Helldivers 2 has caused over 20,000 Steam accounts to be banned

Valve is cracking down on Helldivers 2 players trying to get around the PSN restriction and banning accounts.

[thorstein]

Source?

Videogamer: "Trust me, bro.

[H9]

Aren't you the guy that said Steam's database information is lying about the game being pulled from 170 stores

[thorstein]

No. I am the guy that said an anonymous user made a readout that named 170 territories AND countries total (which is what it said) is where the game was pulled. Not 170 stores. Not 170 countries.

Since, PSN is in 73 countries, and there are 195 countries on Earth, YOUR math still doesn't work.

And Ghost of Tsushima is available in all of them because GoG and Epic Games Store.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Crazy if true

[Extermin8or3_]

I'm this is abit different to the headline. If says that it's just people in Russia and Ukraine experiencing this. Given restrictions mean their can't legally operate in Russia and bns belarus

[H9]

This is about Russia and Belarus and the war on Ukraine, however I don't know why the ban is happening now? The people in these countries have been using VPN for ages now

[Extermin8or3_]

Maybe the shitstorm around the PSN thing drew attention to the matter?

[anast]

People will outsource their thinking to AI, they will give all their information and location to TIKTOK and other social media platforms. They allow Valve to own their entire game collection that they bought. But a PSN account is where they draw the line... (this is for the westerners)

For the non westerners, Sony should let them play games. There's a war and times are tough. People need an outlet.

[gold_drake]

if times are tough then the last thing they're gon a buy is a ps5 and games ha

[just_looken]

Many out there can not buy the console or its worth more than 2 months rent.

When ever i see america cry about $400 console or $70 games i roll my eyes like a post out there talking about 18 eggs for $7.

Were i am at its $100 games $600+ for console and $10 for 12 eggs

But america is the world now people go oh anywhere out there our prices are the same because i am american.

[anast]

Most are PC gamers, I would assume. It is a Steam/PSN thing. Obviously, the people running for their lives are not gaming, but there are many on the fringes of this stuff that are still having a tough time that have PCs and would like to game.

[FIELDMARSHALL_P]

@just_looken bro your eggs are that high for a dozen, I get 18 eggs for $2.08, when there isn't a sale. 1.50 when the grocery store runs a deal in my area. I live in a metropolitan city as well!

[just_looken]

You do remember they sold this game to 180 countries for months took there money then pulled the game but now if you have the game you can play online but risk a account ban like what happened to these reported users.

Also i know this is shocking news to millions out there sucking trump tit but america is not the only country out there yes 80% of streaming apps are region locked to usa and yes usa can invaded any country with 0 legal action taken against them but the whole tick tok/ai talking that is mainly usa.

Many many people only buy stuff on steam with fake id's to those bs launchers something you can not do with psn and you should not need a psn account for single player games even hell diver's is just a coop/sp game.

[Popsicle]

Wait…there are other countries beside the USA?

As an American, never knew this? In fact, in my school days we only had one country on our map in geography class. 🤔

All problems are relative to a persons specific situation which is why you keep ranting about Americans. Yes my country has problems. A lot of problems and a lot of sins, but we aren’t the only country with problems and sins.

[anast]

@Popsicle

No use of getting upset. People are randomly born in countries. As far as I know, souls don't line up and choose which stork basket they want to get into. Patriotism is fools gold.

[Azurite]

Didn't they recant the PSN requirement for Helldivers 2 not long after it was brought up?

[Magatsuhi]

They removed the psn requirement but the game is now de listed in most countries. Small markets.

[just_looken]

Yes but the game is still not sold in 180 countries and if you play in one of those countries then you risk a ban do too a tos breach.

[MrNinosan]

So a Steam issue, but let's pretend it's Sonys fault because, why not?

[just_looken]

Its tos breach and a sony idea to ban the game in countries that once sold it therefor its in your game library you can launch/play it but doing so can lead to a steam id ban.

[Harkins1721]

Ouch. Been telling people to just make an account in a different country myself. I've had a JP account since 2008. That sucks

[MrNinosan]

That's not the reason for the Steam bans.
Read again by the way, steam bans.
Not PSN bans.

[Harkins1721]

I obviously meant connecting ones Steam account to PSN. Make a PSN in a different country and connect it to your steam account where you're located. Which would be a way to go around the restriction. But you would be correct as I did not read the entire article.

[InUrFoxHole]

👏 👏 👏

[Neofire]

🤷🏿‍♂️ oh well, PC players stay trying to circumvent shit for the stupidest reasons. I guarantee the reason most of them are doing this is so Sony can't try to track them cheating.

[UltimateOwnage]

This title is misleading clickbait. No surprise there.

[InUrFoxHole]

Hey man... they're just trying to make a living

[fsfsxii]

and this is why i always turn crossplay off.

[gigoran8]

breaking TOS gets you banned? Well how about that