Well, well, well. I see Sony wants to kill all the goodwill their game has garnered with this linking bullshit.

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    6 months ago

    Whelp, it was fun while it lasted… Good job sony.

    Apparently this is already a massive problem for people who are in countries that PSN is not avalible in, using a VPN to create an account to link to has resulted in getting banned. Also seeing as most players are already past the Steam refund window, this is utterly unacceptable.

    I dont want to blame Arrowhead too much, this reeks of partnership/publisher meddeling. If they made it so that linking account is not required if crossplay is disabled, I would find that acceptable.

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      6 months ago

      Note that the refund window is for it to be automatically approved. Beyond that it has to be manually reviewed.

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    6 months ago

    Anyone know if Ghost of Tsushima is gonna require a PSN account? You know, since they’re adding in that whole overlay thing. I always figured it was gonna be optional but now, I’m not so sure.

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      6 months ago

      I would assume it will. Lesson learned: even if it doesn’t at launch, they could decide to require it at any time.

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        6 months ago

        Devil’s advocate…

        For Helldivers specifically here, the PSN requirement was listed on the Steam page at launch. It wasn’t enforced, but it was disclosed.

        Not saying I agree, it’s a shitty move that definitely seems like it’s being forced by Sony who couldn’t care any less about publicity. But this requirement was already there for anyone that bothered to read the store page, even if it wasn’t enforced at the time.

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          If that’s the case, then the game should not have been sold to those in countries that don’t have access to psn.

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            6 months ago

            No argument from me there. Especially since they’re saying the only reason it wasn’t required was some sort of technical issue at launch.

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            Do we actually know if it was? I mean, I know people from those countries bought it, but many of them use vpns to buy things they want to either pay less, or get them at all.

            So for example, was it for sale in Egypt?

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      Account required of you want the multiplayer aspect, which is why I will not buy it since that’s the only reason I want to buy and play it since I’ve already finished it on the PS4 with a physical copy.

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      The post says this: “This is our main way to protect players from griefing and abuse by enabling the banning of players that engage in that type of behaviour. It also allows those players that have been banned the right to appeal.”

      I find that of dubious justification, but that’s their explanation.

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      Account linking plays a critical role in protecting our player *'s information from getting sold without them getting a piece of the pie

      *fixed

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    6 months ago

    What info are you giving Sony? Your play time and voice chat while playing? The game always said psn account required…

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      What info are you giving Sony?

      More then I want to.

      The game always said psn account required

      If folks were required to log in day one we wouldn’t be having any discussion. Instead its months post release they’re putting that requirement in place, so clearly a PSN account isn’t that important. Lots of folks feel like its a bait and switch.

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          I reiterate: If folks were required to log in day one we wouldn’t be having any discussion. They were not required to log in day one.

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            True, but a loved game from a liked company said they had to hold off on the requirement for issues it was having. They never removed the requirement from the purchase page and the game was published by Sony, so I really don’t know what anyone expected.

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        Maybe I’m just not a dumbass. The game was published by Sony and it said a PSN account was required before anyone bought the game. “Surprised Pikachu face” a psn account is required.