2024-05-05 14:59:48
A PSN account linking announcement made “Helldivers 2” the most popular game on Steam to the game with the most negative reviews following the weekend. This situation has resulted in “Helldivers 2” currently being on Steam and experiencing overwhelming negative reviews. the CEO of Arrowhead Game spoke out once once more to discuss solutions with Sony for the gaming community.
As the secondary studio responsible for publishing PS5 and Sony Interactive Entertainment exclusive games, “Battlefield 2” announced that new players will need to connect their Steam accounts to their PlayStation Network accounts starting May 6, while existing Steam players will do it. must connect their Steam accounts to their PlayStation Network accounts. You will receive a forced login prompt on May 30, and you will need to connect your Steam account to your PSN account by June 4.
Although this requirement was decided before the launch of “Battlefield 2”, like other PlayStation games on the PC platform, a PSN account is required, but for some countries and regions (Egypt, Philippines, etc.) where it does not is not possible to apply for a PSN account This is said to have become a problem (difficulties such as cross-regional and identity authentication).
I don’t know.
– Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) May 5, 2024
Additionally, the opaque official information from PlayStation further adds to the confusion of the issue.according to Eurogamer.net Report, on the UK PSN support page (UNITED KINGDOM) writes “Some PlayStation games may require you to sign in and sign in to a PSN account” but on the US PSN support page (WE) wrote that “when playing PlayStation games on PC, connecting to PSN is optional.”
On May 4, the US PSN support page was changed simultaneously and unified in the description of the UK PSN support page: “Some PlayStation games may require you to sign in and sign in to a PSN account. »
Wayback Machine Proof SONY changed its terms of service on May 4 to “require” PSN
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Indeed, playing certain games on Steam more or less requires an additional application for an account (like “Apex Legends”, “Warhammer 40K: Dark Tide”). However, when “Battlefield 2” first launched, players were “optional” to skip PSN account linking due to technical issues, and it was not clearly stated at the time that this would require a PSN account linking in the future.
Immediately following the binding announcement was released, Arrowhead Studio’s community manager made a careless statement in the face of criticism and questions from a large number of players, although the studio and CEO Johan Pilestedt both stated that they agreed with the players and did not do it. I want to cause damage to players due to binding accounts, but so does Pilestedt.discloseThe decision to link PSN accounts for “Battlefield 2” was made six months before its launch.
Additionally, many players have always opposed the idea of logging into other gaming accounts, and some have pointed out that PSN has seen numerous account leaks in the pastThe resulting distrust led to an influx of over 150,000 negative reviews directed at PSN, Sony, and Arrowhead Studios over the weekend following the announcement, and that number continues to rise.
As the situation in “Bad Soldiers 2” spread, Sucker Punch, a Sony-funded studio, “reminded” players that the single-player mode in “Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut” does not require a PSN account to log in. , and is only available on Legend Online. Multiplayer mode requires a connection.
Thank you for your opinion.
Just so you know, a PSN account is required for Legends online multiplayer and to use the PlayStation overlay. It is not mandatory to play the game solo.
– Sucker Punch Productions (@SuckerPunchProd) May 3, 2024
Facing protests from hundreds of thousands of players who flooded the game with negative reviews, Pilestedt said he was “discussing solutions with PlayStation, particularly in countries and regions that do not have PSN support.” He stressed that players’ voices were taken into account. have been heard and he will do his best to convey the community’s opinion, but the final decision does not belong to him.
Negative reviews of “Battlefield 2” have become the largest wave of protests from the gaming community in 2024. They have also changed the community atmosphere that is difficult for Arrowhead Studio to deal with, and have also affected the game’s business .
Is it time to tweet “What? You don’t have a phone?” 😵💫
More seriously: we are discussing solutions with PlayStation, particularly for non-PSN countries. Your voice has been heard and I’m doing everything I can to speak on behalf of the community – but I don’t have the last word…
– Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) May 5, 2024
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