future plans.
Previous to this walk-back, this resolution to re-enable obligatory PlayStation Community account with a view to play the PC model of Helldivers 2 led to astronomical ranges of detrimental Steam opinions for the in any other case beloved third individual shooter final Friday. Whereas Sony had remained quiet over the weekend, the CEO of Arrowhead (developer of Helldivers 2) was fast and fixed with public posts updating followers on the scenario. It appears with this retraction, each the devs and gamers could be at peace.
That is to not say injury hasn’t already been finished. Helldivers 2 stays negatively reviewed on Steam – a black mark that may possible take a while to wash clear. As well as, this controversy has splashed onto different Arrowhead video games, with Helldivers 1 seeing its personal share of overview bombing.
And what of Sony? As a compnay that has been eager to specific its want to develop into the dwell service area, shopping for up Bungie and clearly publishing Helldivers 2, it has been a puzzling weekend for these excited concerning the gaming megacorporation’s sensibilities. A blunder like this has surely dulled the shine on its golden goose. It might, for each gamers and builders considering of teaming up with Sony, seed doubt on its means to depart initiatives in a great place.
We’ll have to sit down again and see the longterm influence of this weekend’s debacle. Nevertheless, for now, Helldivers 2 is again on the menu. No string’s hooked up!