Post-Launch PC PlayStation Network Requirement
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| ===Post-Launch PC PlayStation Network Requirement === | ===Post-Launch PC PlayStation Network Requirement === |
| At launch, ''Helldivers 2'' did not require PC players to log into a [[PlayStation Network]] (PSN) account, allowing players to skip the integration. On 3 May 2024, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the PC version of ''Helldivers 2'' on Steam would require users to sign in with a PSN account, taking effect for new players on 6 May, and required for existing players by 4 June. SIE stated that a PSN login is necessary to "[uphold] the values of safety and security provided on PlayStation and PlayStation Studios games", and that this requirement was not implemented at launch due to technical issues<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-02 |title=HELLDIVERS™ 2 - HELLDIVERS™ 2 Account Linking Update - Steam News |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/553850/view/4196868529806518741 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}</ref>. The announcement was met with criticism from players due to Sony's history of [[2011 PlayStation Network outage|security issues with PSN]], identity verification requirements in countries like the United Kingdom<ref>{{Cite web |last=TravaPL |date=2024-05-03 |title=Creating a PSN account in the UK requires you to hand out personally identifying information to a third party. |url= |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=r/Helldivers}}</ref>, users in some countries unable to create a PSN account without a PlayStation console,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title=Furrgotten on Twitter: TY, Helldivers 2, Arrowhead and Sony for not better disclosing that the game will be locked from me if I don't own a console |url= |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Twitter}}</ref> and because PSN is not available globally in all territories<ref>{{Cite web |title=PlayStation® Country selector |url=https://www.playstation.com/country-selector/index.html |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.playstation.com}}</ref>. Additionally, many players called out that official documentation from Sony claimed that PSN accounts were optional for games on PC, with this statement changing to an ambiguous "some" statement<ref>{{Cite web |title=Helldivers 2 Media on Twitter: SONY "*****" caught changing their own words. Accounts were OPTIONAL like the first picture, Sony comes in says its required today, and changes their wording on PSN PC games. |url= |url-status=live |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Twitter}}</ref> after players were directed to contact Sony support by Pilestedt.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-03 |title=Pilestedt on Twitter |url= |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Twitter}}</ref> On 4 May, the listing on Steam was updated to disallow sales to countries not covered by PSN<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title=Helldivers 2 SteamDB change 23416542 |url=https://steamdb.info/sub/137730/history/?changeid=23416542 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=SteamDB}}</ref> | At launch, ''Helldivers 2'' did not require PC players to log into a [[PlayStation Network]] (PSN) account, allowing players to skip the integration. On 3 May 2024, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the PC version of ''Helldivers 2'' on Steam would require users to sign in with a PSN account, taking effect for new players on 6 May, and required for existing players by 4 June. SIE stated that a PSN login is necessary to "[uphold] the values of safety and security provided on PlayStation and PlayStation Studios games", and that this requirement was not implemented at launch due to technical issues<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-02 |title=HELLDIVERS™ 2 - HELLDIVERS™ 2 Account Linking Update - Steam News |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/553850/view/4196868529806518741 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}</ref>. The announcement was met with criticism from players due to Sony's history of [[2011 PlayStation Network outage|security issues with PSN]], identity verification requirements in countries like the United Kingdom<ref>{{Cite web |last=TravaPL |date=2024-05-03 |title=Creating a PSN account in the UK requires you to hand out personally identifying information to a third party. |url= |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=r/Helldivers}}</ref>, users in some countries unable to create a PSN account without a PlayStation console,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title=Furrgotten on Twitter: TY, Helldivers 2, Arrowhead and Sony for not better disclosing that the game will be locked from me if I don't own a console |url=https://twitter.com/FurrGotten/status/1786703004051132474 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Twitter}}</ref> and because PSN is not available globally in all territories<ref>{{Cite web |title=PlayStation® Country selector |url=https://www.playstation.com/country-selector/index.html |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.playstation.com}}</ref>. Additionally, many players called out that official documentation from Sony claimed that PSN accounts were optional for games on PC, with this statement changing to an ambiguous "some" statement<ref>{{Cite web |title=Helldivers 2 Media on Twitter: SONY "*****" caught changing their own words. Accounts were OPTIONAL like the first picture, Sony comes in says its required today, and changes their wording on PSN PC games. |url=https://twitter.com/Helldiversmedia/status/1786554504789598547 |url-status=live |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Twitter}}</ref> after players were directed to contact Sony support by Pilestedt.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-03 |title=Pilestedt on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/Pilestedt/status/1786417563628437933 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Twitter}}</ref> On 4 May, the listing on Steam was updated to disallow sales to countries where PSN is not available.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title=Helldivers 2 SteamDB change 23416542 |url=https://steamdb.info/sub/137730/history/?changeid=23416542 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=SteamDB}}</ref> |
| Pilestedt apologized for the sudden change, stating on [[Twitter]] that "I hope we will make it up and regain the trust by providing a continued great game experience".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colbert |first=Isaiah |date=2024-05-03 |title=Arrowhead CEO Apologizes As Helldivers 2 Is Review Bombed on Steam: 'I Just Want to Make Great Games' |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/arrowhead-ceo-apologizes-amid-helldivers-2-review-bombing |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> Developers inside Arrowhead Game Studios stated that they were on the side of the players and called for the player base to negatively review the game on Steam<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tassi |first=Paul |title=Arrowhead Tells ‘Helldivers 2’ Players To Change Reviews To Negative Over PSN Linking |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...-change-reviews-to-negative-over-psn-linking/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> leading to players [[review bombing]] the game; as of 4 May, nearly 50% of all posted reviews were negative.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |date=2024-05-03 |title=Helldivers 2 players on Steam now need a PlayStation account to play |url=https://www.polygon.com/24147958/helldivers-2-playstation-network-psn-account-link-how-to |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Purdy |first=Kevin |date=2024-05-03 |title=Sony demands PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players, and it’s not going well |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024...ldivers-2-players-on-steam-have-psn-accounts/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Helldivers 2 on SteamDB Charts |url=https://steamdb.info/app/553850/charts/#reviews |access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref> {{-}} | Pilestedt apologized for the sudden change, stating on [[Twitter]] that "I hope we will make it up and regain the trust by providing a continued great game experience".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colbert |first=Isaiah |date=2024-05-03 |title=Arrowhead CEO Apologizes As Helldivers 2 Is Review Bombed on Steam: 'I Just Want to Make Great Games' |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/arrowhead-ceo-apologizes-amid-helldivers-2-review-bombing |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> Developers inside Arrowhead Game Studios stated that they were on the side of the players and called for the player base to negatively review the game on Steam<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tassi |first=Paul |title=Arrowhead Tells ‘Helldivers 2’ Players To Change Reviews To Negative Over PSN Linking |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...-change-reviews-to-negative-over-psn-linking/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> leading to players [[review bombing]] the game; as of 4 May, nearly 50% of all posted reviews were negative.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |date=2024-05-03 |title=Helldivers 2 players on Steam now need a PlayStation account to play |url=https://www.polygon.com/24147958/helldivers-2-playstation-network-psn-account-link-how-to |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Purdy |first=Kevin |date=2024-05-03 |title=Sony demands PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players, and it’s not going well |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024...ldivers-2-players-on-steam-have-psn-accounts/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Helldivers 2 on SteamDB Charts |url=https://steamdb.info/app/553850/charts/#reviews |access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref> {{-}} |
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