Is PlayStation Network down? ❌

Dang @helldivers2 I really wanna buy your game so badly and play it but it's still region locked on my country and I still require a PSN Account?! I thought you already addressed that issue.... #HelldiversII

helldivers 2 reverted their mistake with the community after an immense backlash with the PSN issue maybe we can collectively tell DGD that touring with falling in reverse is not the play 💀

But remember: PSN accounts are the issue in modern gaming, apparently.

So this is what happens when you don't hold a company to accountability you get mistakes case in point: sony backlash for PSN Helldivers pc players it now been cancelled no PSN Xbox shuts down their successes in hi-fi rush... but but insert excuses and blame at the competitor

#playstation #Helldivers2 #FreeHelldivers2 is the only game that made sony to back down from it's psn login requirement for online multiplayer (rip all upcoming other psn online games)

Helldivers 2 players have restored the game's Steam rating to 'mostly positive', just 24 hours after the PSN u-turn

The fact that it’s required at all is dumb, never mind the issue of PSN not being available in multiple countries so it locks out a whole part of the game to some people. Also let’s be real, this is just to obtain data they can sell like everything else on the internet nowadays.

PSN is down?

PC gamers yesterday: "The problem with this Helldivers 2 situation is that they're adding the PSN requirement after launch" PC gamers today: "This is outrageous. Sony didn't learn their lesson at all!"

Okay I made a deal. I said I would buy @helldivers2 if they fixed the account linking issue for the countries without PSN who would be banned if they tried to use VPN to make an account. So is anyone gonna play with me? I’m typically not big on Multiplayer games and want friends

@priyeakapj @NextGenPlayer Watching my discord get nuked bc half the players lost access got me active. My psn was already linked and I didn't think it was a big deal until I found out how bad it really was.

i can't believe playstation fans are mad that sony didn't go through with the mandatory linked PSN profiles for steam helldivers 2 players 😭 like dawg, we just don't want to make another account linked to our ID/biometrics. how have they made it into a console war issue 😭

The issue with this is that you actually have to cost the company a lot of money in order for them to care, and this stuff is subsidized by hedge funds and investors. It was easy with PSN linking because no one was paying for it.

This whole #Helldivers2 drama is a lesson for @PlayStation and Sony Studios. Don't release a game that required PSN to play worldwide if you know the PSN is having an issue. Release it slowly on PSN available region while try to fix the other region issue #PlayStation

If you're on PSN, I'd be down to run a few games.

@Agent_Dutch Sony is pushing PSN for PC, as they believe they can use it as a platform to advertise products and services to their customers, thus making more money. Sony sure as **** noticed cutting a check to Valve on accounts of refunds, rather than the other way around for sales.

Mention of my name is banned from the Helldivers Discord. They are blaming me for their own PR mess. Hey, I wasn't the one that required PSN accounts. You can blame me all you want, but this one is on you.

People still don’t understand why it was an issue. Sold in countries that don’t even support psn. Worked for months without it. Sony has shown they still want you & are forcing you to make an account for games going forward with multiplayer. Example ghosts of Tsushima.

What even is this point? The problem with HD2 is they wanted to force PC players to make a psn account when it wasn’t needed. GoT is a single player game dude you don’t need a psn account to play it. If you wanna play online you need it but just to play no.

As long as it's established PRIOR TO RELEASE that it's required, and as long as the single player stuff is still available for people without PSN, no problem with this.

To be clear, this is the correct way to go about doing the thing they want to do, so no problem there. However, if I didn’t already have a PSN I wouldn’t want to make one. Sony is not a reliable company and I don’t blame anyone that cares about their data privacy passing on MP

Not enough. Now I want a refund on playstation because I don't want to play with pirates and hackers. We were promised a game to play without all that bs and we have hackers in the game. The psn linking was to help combat that but now no one's gonna use it on pc.

@PlayStation Steam page STILL says: "Requires 3rd-Party Account: PlayStation Network (Supports Linking to Steam Account)" Fix this.

Frickin idiotic and selfish. I doubt Sony would have backtracked the PSN link up if not for the added voice or those who were not affected by the issue.

PLAYSTATION BACKED DOWN FROM THE HELLDIVERS PSN PLAN LOL

to be clear the main issue isnt needing a PSN, its that some people have already purchased the game and played it in countries not supported by psn. so the update would take the game from them. if the game launched requiring a psn that’d be different

It’s cool to see Sony has backed down on the forced PSN account linking for Helldivers 2. It’s even cooler to see that they apologized and admit they are still learning how to navigate the PC gaming environment. @bstategames could learn a thing or two from them.

Maybe I'm missing something, but PC players being mad about having to get a PSN account to play a game sounds like the definition of "first world problems". Creating an account is easy. It's also free. You have to do it for like every app you use. It's a minor inconvenience.

It appears Helldivers has been saved... for now until Sony tries to sneak in their sh*t again. Also the game is still locked out to those who can't make a psn in their country. So... is the problem really fixed?

Nice as it is that Sony is rolling back PSN requirements, this is still the primary problem. Fix this, @Sony. Then you can have your positive reviews back.