Sony Backtracks on Helldivers 2 Account Linking Requirement: Players Celebrate Victory

Helldivers 2, day four and possibly the last? First, a very quick recap – after that notice of duty for PC gamers to connect their Steam and PlayStation Network accounts with Arrowhead developers side with the players and they were well aware of the tens of thousands of negative reviews, but Sony finally responded by withdrawing the game from sale in countries and regions where the PlayStation Network service is not available. Although, according to some players, Valve has begun to return money despite exceeding the normal playing time and the time since its purchase, but the main thing was still missing – a direct statement from Sony with what and how will happen next. With the game, with the developers, with the players… That just changed, with players congratulating themselves on another battle they won while turning the company around.

Helldivers fans – we’ve received your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account link update. The May 6 update, which required linking a Steam and PlayStation Network account for new players and current players, will not start on May 30, moving forward.

We are still…

– PlayStation (@PlayStation) May 6, 2024

Early in the morning, Sony finally broke the silence and responded very openly on social media, giving a better response to fans. Moreover, in a positive way. “Helldivers fans – we’ve heard your feedback regarding the announcement of account linking in Helldivers 2,” the new statement begins. After that, Sony backtracks and says no the obligation to link accounts, which was supposed to come into effect for new players on this very day, May 6, and for existing players from June, no longer applies and will no longer be required. We’re always figuring out what’s best for PC gamers, and your feedback is invaluable. Thanks again for your continued support of Helldivers 2 and we’ll keep you posted on the plans in the future,” Sony concluded. By that time, the anger of the players on Steam was enough to increase so much that the number of negative reviews reached 200 thousand ratings, after which it began to manifest itself in other games from PlayStation Studios, as well as the first Helldivers. Now, after three unpleasant days, Helldivers 2’s score could start to rise again gradually. So far, however, the game has not returned to sales in the affected countries, but it may only be a matter of time.

Some players are celebrating, others want to stop “hunting the game” and attacking innocent developers. Although the developers of Arrowhead were against this responsibility, the head of the studio Johan Pilestedt nevertheless he admitted, they are not completely innocent either. The need to link accounts in the future was known before release and at the time it was his decision to temporarily suspend and allow players to play immediately. But it was their fault that they didn’t draw enough attention to it and didn’t talk about that day coming. However, it is obvious that the negotiations with Sony were going somewhere and that the company could not escape as they managed to encourage the players. One of the most played and at the same time the most popular games this year had to deal with the hatred of its players out of the blue, but now everyone could come together again and start spreading democracy again.