This was previously unknown about Helldivers 2: The shooter was considered many people’s favorite game in 2024 and had outstanding reviews on Steam, but that has suddenly changed. There has been a hail of negative reviews since April 29th, and today alone on May 3rd there were 4,310 negative reviews. The reason for the players’ anger is the developers’ demand that Steam players need a PSN account.
What are the reviews for Helldivers 2?
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PSN requirement for Steam players angers everyone: undemocratic
Why is that? These negative reviews are based on a single change: PC players of Helldivers 2 on Steam will soon need a PSN account in order to play Helldivers.
We reported about it on MeinMMO. The change doesn’t make sense to the players at all.
“The Automatons have taken over Sony”
This is what the negative reviews say: One review claims that the evil Automatons have taken over Sony and made a decision to reduce the number of Helldivers. That is deeply undemocratic. And this “tyranny” must end.
Another user says he bought the game on Steam to play it on Steam. He doesn’t have a PSN account and doesn’t want one. The behavior is absurd and unacceptable and he would refund the game if he could.
What’s next? This really seems to be a very tense situation that not only seems illogical, but actually highly undemocratic.
It remains to be seen whether Arrowhead will leave it alone or do something about it. Until now the game seemed to be able to do no wrong, but those days are probably over.
The very popular shooter Escape from Tarkov recently pulled off a similar incomprehensible move: Escape from Tarkov reacts to harsh criticism of the €250 package and makes it worse