Sony Doubles Down on Helldivers 2 PSN Requirement by Taking It Off Sale for PC in Numerous Countries
Taking the nuclear option.
Sony has in the last few hours effectively doubled down on its decision to require PC players log into a PSN account to keep playing Helldivers 2 from 4th June 2024 by delisting the game entirely in countries where the service isn't officially available. SteamDB tracking has picked up a very, very long list of nations where the title is no longer being sold, which you can view through here. By taking the nuclear option, Sony appears unwilling to budge on its original requirement to sign into a PSN account when playing on PC.
There are reports of PC users getting full refunds for the game despite having played significantly longer than the two-hour grace period Steam offers. Sony requires all PC users to log into a PSN account from 4th June 2024 to continue playing; something the company mandated upon the game's original launch but was switched off temporarily so that developer Arrowhead Studios could better handle its unexpectedly huge playerbase.
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