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[Topher]

THE REQUIREMENT WAS REMOVED AT LAUNCH FOLLOWING TECHNICAL ISSUES, BUT IS COMING BACK

The requirement was present when the game originally launched, but after its unexpected early success led to severe technical issues, it was temporarily removed.

Now, a message from Sony on the game’s Steam page confirms that the requirement will return on May 30, and that all players will need to have linked their Steam and PlayStation Network account by June 4.

“Due to technical issues at the launch of Helldivers 2, we allowed the linking requirements for Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account to be temporarily optional,” Sony said. “That grace period will now expire.

“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.

“As such, as of May 6, all new Helldivers 2 players on Steam will be required to connect their Steam account to a PlayStation Network account.

“Current players on Steam will start to see the mandatory login from May 30th and will be required to have linked a Steam and PlayStation Network account by June 4th. PlayStation Network accounts are free and easy to set up using this link.

“We understand that while this may be an inconvenience to some of you, this step will help us to continue to build a community that you are all proud to be a part of.”

Helldivers 2’s next premium Warbond, titled Polar Patriots, will be released on May 9. The DLC will include new weapons, armour, emotes and capes.

According to research firm Circana, which this week published its US games industry sales report for March, Helldivers 2 already ranks 7th in lifetime US dollar sales for Sony published games after just two months of availability.

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[Ass of Can Whooping]

Excellent. I'll then be able to ban them all

 

[BennyBlanco]

Gotta pump those MAU numbers. Incoming steam reviews shitshow.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[Oddvintagechap]

the amount of complaining about this is hilarious to me.

just throw a useless email and call it a day. geesh.

 

[lh032]

Sony:

 

[geary]

Sony's Sea of Thieves moment.... Topher Nice trojan horse callback...

 

[Celcius]

I’ll take this over having to use a separate launcher or storefront any day. Plus I already have a PlayStation account anyway so I actually don’t see it as a big deal.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Review bombing incoming.

 

[feynoob]

Gotta pump those MAU numbers. Incoming steam reviews shitshow.

The MS way.

 

[FunkMiller]

the amount of complaining about this is hilarious to me.

just throw a useless email and call it a day. geesh.

I think it's okay for PC players to be a bit miffed if they've been happily playing for months with their Steam account, only to be told by Sony that they HAVE to have a PS account for THA SECURITIES.... when we all know that security has fuck all to do with it, and it's all about fleecing more money from people by making them sign into their eco-system to be sold at, and about bumping up 'engagement' to please shareholders.

Point being, it's an unnecessary move, made by a greedy company, and everybody can see that.

 

[Mr Moose]

THE REQUIREMENT WAS REMOVED AT LAUNCH FOLLOWING TECHNICAL ISSUES, BUT IS COMING BACK

I was going to say I thought you had to use it anyway lol.

Review bombing incoming.

Why? Says on the page you need it.

Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: nProtect GameGuard
Requires 3rd-Party Account: PlayStation Network (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA
HELLDIVERS™ 2 EULA

 

[Generic]

“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.

How?

 

[xHunter]

Is this Sonys Trojan Horse moment?

 

[adamsapple]

Someone start a change.org petition for this.

 

[welshrat]

Ah well easy to do then as I already have one.

 

[Miles708]

Everything to look good in front of shareholders.

 

[STARSBarry]

Review bombing incoming.

Live right now

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Is this Sonys Trojan Horse moment?

Sony is looking to expand their Playstation business, so obviously this was going to happen.

Could've seen it coming from a mile away. Why else do people think Sony is branching out to PC more?

 

[feynoob]

Is this Sonys Trojan Horse moment?

Nah, just regular business pc practice.

People who would take this as a bad thing haven't played PC.

We regularly have companies PUT their own accounts in order for you to play them. Most of MMo games do that.

 

[KyoZz]

And what about that Kernel-level anti-cheat that we were supposed to discuss once the game was released so we could get rid of it if it turned out to be useless? That is more important in my opinion.

 

[splattered]

And people say Sony doesn't follow Microsoft's lead

 

[Mr Moose]

Sony is looking to expand their Playstation business, so obviously this was going to happen.

Could've seen it coming from a mile away. Why else do people think Sony is branching out to PC more?

It's been listed on the page as a requirement since before launch, why are people acting surprised?

 

[winjer]

It's like companies enjoy screwing up gamers and getting review bombed.

 

[Robochobo]

One issue present here is if you essentially live in any country where PSN isn't actually on that account creation list. Saying you live somewhere else is a violation of those terms and can lead to an account ban. So you've basically allowed people who wouldn't normally, the ability to play the game, and now giving them the option of either not being able to play the game anymore, or potentially getting banned anyway for lying about what country they live in if they want to continue to play.

Big yikes.

 

[Topher]

Live right now

 

[jroc74]

It's been listed on the page as a requirement since before launch, why are people acting surprised?

Thank you.

The fact that is wasnt ready or broken is not the point.

 

[DenchDeckard]

This is exactly what I said they will do with these games.

MAUs through the roof.

 

[xHunter]

Nah, just regular business pc practice.

People who would take this as a bad thing haven't played PC.

We regularly have companies their own accounts in order for you to play them. Most of MMo games do that.

I was joking. It was a reference to the SoT thread.

 

[Luipadre]

the amount of complaining about this is hilarious to me.

just throw a useless email and call it a day. geesh.

But internet needs its daily fake outrage and drama!!!4 I cant wait to see all the "HELLDIVERS IS DONE" thumbnails on my youtube feed from those idiot clickbait "content creators"

 

[Luipadre]

Live right now

So fucking dumb

 

[KyoZz]

It's been listed on the page as a requirement since before launch, why are people acting surprised?

And why are you here trying to defend a multi million dollar company? Also just a quick reminder:

April 2011: Hackers Access Personal Data of 77 Million Sony PlayStation Network Users

May 2011: Personal Details on 25 Million Sony Online Entertainment Customers Stolen

June 2011: Sony Pictures Website Hacked, Exposing One Million Accounts

November 2014: Hackers Steal 100 Terabytes of Data from Sony Pictures

August 2017: Hacker Group Accesses Sony Social Media Accounts

September 2023: Sony Investigates Alleged Hack

October 2023: Sony Notifies Employees of Data Breach

And this is just those we know.

 

[MikeM]

So… trophies?

 

[adamsapple]

Live right now

 

[Topher]

This is exactly what I said they will do with these games.

MAUs through the roof.

Yeah, but that's just normal every day stuff for these type of games. What you should have done is make it out to be some briliant act of subterfuge where Sony has infiltrated PC gaming and forced them on to the PlayStation "platform".

Use your imagination man.

 

[Holammer]

Remember when Sony pissed off a bunch of nerds by removing OtherOS from PS3?
This is going to motivate them for another PSN Hack.

 

[analog_future]

Oh boy. I could see this really backfiring on them. PC gamers can be a fickle bunch.

 

[Mr Moose]

And why are you here trying to defend a multi million dollar company? Also just a quick reminder:

April 2011: Hackers Access Personal Data of 77 Million Sony PlayStation Network Users

May 2011: Personal Details on 25 Million Sony Online Entertainment Customers Stolen

June 2011: Sony Pictures Website Hacked, Exposing One Million Accounts

November 2014: Hackers Steal 100 Terabytes of Data from Sony Pictures

August 2017: Hacker Group Accesses Sony Social Media Accounts

September 2023: Sony Investigates Alleged Hack

October 2023: Sony Notifies Employees of Data Breach

And this is just those we know.

Huhhhh? Because I can read requirements on a page?
I learned to check after Halo MCC needing it, you can't play the campaigns without an account.

 

[Punished Miku]

And why are you here trying to defend a multi million dollar company? Also just a quick reminder:

April 2011: Hackers Access Personal Data of 77 Million Sony PlayStation Network Users

May 2011: Personal Details on 25 Million Sony Online Entertainment Customers Stolen

June 2011: Sony Pictures Website Hacked, Exposing One Million Accounts

November 2014: Hackers Steal 100 Terabytes of Data from Sony Pictures

August 2017: Hacker Group Accesses Sony Social Media Accounts

September 2023: Sony Investigates Alleged Hack

October 2023: Sony Notifies Employees of Data Breach

And this is just those we know.

They really do get hacked an awful lot lol.

 

[Larivel]

Square Enix did the same thing with FF14, pretty annoying but not a big deal I think.

 

[jroc74]

And why are you here trying to defend a multi million dollar company? Also just a quick reminder:

April 2011: Hackers Access Personal Data of 77 Million Sony PlayStation Network Users

May 2011: Personal Details on 25 Million Sony Online Entertainment Customers Stolen

June 2011: Sony Pictures Website Hacked, Exposing One Million Accounts

November 2014: Hackers Steal 100 Terabytes of Data from Sony Pictures

August 2017: Hacker Group Accesses Sony Social Media Accounts

September 2023: Sony Investigates Alleged Hack

October 2023: Sony Notifies Employees of Data Breach

And this is just those we know.

I guess just ignoring that the PSN account requirement was already known....before launch ...is better?

So ppl just buy games and not read....interesting.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

It's been listed on the page as a requirement since before launch, why are people acting surprised?

Don't ask me.

Even if it wasn't a requirement since before launch, it would've been eventually anyway.

 

[SJRB]

Just sign in/up, you weirdos. It takes like 30 seconds.

What a weird thing to get outraged over.

 

[angrod14]

Sony wants to mine that sweet data and tie it tightly with your profile. Unbelievable that even though we pay for these products we're still being milked as cows when it comes to our data.

 

[bender]

 

[KyoZz]

Huhhhh? Because I can read requirements on a page?
I learned to check after Halo MCC needing it, you can't play the campaigns without an account.

Sure, still a dick move. Don't force it, let people make the choice and don't ruin the good will in an instant. Don't you think it would have been smarter? Also this being for "security purpose" is pure bullshit.

I guess just ignoring that the PSN account requirement was already known....before launch ...is better?

So ppl just buy games and not read....interesting.

I knew it, and I already have my account linked with Helldivers but I can understand why people are upset? It's that simple.

 

[winjer]

It's been listed on the page as a requirement since before launch, why are people acting surprised?

Most people don't read everything in a product page or EULAs. As if gamers now have to read through all this crap, just not to get scammed by companies.
Sony did what is essentially a bait and switch. They knew most people would not read the fine print, so they released the game without that requirement enabled, so they would not upset gamers.
Now that some time has passed, and people can't refund their purchase, they switched on the requirement for another account.

As a PC gamer it has become a major problem, that every publisher now requires people to use their launcher, with another account, another service booting up with windows, and a helper service. Frequently, gathering telemetry data to send back.
And them there are the problems with security, because most of these companies do not care about privacy and the security of their costumers data. And Sony has the worst track record in this regard.

 

[Little Mac]

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

every account is a playstatiom account.

 

[Z O N E]

Just sign in/up, you weirdos. It takes like 30 seconds.

What a weird thing to get outraged over.

They sold the game on Steam in regions that PSN is not supported in.

So, either those players risk their accounts and make a false PSN account or basically get locked out of the game they've been playing for months.