Helldivers 2 devs scrap free cosmetic following PSN controversy

Arrowhead Game Studios had planned on granting all Helldivers 2 players a free cosmetic for linking their PSN account.

[Flenter]

Microsoft does the same with Minecraft,Sea of Thieves etc. And its no problem 🤨

[BeHunted]

At least Microsoft doesn't revoke access to games you've already bought. Consider a scenario where Helldivers 2 is released globally on Steam, then it mandates a PSN account and removes the game from 177 countries, thereby blocking your ability to play. Such a tactic could easily be seen as a scheme for making quick money. If an individual were to do this, they would likely face numerous lawsuits from all directions.

[shadowknight203]

Agreed. I was telling my brother the same thing. Someone said this is ps3 Era Sony again, and I'm agreeable to that deposition.

[Magatsuhi]

CEO came out and said it was his decision to remove the PS linking and had poor communication about its future mandate. So your point is moot.

[rippermcrip]

No one has had anything revoked.

[tay8701]

It said clear as day that a psn account was required to play the game on steam, even before it launched.

[anast]

"Revoked" is the wrong word, but then again if you used any other word you wouldn't have a point.

[CantThinkOfAUsername]

Quick with the whataboutism. Microsoft supports more than 69 countries, for one. Minecraft isn't on Steam so you never heard about that frustration (though people complained as well), and SoT asked for an account at launch not two months later.

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

Apples and oranges…

[goldwyncq]

Whataboutism

[Loktai]

SAYING whataboutism doesnt then make it not true. Its like saying "AMERICA HAS CRIME!" "ok. so does china" WHATABOUTISM. Its pointing out that its normal, not saying its not so bad because XYZ.

[Rynxie]

Folks, buy starship troopers: extermination for PC. The real bug slaying game! It's also 16 player co-op. Support the federation, not the fake copy.

[cell989]

lol that game sadly is atrocious

[Angyobangyo]

I bet it's no problem because Xbox gamers have no problems not owning games at all. It's all about that gamepass.

[Tedakin]

Sony was literally revoking the game from people who bought it. They made linking mandatory 3 months after the game came out in countries where you literally cannot link an account. It isn't hard to understand why people got mad. Stop doing what aboutisms. It's not the same at all.

[z2g]

You mad, bro?

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