"Holy Jesus": Helldivers 2 players react after PlayStation provides new update on PSN account linking

After a few days of rage, anger, and uncertainty, the Helldivers 2 community has seemingly won against Sony and subsequently PlayStation. The mottos, "No Helldiver left behind" and "We dive together or not at all," have been echoing throughout all social media channels. Sony had recently announced that users would have to link their Steam to PSN to continue playing Helldivers 2, but this decision was withdrawn after the massive backlash from the community.

Given that PSN is currently not available in 69 countries, but the game was still on the Steam store in those countries, there was no other logical outcome at hand for the most part. Fans across Super Earth have been taking to social media to rejoice over this momentous occasion. A user by the name of @CanadianZar on X had this to say:

Given that fans do not usually win against a corporation, having Sony backtrack the Steam linking to PSN requirement is a major victory. For many users, the fight against the recent update from Sony was perhaps the hardest one yet and is up there on the list with Malevelon Creek. The fight is now seemingly over. On that note, this is what fans had to say about the situation:

Fans are mostly relieved that Sony backtracked on its decision. One user, @BakedGrizz, said that it was time for players to stop taking this out on the Helldivers 2 developers by review-bombing the game on Steam. Given that Sony was the publisher, Arrowhead Game Studios did not have much of a choice or say in the matter.

Another user, @Paradox_EP, hailed the developers for taking a stand with the community. By the looks of it, things worked out in the end. Here are a few more reactions from fans:

One X user, @Bucky_cm, highlighted an important issue regarding the game's