Helldivers 2 Delisted For Over 100 Countries on Steam

Helldivers 2 controversy continues as the game has been delisted on Steam from over 170 regions that are not supported by PlayStation Network accounts.

[OptimusDK]

Sony they saivior if gaming based on comments on n4g.

[INMATEofARKHAM]

Yeah, this site is crazy with the love for Sony. I normally just find it funny but in the latest HD2 stories I find it incredibly sad and frustrating. First and foremost, we are all consumers and we should fight for each other, not corporations that only care about your wallet.

[Terry_B]

Just some days and a solution is found.

[Cacabunga]

Not our fault there is nothing to like on xbox..

[Petebloodyonion]

@Cacabunga
Your comment is rich considering that this topic is related to PC gaming :)
Care to elaborate on what Xbox has to do with PC gaming or this discussion.

[TheEroica]

Sony is a mess... Have been for years. Only their corporate shilling fanbase doesn't see it.

[anast]

Who else is doing it better?

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Yeah no Sony here messed up if they were going to do this you should've gotten support for psn in those 170 countries so yeah Sony take this L. Arrowhead I'm sorry guys.

[Extermin8or3_]

The lack of support is mostly down to legal reasons. There are only 197 countries on earth, no way 170 countries lack support.

[MrDead]

It's easy to fix, just don't go ahead with the subscription requirement. This is money men wanting numbers

[TechRaptor]

There is no subscription requirement there - just an account.

Part of the problem is how few countries PSN officially supports, and that if you sign for a different region Sony has the right to ban your account. There are also some issues about Sony's history of very poor data security.

[Steelerman]

There isn't currently a subscription requirement, you're right. But I foresee this becoming a thing they push a subscription for. They will require all pc games from sony to have the sony launcher/account and then force a subscription to play online multiplayer on those games. It's the only reason they'll hang on to this if they do.

[DOMination-]

And yet, 91k players currently on Steam.
13th with only legendary games like DOTA2, GTAV and Counterstrike above it

Controversy my arse.

[purple101]

yeh true, it has fallen out the top 10 though with the ban hammer coming down on those countries. terrible decision

[PhillyDonJawn]

Boycott Sony till they allow ppl to play without account

[CornholioX]

Try it with EA and Ubisoft. It's just the same. you buy games on steam that comes from other publishers, you need an account too to play.

[BeHunted]

Sony launched the game globally, and it was purchased by people on Steam. Sony mandated linking the game to a PSN account months later, then proceeded to delist the game from over 100 countries, thereby revoking gamers' access. Next Level Scam.

[Neonridr]

it's one thing to require it BEFORE you buy a game. Instituting it afterwards is shady AF.

[Extermin8or3_]

There are only 197 countries in the world. I keep seeing different figures including the claim that 200 countries have had it removed. So which fucking is it?

[S2Killinit]

Haha I dont think there are 200 countries in the world. I believe we only have 195 total.

[Philaroni]

Fun fact Sony only is in 69 nations, and Xbox is only in 42. Some of this is I feel a lot above our heads.

[TechRaptor]

So - there are 177 regions impacted, but many of those regions aren't countries. For example, Puerto Rico, Greenland, and the Falklands Islands are all on the long list there. It's why we've been very careful in how we referred to it there.

[Barlos]

Just don't buy live service games.

[Charlieboy333]

Is Sony trying to outdo MS with shit decisions.....talk about pissing right into the face of success

[Inverno]

From most praised game of the year, to most hated literally overnight. Even when they're on top these companies make the stupidest decisions. All for what? Boosting PSN numbers lolz

[goldwyncq]

Sony snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

[gleepot]

There's so much misinformation floating around about this, and no matter what this game is now forever tarnished because of it.