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Update 3:

Game is now delisted in dozens of countries

They've also opened up blanket refunds for the game for anyone whose played more than their 2 hour limitation.

Full list of countries where the game can no longer be bought under the quotes:

177 countries:

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

Update 2:

Arrowhead Studios is in talks with Sony




Update: Nearly 90k negatives now, game is now officialy 'Mixed on Steam with Mostly Negative Reviews'

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Helldivers 2 received over 14,000 negative reviews today due to an update that will require PSN accounts next week afterr the announcement the game will require a PSN Account moving on starting May 31. As a result, the game is now with `Mixed`mostly recent reviews on Steam

Due to the fiasco, Arrowhead Studios Developer Twinbeard went on the official Helldivers 2 Discord server to confirm the decision was made by Sony:

Arrowhead Studios CEO says the negative reviews are warranted:

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Ouch, right in the review score Well, I guess it's warranted. Sorry everyone for how this all transpired. I hope we will make it up and regain the trust by providing a continued great game experience.I just want to make great games!

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[Topher]

14000 negative reviews...

Edit: 17000 negative reviews

 

[Mr Moose]

Of course it was, since before launch.

 

[R3TRO]

Sheesh 15k.

The internet works fast.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

PC gamers

 

[night13x]

So...why is this such a big deal? Literally takes like 1 to 3 minutes depending on if you have a psn account already or not. Can only add future benefits I imagine also.

Is this people just crying just for the sake of crying?

Legitly asking.

 

[geary]

14000 negative reviews...

The embodiment of "doing my part" meme

 

[blue velvet]

Just sign up to psn bro, just let them mine your data bro. ain't that hard

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

don't give up sony. in fact, make them pay for multiplayer

 

[graywolf323]

So...why is this such a big deal? Literally takes like 1 to 3 minutes depending on if you have a psn account already or not. Can only add future benefits I imagine also.

Is this people just crying just for the sake of crying?

Legitly asking.

they aren’t even requiring a separate launcher which is what usually gets on PC gamers nerves (rightfully so I think, those things cause all sorts of mess with playing on the Steam Deck)

this is just a mountain out of a molehill and it’s no coincidence a lot of the people pushing it are known Xbox fanboys (Colt Eastwood is raising a stink on Twitter)

 

[Mibu no ookami]

So...why is this such a big deal? Literally takes like 1 to 3 minutes depending on if you have a psn account already or not. Can only add future benefits I imagine also.

Is this people just crying just for the sake of crying?

Legitly asking.

I mean I won't play some games because of it, but the whining? Yeah, that's just something PC gamers love to do.

Sony is betting the game is big enough to weather the storm here. They want these users on PSN because they know they're prepping the PC Storefront and the more people who are already registered to use it, the better.

 

[HRK69]

Is this people just crying just for the sake of crying?

Legitly asking.

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.

 

[rm082e]

So...why is this such a big deal? Literally takes like 1 to 3 minutes depending on if you have a psn account already or not. Can only add future benefits I imagine also.

Is this people just crying just for the sake of crying?

Legitly asking.

PC gamers have been really intense about not wanting to have secondary logins required to play games for years now. Most people want to buy games from Steam specifically and not have to sign into any other services.

Some will go on a rant about security - don't make me risk getting my email on some dark web list for no reason.

Some will complain about that secondary service having issues that block them from playing the game. They're not wrong there, but it's rarely an issue.

It's more like "I will never give you more money for things beyond what I buy on Steam, so there's no value to this. Because there's no value to me, it's just an extra hassle." If the publisher makes logging into their account optional, it's usually no big deal. When it's required, people rail against it.

 

[badblue]

Of course it was, since before launch.

True, yet lots of people were able to buy the game and play it without a PSN account. Those people are going to be annoyed and voice it.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

fiasco

Some people leaving a thumbs down because they are mad about something unrelated to the game itself is not a “fiasco”.

 

[Topher]

Of course it was, since before launch.

My son and I play on this on PC sometimes. Just fired up the game and it didn't ask me for any login. Asked my son and he reminded me that we linked our accounts to PSN when we first started the game when it came out. So it was disabled at one point and now re-enabled.

The people who bought the game after it was disabled now have to login. And they are upset.

That's the gist of it I guess?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

So...why is this such a big deal? Literally takes like 1 to 3 minutes depending on if you have a psn account already or not. Can only add future benefits I imagine also.

Is this people just crying just for the sake of crying?

Legitly asking.

Again - why do you need to make a PlayStation account if you don’t have a PlayStation and do not intend to buy one?

 

[AmuroChan]

So...why is this such a big deal? Literally takes like 1 to 3 minutes depending on if you have a psn account already or not. Can only add future benefits I imagine also.

Is this people just crying just for the sake of crying?

Legitly asking.

I'm not sure why it's such a big deal either. I know the issue with certain countries not supporting PSN accounts natively, but those countries also have plenty of PlayStation players who simply just create a PSN account for a nearby region. The amount of time spent on writing the negative review you could've already created a PSN account.

 

[adamsapple]

14000 negative reviews...

And it's only been a couple of hours since they announced this change.

Steam users do not fuck around.

 

[feynoob]

We are different breed

 

[feynoob]

14000 negative reviews...

Its like full force of democracy

 

[Mr Moose]

My son and I play on this on PC sometimes. Just fired up the game and it didn't ask me for any login. Asked my son and he reminded me that we linked our accounts to PSN when we first started the game when it came out. So it was disabled at one point and now re-enabled.

The people who bought the game after it was disabled now have to login. And they are upset.

That's the gist of it I guess?

Yeah, the title is just a bit weird. Of course it was Sony requiring a PSN account, who else would it be.

 

[Ogbert]

So...why is this such a big deal? Literally takes like 1 to 3 minutes depending on if you have a psn account already or not. Can only add future benefits I imagine also.

Is this people just crying just for the sake of crying?

Legitly asking.

PC gamers do not like additional logins.

 

[feynoob]

I mean I won't play some games because of it, but the whining? Yeah, that's just something PC gamers love to do.

Sony is betting the game is big enough to weather the storm here. They want these users on PSN because they know they're prepping the PC Storefront and the more people who are already registered to use it, the better.

Issue is PSN doesnt work on some regions. This would break the game, since you need parties to do content or stuck with AI.

The crackheads at the Sony HQ didnt think that through very well.

 

[crazyriddler]

Yep, pc gamers don't get messed up as much as console gamers, that's why online play is still free.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Now at almost 18,000 and it's only 2:20 pm EST.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Human stupidity always seems to surprise me. You have a massively successful product loved by everyone and then you do this. Way to ruin your income.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Sony is definitely going to start launching all their games day one on Steam ASAP, this is the type of response and free publicity you just can't get enough of as a company.

 

[Topher]

Yeah, the title is just a bit weird. Of course it was Sony requiring a PSN account, who else would it be.

Yeah....that's a bit of a "no shit" title, isn't it?

 

[geary]

PC gamers do not like additional logins.

I have my accounts on a sticky note on the second monitor...Origin, Uplay, Steam, Epic, Battle.net, Activision, Xbox, GoG, GeforceNow, SquareEnix, Warframe, Rockstar.... One more...easy peanuts

 

[scarlet0pimp]

Well I don't mind this personally, it will be the future as they start to chance the MAU numbers. Sea of theives on the PS is the same playstation dudes will count twords Microsofts MAUs to please shareholders. If this game does ever come to xbox then you would need a PS account then no doubt.

 

[ManaByte]

Overwatch 2 looking at those reviews:

 

[N0S]

AnotherOne

 

[mayham2199]

Still see tons of people playing the game and very near the 24 hour peak mid afternoon.

 

[blue velvet]

This has been the problem with Sony, once they get their success, they start being cocky. They're just so lucky their competitor is incompetent.
The PC users will not trust their future GAAS games after this, ya fuck around and find out. I feel bad for the dev, honestly.

 

[Portugeezer]

Bunch of fucking babies.

 

[DrFigs]

What a bunch of babies

 

[Gudji]

Good fuck sony.

 

[Topher]

Still see tons of people playing the game and very near the 24 hour peak mid afternoon.

They are pretending Sony are the automatons.

Take that you undemocratic bastards!

 

[Fabieter]

The internet bitches about everything these days.

 

[Revolutionary]

 

[Elios83]

Lol completely pointless sensationalism from a bunch of cry babies, most of them will make the account and continue to play anyway.

 

[TropicanaTwista]

People are such crybabies nowadays, it's unreal. I get it, the game worked without needing that before, so yes technically it is not needed. But it takes what, 2 mins to create an account? All that time you spent bitching and writing a negative review, you could have just created an account and been in the game.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Issue is PSN doesnt work on some regions. This would break the game, since you need parties to do content or stuck with AI.

The crackheads at the Sony HQ didnt think that through very well.

I'm sure they were aware. It's probably less than 1% of the player population...

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

#FreeHelldivers2

 

[Sentenza]

On one hand it's almost heartwarming to see people stand up to things in this industry, rather than just bending over and take it every time.
On the other hand, it's not clear why it seems to happen almost systematically for completely inconsequential bullshit like this.

It's just a one-time linking with a fucking account. They aren't asking people to download a different client or to start playing the game on an entirely different service.

 

[Luipadre]

Steam reviews are fucking trash

 

[a multicultural team of v]

On one hand it's almost heartwarming to see people stand up to things in this industry, rather than just bending over and take it every time.
On the other hand, it's not clear why it seems to happen almost systematically for completely inconsequential bullshit like this.

Anyone complaining about this who has ever purchased a loot box or other predatory DLC should have all their gaming accounts immediately deleted.

 

[Arsic]

Really shouldn’t matter.

Plus, it’ll likely add trophy support for PC players this way, right?

Oh well. Not like they’ll stop playing. It just hurts the game and developer they love lol.

 

[Bond007]

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