Sony has confirmed Helldivers 2 PC players will soon need to have a linked PlayStation Network account to play, and fans aren’t happy.
Helldivers 2 was released in February and within a day, had become Sony’s biggest ever PC launch. In the months that followed, Helldivers 2 continued to increase in popularity, with Arrowhead Game Studios “suffering from success” as they were forced to increase server capacity several times to meet demand.
Today (May 3) publisher Sony has confirmed that Steam users will soon be required to link to a PSN account. “Account linking plays a critical role in protecting our players and upholding the values of safety and security provided on PlayStation and PlayStation Studios games. This is our main way to protect players from griefing and abuse by enabling the banning of players that engage in that type of behaviour. It also allows those players that have been banned the right to appeal,” explained Sony in a post on Steam.
The publisher went on to explain that linking to a PSN account was always supposed to be a requirement for Helldivers 2 players but due to a “technical error”, it couldn’t be enforced at launch. “That grace period will now expire”.
For all of those saying to "Just make a PSN account bro." If you've been playing Helldivers 2 and do not live in one of these listed countries you cannot make a PSN account. Choosing a country you do not live in is a violation of Sony's TOS and could lead to account termination.…
— Pirate Software (@PirateSoftware) May 3, 2024
