Скандал, связанный с необходимостью обязательной регистрации учетной записи PSN для ПК-версии Helldivers 2, продолжает разгораться.
Amid controversy over Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN) requirement for Helldivers 2 on Steam, the game has been delisted from 177 territories. Steam also appears to be issuing refunds past the 2-hour limit. With a month to go until PSN is required, one of 2024's biggest surprise games continues to spiral into a death drop.
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Helldivers 2 is falling from grace a touch, as now the game has seemingly been pulled from sale in over 170 countries on Steam.
Earlier this week, Sony made the very controversial announcement that soon all Helldivers 2 PC players would have to link their Steam accounts to a PSN account just to play the game. This has, to put it very lightly, not been received very well. By that I mean, the game is being review bombed on Steam due to the decision, resulting in the game receiving more than 100,000 negative reviews in just a couple of days. That's left it with a recent review rating of mostly negative, and an overall rating of mixed. Well, things are likely about to get even worse, as it seems that the game has outright been pulled from sale in more than 170 countries on Steam.
Important to note here is that PSN is currently only available in 69 countries, so there were a lot of concerns that some players would simply no longer be able to play the game. Now, many more just outright won't be able to buy the game, a move that I can only describe as baffling. According to deals wizard Wario64, there have also been reports of Steam approving refund requests even if someone has played above the two hour limit, but your mileage may vary there.
Earlier this week, Helldivers 2 players on PC were told that they'd soon need to link their Steam account to a PlayStation Network (PSN) account. Two days later and the game has received 100,000 new negative reviews on Steam.
What's more, developers at Arrowhead have made several statements to say that they're on the players' side.
The Helldivers 2 community is on fire right now. After Sony and Arrowhead announced that all Steam players must link a PlayStation Network (PSN) account to play, many have been leaving furiously negative Steam reviews and attempting to ask for refunds. A Sony FAQ tells players who live in countries without PSN support to make an account in another region, while its own terms of service can ban you for doing just that.
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