Helldivers 2 recently came under fire from players for making it necessary to link your PlayStation Network account to Steam. Arrowhead Game Studios got a ton of praise and attention in recent months, thanks to the overwhelmingly positive reception of its latest title. However, with a recent update to the game, the developer seems to have tarnished Helldivers' reputation, even among the release's hardcore fanbase.
Arrowhead Game Studios recently announced the integration of PSN with the PC version of Helldivers 2. And it's worth noting that linking your Steam account to the PSN isn't optional and is required to even start playing the game. Unfortunately, due to the PlayStation not being available in some regions where Helldivers is being sold, the title may have been rendered unplayable for many players.
Gamers have now taken to social media to vent about the mandatory account linking involving PSN and Steam and how it has led to Helldivers 2 being virtually unplayable for a bunch of people.
A recent tweet by @Helldiversmedia showcased how Helldivers 2 is now unplayable for players in China since PSN is restricted in that region. While it isn't a big deal for many, given almost every big publisher nowadays necessitates first-party accounts, especially on PC, it's still a bummer for players who prefer to opt out of such practices.
Following the changes made to Helldivers 2, the game's Steam reviews have taken a nosedive from "Very Positive" to "Mostly Negative," a status mostly reserved for buggy and downright broken titles.
Although console players aren't affected by this change, the mandatory PSN-account-linking requirement is quite jarring for PC users, given the game was working perfectly fine without the same for months
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