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Sony has backtracked on its order to hyperlink the account for the sport.
The firm needed PSN account linking to be performed for the sport from this month which may have made it unusable for a lot of.
Helldivers followers have lastly gained traction after fiercely criticising Arrowhead Game Studio and Sony’s challenge. Sony Interactive Entertainment, the writer of the squad-based mostly shooter recreation, issued a retraction assertion this week concerning their earlier claims of constructing it important for gamers to hyperlink their Steam and PlayStation Network (PSN) accounts.
The earlier deadline for the change was May 6, which barred players from over 170 international locations. Hundreds of 1000’s of scathing opinions from followers flooded the platform, forcing Sony to lastly confront the large subject.
“Helldivers fans — we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required a Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward,” PlayStation wrote on its official X account (Formerly Twitter), breaking silence on the unpopular coverage.
The officers proceeded to emphasize that they’re “still learning what is best for PC players.” Fans’ “invaluable” response pushed the historic reversal, with Sony promising to offer particulars on its future intentions quickly.
Sony will now not power Helldivers 2 Steam gamers to hyperlink a PSN account to proceed enjoying. This was particularly problematic for abroad players whose nations should not have entry to PSN. The beforehand enacted punitive regulation resulted within the recreation being delisted in about 177 areas, stopping gamers from accessing the sport regardless of its preliminary gross sales phrases. Helldivers 2 is now out there worldwide on PC and PlayStation 5.
Social media followers have been knowledgeable on May 5 by Arrowhead CEO and Helldivers 2 Creative Director Johan Pilestedt that their crew was “talking solutions with PlayStation, especially for non-PSN countries,” as per stories. He made it clear that he didn’t have the final phrase, even when he advised the those who their “voice has been heard.” Arrowhead is just not concerned with recreation gross sales, he added.
