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[Pejo]

So instead of just selecting a different region apon signup like a normal person. It really is now literally impossible to play the game for people in these countrys?

So much for fighting for the little guy' well done everyone.

Most outrage these days is just dopamine farming from feeling like you've joined a "cause" and I'm not just talking about gaming.

Is this videogame flavored victim blaming?

 

[Yonyx]

Wow, at this rate it will drop below 50% in no time (55% now in SteamDB).

 

[Dr. Claus]

Why is it so difficult to admit that even that "small traffic" already gathers a considerable amount of players when combined who have been scammed out of their money?
Why you refuse to recognize there are 100+ more that add up to this amount?
Why are you so intent on the notion that its ok to screw over thousands of players just because they're a "small percentage" of the total?
Why are you so intent on defending a billion dollar corporation doing questionable business decisions?
Why are you so bothered by players voicing their discont over said questionable business in a perfectly legal manner using the appropriate channels?

Tell me why you're so intent on defending Sony here when they're obviously the ones who screwed up and are fully in the wrong.

He is a console warrior.

 

[ArtHands]

Why is it so difficult to admit that even that "small traffic" already gathers a considerable amount of players when combined who have been scammed out of their money?
Why you refuse to recognize there are 100+ more that add up to this amount?
Why are you so intent on the notion that its ok to screw over thousands of players just because they're a "small percentage" of the total?
Why are you so intent on defending a billion dollar corporation doing questionable business decisions?
Why are you so bothered by players voicing their discont over said questionable business in a perfectly legal manner using the appropriate channels?

Tell me why you're so intent on defending Sony here when they're obviously the ones who screwed up and are fully in the wrong.

Console warrior.

 

[F0rneus]

It's such a shame. Sony fucked up bad.

 

[nikos]

Sony finally starts to properly enter the PC space and this is the response they get, over needing a free PSN account in 2024.

Gamers have become insufferable, crying about everything they don’t like.

Maybe Steam should put some stricter restrictions or regulations on reviews.

 

[Phase]

Tarkov fans:

 

[clarky]

Sony finally starts to properly enter the PC space and this is the response they get, over needing a free PSN account in 2024.

Gamers have become insufferable, crying about everything they don’t like.

Maybe Steam should put some stricter restrictions or regulations on reviews.

Did you read why this is an issue? Obviously not, maybe gaf should put some restrictions on posting.

 

[geary]

Sony finally starts to properly enter the PC space and this is the response they get, over needing a free PSN account in 2024.

Gamers have become insufferable, crying about everything they don’t like.

Maybe Steam should put some stricter restrictions or regulations on reviews.

You are talking like Sony is the pc saviour. On pc is like any other publisher w/o the boot kissing of console fanboys. You fuck up, you get rekt on pc. No dev/publisher is above customer.

 

[DeepSpace5D]

The reviews have tanked, but it appears at least to me that the peak player count is largely unchanged per day since this happened?

Anyway, I’m waiting for my physical copy to arrive to finally see what all the fuss is about.

 

[FoxMcChief]

The reviews have tanked, but it appears at least to me that the peak player count is largely unchanged per day since this happened?

Anyway, I’m waiting for my physical copy to arrive to finally see what all the fuss is about.

PC gamers like to talk the talk.

 

[StereoVsn]

That would be the correct solution, especially since they know the game is being sold readily on a PC storefront that's accessible in *WAY* more countries than their own PSN servers are natively.

Sony's move here is the answer to a question literally no one asked.

It is really mind boggling how badly they fucked this up. It’s completely insane that they had a well received title (despite some technical issue), happy community, expanding sales… and completely fumbled it for no good reason.

And there is no win here. Sony either caves and still will gain distrust for their next titles or it keeps going and well they can look forward to keep getting dunked over with each release.

 

[Fredrik]

Sony's reputation for being anti-consumer is growing, which is ironic as it was their pro-consumer mentality that cemented their main competition into playing perpetual catchup.

The video where they were mocking Microsoft on how easy it was to play used games on PS4 versus Xbox One?

Yeah the steps needed to play Helldivers 2 if you live in the wrong country, shown by STARSBarry , would make it easy for someone to make a similar video now with Sony being mocked.

Ah let me log into Helldivers 2 for a quick game... oh I need to sign in.

Ah, but wait some PlayStation owners on NeoGAF who consistantly get upset when ever consumers DARE to say something negative towards a corporation, said I just need to make a fake account in anouther region, let's go do that.

Ah... OK yeah, that seems normal Sony...

 

[Taycan77]

Am I missing something?

Why has the Steam player count barely changed over recent days?

It's almost like folk leave an angry review/post then go back to playing the game.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I'm honestly quite shocked sony forced them to roll this update out when Sony will have known fine well that there's a lot of countries that can't make an account.

Totally short sighted move. If some countries arent forced to make an account all countries shouldn't.

This is a massive mess.

Also, can't believe there's some fake narrative being made by fanboys that pc gamers haven't kicked off about having to make accounts for services or use launchers to play games. What the fuck is that?

 

[peish]

Steam is de-listing Helldivers 2 in countries where there's no PSN.

https://steamdb.info/sub/137730/history/?changeid=23416542

I think this is big enough to get its own topic, i'll make one but if the mods feel like merging, that's ok.

somebody even crazier than jimbo ryan is running the PS division now???

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Sony wants your data. There is literally no technical reason for Sony to make PSN login mandatory. It's just plain stupid and taking advantage of people.

Right. I don't think people realize how valuable our data is worth to these companies. It's ultimately just another small battle for control that we're in the process of losing to these corporations.

Look at how more and more games are being pushed as Online Only, even when it hurts us as players due to network issues affecting the experience. As gamers we should fight to not be forced into doing things like this. It should be fucking optional.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Stupid people.
People find anything to complain about lol


In a gaming world full of bad practices and money grabs, This is the focus for some

Your whole post was one big contradiction.

 

[FunkMiller]

Sony finally starts to properly enter the PC space and this is the response they get, over needing a free PSN account in 2024.

Gamers have become insufferable, crying about everything they don’t like.

Maybe Steam should put some stricter restrictions or regulations on reviews.

Oh no! Poor Sony! All they want to do is demand players sign up to their service, so they can claim higher MAU for their shareholders, and try to sell you more crap!

Why won’t you just let them force you into doing something that doesn’t benefit you at all, and is clearly completely unnecessary to play the game??

Just be nice to Jim, you heartless bastards!

 

[mcjmetroid]

I think this entire thread is...

Tell me you're not a PC gamer and only a console gamer without taking me you're not a PC gamer and only a console gamer...

 

[Mr Moose]

Steam is de-listing Helldivers 2 in countries where there's no PSN.

https://steamdb.info/sub/137730/history/?changeid=23416542

I think this is big enough to get its own topic, i'll make one but if the mods feel like merging, that's ok.

Added Unknown country code: XD

 

[Pedro Motta]

I was playing it yesterday on PS5, where were you guys?

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

I think this entire thread is...

Tell me you're not a PC gamer and only a console gamer without taking me you're not a PC gamer and only a console gamer...

What about people like me that are both? I play on both PC and consoles and I've been doing so since I was basically a toddler.


I don't fit in your narrative.

 

[Goalus]

I was playing it yesterday on PS5, where were you guys?

In this thread. Provides better entertainment than the game itself.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

What a stupid decision.

If they had launched the game with the requirement that’d be one thing but to force it after the game has been out for months?

 

[Robochobo]

Added Unknown country code: XD

XD is the universal country code of Iran IIRC.
Edit: It's the UAE, whoops

 

[ZehDon]

Ah let me log into Helldivers 2 for a quick game... oh I need to sign in.

Ah, but wait some PlayStation owners on NeoGAF who consistantly get upset when ever consumers DARE to say something negative towards a corporation, said I just need to make a fake account in anouther region, let's go do that.

Ah... OK yeah, that seems normal Sony...

Wait, I missed this. Is this real?

 

[STARSBarry]

Wait, I missed this. Is this real?

It is but only for the UK, there trialing it in the UK because... well because it's a really good idea... said someone at Sony.

 

[Mr Moose]

Wait, I missed this. Is this real?

They aren't from the same thing but yeah, top one there is no PSN store in the Philippines so you can't make an account.
I think the bottom is UK?

What is age verification (for UK & Ireland accounts)?

We are piloting an age verification process for players who register for new accounts in the UK and Ireland. If you are setting up an adult account, you will be asked to provide proof that you are over the minimum age for that type of account using an age verification service.

 

[Sweden85]

Snowflakes everywhere:-o

 

[Generic]

Oh no! Poor Sony! All they want to do is demand players sign up to their service, so they can claim higher MAU for their shareholders, and try to sell you more crap!

Why won’t you just let them force you into doing something that doesn’t benefit you at all, and is clearly completely unnecessary to play the game??

Just be nice to Jim, you heartless bastards!

The horror of creating a free account in 5 minutes.

 

[Three]

Is this videogame flavored victim blaming?

It's more like the video game player doing a #MeToo and the video game company realising they better distance themselves from and watch what they do around some women because they're taking them to court for the most mundane shit.

You're not a 'victim' because a publisher requires an account log in.

 

[Three]

Console warrior.

Says the PC warrior

 

[Mr Moose]

Says the PC warrior

He's a green rat.

 

[FunkMiller]

The horror of creating a free account in 5 minutes.

Hmmm. What makes me think if this was a different company asking you to sign up for their service for no good reason, you'd have a different attitude?

 

[KaiserBecks]

The horror of creating a free account in 5 minutes.

Tell the people who live in a non psn country and aren’t able to play the game anymore.

 

[The Cockatrice]

The reviews have tanked, but it appears at least to me that the peak player count is largely unchanged per day since this happened?

Anyway, I’m waiting for my physical copy to arrive to finally see what all the fuss is about.

PC gamers like to talk the talk.

The negative reviews have nothing to do with the quality of the game u dumdums. The game is awesome ofc ppl who can play will prolly still play.

 

[nemiroff]

It is but only for the UK, there trialing it in the UK because... well because it's a really good idea... said someone at Sony.

And the funny thing is that AFAIK you don't need to do that for a UK Steam account.

 

[Cyborg]

How to ruin a good vibe the game had.

 

[Gaiff]

The horror of creating a free account in 5 minutes.

Creating an account with fake information is against the TOS. You can, but Sony clearly states that you shouldn’t.

 

[Three]

It is but only for the UK, there trialing it in the UK because... well because it's a really good idea... said someone at Sony.

Its the UK's Information Commissioner's Office guidelines :

UK recommends age checks within games to protect children

Games should identify if a user is under 18 "with a reasonable degree of certainty" and ensure their experience is not …

www.eurogamer.net

The photo or ID is to achieve "a degree of certainty " which they now require. You can read more about it on the Information Commissioner's Office site:

Top tips for games designers – how to comply with the Children’s code

ico.org.uk

And the funny thing is that AFAIK you don't need to do that for a UK Steam account.

I'm not sure you want to be bringing any attention to Steam not following UK government guidelines or we'll end up with another situation where people screw themselves.

 

[Generic]

Tell the people who live in a non psn country and aren’t able to play the game anymore.

I imagine the majority of people complaining about it can create an account.

 

[Mr Moose]

Its the UK's Information Commissioner's Office guidelines :

UK recommends age checks within games to protect children

Games should identify if a user is under 18 "with a reasonable degree of certainty" and ensure their experience is not …

www.eurogamer.net

The photo or ID is to achieve "a degree of certainty " which they now require. You can read more about it on the Information Commissioner's Office site:

Top tips for games designers – how to comply with the Children’s code

ico.org.uk

I'm not sure you want to be bringing any attention to Steam not following UK government guidelines or we'll end up with another situation where people screw themselves.

Can't even buy a knife on Amazon without first submitting proof of age, and then again when it arrives. Fucking UK

 

[Self_Destructive]

Sony should have handled this better. They should have left this game as it was since launch, but used free content and other incentives to get people to link a PSN account. Then make it a requirement for future MP games, right from the start.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I imagine the majority of people complaining about it can create an account.

We're in the majority so who the fuck cares about the corporation screwing the minority.

And it's not like the legislation in various countries stays the same, for instance it wasn't always mandatory to provide proof of being an adult when creating a UK account.

 

[Mr Moose]

Sony should have handled this better. They should have left this game as it was since launch, but used free content and other incentives to get people to link a PSN account. Then make it a requirement for future MP games, right from the start.

That's the thing, it was there at launch. If Arrowhead had left it as it was people would be complaining that they are having errors trying to link the PSN account (which is why they disabled it and had the skip thing).

 

[NuclearDiarrhea]

This is actually Phil Spencer's fault. He surrenders to Sony in the console war and two minutes later, Sony pulls this shit. This is why competition is needed.

 

[Jakk]

Sony finally starts to properly enter the PC space and this is the response they get, over needing a free PSN account in 2024.

Gamers have become insufferable, crying about everything they don’t like.

Maybe Steam should put some stricter restrictions or regulations on reviews.

What else are you supposed to do when you don't like something? Just shut up and deal with it? I hate people like this.

I mean, I personally already have both PC and PS5 so for me it's not a big deal, but I still think it's retarded. Mainly when you can't even officially make a PSN account in a lot of countries and it's even been delisted in those countries now. How does anyone defend this is beyond my comprehension.

 

[lifa-cobex]

 

[Three]

We're in the majority so who the fuck cares about the corporation screwing the minority.

And it's not like the legislation in various countries stays the same, for instance it wasn't always mandatory to provide proof of being an adult when creating a UK account.

The minority weren't really getting screwed. It was those who weren't even part of the minority outraged about it. virtue signaling because they didn't want to create an account or just like outrage culture.