Helldivers 2 PSN Linking Fiasco - Sony ALMOST SHOT Itself In The Foot
329Helldivers 2 has been on a fantastic run since launching in February, setting sales records and earning acclaim from fans and critics alike. Unfortunately, Sony decided to move ahead with mandatory PSN account linking for PC players.
Not only did this raise concerns, given the company's history with security, but caused issues for about 177 regions and countries where the game is sold but the PlayStation Network isn't available. Sony would delist the title from these locations and reportedly offer full refunds, which only caused the backlash to grow.
It's now walked back plans for the account linking, as Helldivers 2 sits at a "Mixed" rating on Steam with over 200,000 recent negative reviews. Whether this is the end of such plans for the title or future published titles remains to be seen.