it may seem like most of the countries negatively impacted by it were in the global south but don't let that fool you
Playstation: We've heard your feedback, the May 6 Helldivers 2 update will not be moving forward.
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it may seem like most of the countries negatively impacted by it were in the global south but don't let that fool you
Games aren't "just" art. This is also the entertainment industry. The only way they are being "bullied" is if you feel the business is entitled to money for products the customer does not want (they are not) or that the (former) need for a PSN account is some type of artistic decision (it is not).
While you are 100% correct in that things not in the generic white cis male wheelhouse are more prone to smear campaigns and review bombing for nefarious reasons, this is not one of those times. If anything, this proves the merit of user reviews when used with their intended purpose. Sony is not some innocent victim here. They were content to throw a lot of users in countries not acknowledged by PSN under the bus.
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Because:
1. Only 69 countries could legally play HD2 if it was enforced from day 1.
2. Anyone who doesn't like to link to PSN wouldn't have bought the game in the first place. (Or refunded in the 2 hour period when they saw they needed to link it when trying to play the game)
changing this a few months after people who don't like linking or have no legal path to play this game in their country is the issue here.
That's the funny thing about art. It's always a commodity and most of the numerical values are assigned on vibes
Banksy already showed us that. The entire entertainment industry shows it too because they exist to sell copies
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Ideally yes? certainly a democratic approach by customers is better for the customer than the lets make all the money approach from shareholders.
The PSN account requirement was for steam. It makes sense to leave them on steam.
I think part of the problem people had was PSN being unavailable in so many places + Sony having 'make an account in a place you don't live a risk for a ban' in their TOS. It made things pretty weird in that regard.
I think it depends what you mean by technical. They probably weigh the market size and the percentage of users they will capture through unofficial means (accounts in other regions) against the cost of officially clearing any regulatory/legal hurdles.
PSN MAU is a big one, but other functionality is tied to it like the overlay for GoT (trophies, PSN friends list, chat etc.), hopefully cross-progression soon. Their single-player games don't need it, you can play GoT without it but the MP legends mode requires it (and the PS overlay features).
Good that the requirement was removed. I still don't understand the level of hatred levelled at Arrowhead or even Sony to some degree. It was clearly an oversight that PSN wasn't available in many countries, certainly on AH's part. They then took a week to discuss and revise, in the meantime de-listing in impacted countries.
With that said, it'd be nice if we could avoid third party accounts in games entirely unless cross-progression matters to you.
With that said, it'd be nice if we could avoid third party accounts in games entirely unless cross-progression matters to you.
apparently we should except any shit shovelled our way and be grateful
The not supported regions thing probably caught them off guard, this is why they reverted.
I hope there is some improvement on how they handle regions.
I hope there is some improvement on how they handle regions.
Sony CEO had that artistic vision of increased account numbers and now it's ruined :'{
Exactly. I left a bad review and I have no reason to change it. Going back on it doesn't erase what was done. Live with it.
Fortunately that's the lesser evil we have to endure after making Ubisoft and EA understand that we weren't going to their store to buy their crap and they ended up caving in and re-listing all their stuff back on Steam after pulling it thinking they were being business geniouses.
And I still get pissy when Bethesda games try to force their account down my throat to play a single player game although you can usually sidestep it by adding the executable to Windows' firewall blocks.
I think the delisting of the game in some places is ultimately what did it. The fact that they were planning this from day one but sold it in territories where PSN wasn't available means that someone in the chain wasn't thinking this through. Still, I hope PSN account linking comes as an option. I really want cross-progression.
Obviously my point won't apply to the countries where PSN isn't supported, but I do think there's an important takeaway here in that a games store page saying an account is required shouldn't be ignored.
The implementation was handled in the worst possible way by AH/Sony (they never should have made it skippable) but this also wasn't the total "surprise!" that some were making it out to be.
The implementation was handled in the worst possible way by AH/Sony (they never should have made it skippable) but this also wasn't the total "surprise!" that some were making it out to be.
An idiotic own goal in the making but a late save.
Just let your extremely popular, good game do it's thing. Feels like execs make decisions just to say they do things sometimes (most of the time).
Just let your extremely popular, good game do it's thing. Feels like execs make decisions just to say they do things sometimes (most of the time).
Gamers speak like jilted lovers over the most banal shit. Completely bizarre.
You have a weird way of spelling user feedback. I'm not surprised.
Replace 'Live' with 'Deal', if it makes you feel better. Doesn't change anything.
May 6th, so today, is when all new users would be required to link their PSN
I hope we get some really nice looking blue bars. Would make a great looking Cape. I know they are doing one but I want it to be more blue.well, the healing has begun
Oh, was it? I thought it wasn't mandatory until June 4th?
Oh, I see. New players linking up was on the 6th. Welp turns out I'm the tired one. Will delete my post.
Bububut wait! People here said the negative reviews wouldn't change!!well, the healing has begun
Never doubt the helldivers community. Such a unique community, reminds me a lot of those early Destiny 1 days where everyone was helping everyone.
...It's really not that big a foul.
The overreaction some people are making over an email sign-in from a publisher (something done countless times prior) is something.
The countries PSN wasn't available in was the real issue.
The constant insinuation that leaving a negative review on something is so extreme, pathetic and over the top when it takes less time than signing up for a PSN account which is supposed to be no big deal is another thing I don't understand about this situation.
People acting like not supporting something that they don't see as a big deal is some kind of monumental task that takes all of your energy and you must be absolutely seething with rage
People acting like not supporting something that they don't see as a big deal is some kind of monumental task that takes all of your energy and you must be absolutely seething with rage
This is all very well and good, but it does nothing to address the root cause that the PSN infrastructure appears to be unprepared/inadequate to support GAAS as a significant business initiative.
Poster on a gaming forum mocks others for behaving passionately about gaming on a gaming forum where gaming is the primary topic of discussion.
It's though a good reminder that asking nicely not only does not work, it will also get you a very snarky "haha fuck off" or "stop being poor" reply from these corporate ghouls ("we have a product for that, it's called the 360 yadda yadda")
That has been happening for a long time.
In this case people who legally purchased the game were going to lose access. This was much more than just not liking something
It likely has very little to do with the negative reviews. They sold it into markets that would not have access to it, that's a much bigger problem than negative steam reviews.
This is so ridiculous. Especially considering that Arrowhead themselves are the ones that was pushing the community to speak up.
Luckily your take doesn't seem to be a common one.
I downloaded Max Payne 3 on my recently purchased Steam Deck OLED. I cannot even start this SP game without a Rockstar account.
Eh i'd say this situation is just more of the outlier, in most cases review bombing is a bad and done disingenuously
