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    • Berttheduck@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      They (Arrowhead + Sony) decided to make ps plus sign in mandatory on pc, a change as it was optional since release. Ps plus is not available in like 2/3rds of the planet.
      Thereby locking out loads of people who have been brought the game.

      • Chozo@fedia.io
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        7 months ago

        They (Arrowhead + Sony) decided to make ps plus sign in mandatory on pc

        Just to clarify, PS Plus is not required to play Helldivers 2 on PC. PS Plus is the upgraded, paid version of the PSN subscription. A free PSN account (which is not the same as a PS Plus account) is required.

        I know I’m nitpicking, but this is a big issue at the moment for a lot of players, and I want to make sure everybody’s making a properly educated decision with their money.

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            7 months ago

            That’s the long term plan they won’t admit. And that’s why it’s important to fight these kinds of changes. They want to take enough inches that they’ll have a mile.

      • entropicshart@sh.itjust.works
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        7 months ago

        And forcing an account on PC players that bought it through steam, which has no need for their servers to collect even more data.

        A simple google search shows Sony’s inability to keep any of their user data secure, so it only adds yet another avenue of your PII to be leaked and abused by third parties.

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        7 months ago

        “Everything was working fine and we couldn’t have that, now could we?”

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        7 months ago

        It was stated on the steam page that it required a psn account from before the release. It was disabled during launch week because of technical issues.

        • aStonedSanta@lemm.ee
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          7 months ago

          Aka they knew we’d lose our minds during the server issues and everything if logging in and waiting on PSN approval was required also.

      • ours@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        And Sony going full Sony with their cheeky comment suggesting between the lines to violate their own terms suggesting players can register while “on vacation” to one of the supported countries.

        From the company that can’t make a good movie with the Spider-Man IP and gave us Morbius and Madame Web… More brilliant decisions.