Sony removes PlayStation account requirement from 4 single-player Steam games: Marvel's Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarok, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
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redweasel@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
Glad they came to their senses. I had trouble setting up one as I have/had a sony group account with no security info which is needed to reset the password. Turns out sony doesn't filter periods from usernames from email. Just ended up adding a couple to my email address for a new account.
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kitnaht@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
Yeah, $10 for a remastered re-play of Horizon doesn't sound like a bad time tbh...
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dditty@lemm.eereplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
I've honestly wanted to play all of these but haven't gotten around to them and also didn't want to do the Sony account thing out of principle. I wonder how they'd perform on my Steam Deck OLED
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sidewayshighways@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
the steam page still shows 3rd party account requirement? or did I read wrong?
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foobarrington@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
God of War Ragnarok is really good! Valhalla (free DLC, included) is also pretty good, but only play it after the main game is finished.
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stardust@lemmy.careplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
Maybe there's a chance those games will come to GOG now that there isn't the psn requirement.
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ilikeboobies@lemmy.careplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
Only to add it back once they’ve made their sales
Can’t imagine anyone is going to fall for it
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computerchairgeneral@fedia.ioreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
Mildly surprised Sony actually budged on this. Of course, they really should have had this setup from the start. No one is going to like being forced to set up a PSN account to play a game, but I imagine a lot of people will do it for a free cosmetic skin or whatever in-game incentives they come up with.
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dannyboy@sh.itjust.worksreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
Is it cheaper if you own the base game? I'm seeing $64.99 CAD. For $10 and no account I'd totally replay it. I played through the first time on PS4.
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hal_5700x@sh.itjust.worksreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
"However, to incentivize you to still sign in with a PSN account while playing those games, Sony says that it will “soon” be adding “in-game content unlocks” like outfits and resources."
This is a half win.
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kitnaht@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
Yeah, it's a $10 upgrade if you own the base game; I got it on sale a long time ago for $14.
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taiyang@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
I have the base game and didn't know that, thank you random Internet person! $10 is indeed a good deal.
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taiyang@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
Iirc, Steam policy is to allow no-strings-attached refunds if that happens, and it indeed has happened before. I don't see Sony reneging, just doing as stated which is to provide incentives to log in.
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menixator@lemmy.dbzer0.comreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
They're still region locked on steam so I wouldn't hold my breath on this one.
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odo@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
Starting with tomorrow’s release of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for PC, we’re working to add more benefits to playing with an account for PlayStation Network. The Last of Us Part II Remastered (coming April 3, 2025), in addition to God of War Ragnarök and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, will all soon be adding in-game content unlocks for PlayStation Network account users.
"Working to" and "soon be adding" makes it sound like they haven't gone live with the patches for those games quite yet.
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ipkpjersi@lemmy.mlreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
No one is going to like being forced to set up a PSN account to play a game, but I imagine a lot of people will do it for a free cosmetic skin or whatever in-game incentives they come up with.
That's the thing I don't get. If they give a free skin or two, and advertise that, and also make it clear that it's optional, I see no reason why they wouldn't still get tons of people either way. That way, everyone is happy.
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muffi@programming.devreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
I really hope other publishers will be inspired. Just yesterday I had an hour to kill on a train ride, and wanted to play some Mass Effect on my SteamDeck. It took 25 minutes just to get started, because EA updated their required launcher, which couldn't be bypassed because it required Internet connection, and then forced the update (which of course bygge out, and had to be redone thrice). A 25 minute boot time for something that doesn't affect the game the slightest is a terrible user experience.
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aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comreplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
I bet the pirate versions were the superior product because they never required a PSN account.
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lucidnightmare@lemm.eereplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
Hey there! I'm also going through Mass Effect right now. The EA app is literally the only thing I HATE about trying to play through those games!
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lucidnightmare@lemm.eereplied to Guest 25 days ago last edited by
They were.
I bought God of War Ragnarok through Steam, and had a hell of a time trying to get past the PlayStation account. I spent an hour or two trying to do this, gave up, refunded the game, and immediately pirated the game.
No PlayStation login, and the game worked fine with whatever updates I could find.
Fuck that, and fuck Sony. You will not do that to me again. I can't speak for others though. I'm sure they will eventually pull this scummy shit again, and we'll be talking about it. Again.
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