Sony finally surrenders: PSN accounts will be 'optional' for games on Steam, but they'll give you free stuff if you sign up

[simple@lemm.ee]

Great, now when will they restore the games for the rest of the world? They've been removed on Steam since forcing PS accounts.

[ampersandrew@lemmy.world]

The thing is, the trust is gone. I still might not buy their games again unless/until they resume releasing them on GOG.

[aguyacrosstheinternet@fedia.io]

And for how long will they be optional this time?

[cris16228@lemmy.today]

‍️‍️‍️ me with the new spider man

[tommysoda@lemmy.world]

And then they wait for everyone to buy their games before they bring it back. Not saying it will happen. Just that it might.

[zerohora@lemmy.ml]

Until they need to inflate numbers before showing to shareholders

[bahbah23@lemmy.world]

No such thing as free stuff.

[flux@lemmy.world]

I'm OK with buying now based on the fact they reversed this. They did what I wanted and the reason I waited to buy so I'll hold up my end. They should be happy people are even buying the games. If they ever change this policy they are other options. I'd love to see what the sales numbers are from before and after the requirement. I'm guessing it wasn't just the articles but actual decline in sales.

[screen_shatter@lemmy.world]

Cool, I've been wanting to play the new god of war but passed on it because of this bullshit. Time to put it back on my wishlist and ... wait some more for a sale, which is never much of a discount with Sony

[burgersc12@mander.xyz]

It's easy, do not buy games from the billionaire companies who do not care about you. They are gonna do whatever is necessary to make money off of you, that's how they became billion dollar companies in the first place.

[rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world]

This happened with Helldivers, everybody forgave them and immediately rewarded them by continuing to play/buy, and then they turned around and stuck PSN account requirements on a tonne of other games. Looking forward to the same cycle happening again very soon 🫡

[technomad@slrpnk.net]

Awesome! I will actually consider purchasing them now.

Great job for those of you that took a stance against this! Voting with your wallet works.

#fuckanticonsumerpractices

[kelly@lemmy.world]

I've lost track, is Helldiver's 2 still PSN optional but still unavailable in non-PSN regions?

[kelly@lemmy.world]

An account for PlayStation Network will become optional for these titles on PC.

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/01/29/new-in-game-content-incentives-coming-to-playstation-games-on-pc/

This is very explicitly not making any promises beyond these 4 titles.

[lost_my_mind@lemmy.world]

Hey, what's this skull and crossbones flag doing here? Oh right. That's my pirate flag that I fly high as I sail the seas........for no reason......no reason at all. Yep. Mods, it's just a flag that's being flown for no reason at all. Certainly not one that needs mod intervention......

flying flag

[katana314@lemmy.world]

As I understand it, there's not currently a PSN restriction on Helldivers 2. Valve themselves blocked it because Sony was making no promises that it would continue to be a legal and playable purchase in outside countries.

I would guess Sony may still have to convince Valve to increase the game's availability. To sell a product that will remain usable, Valve needs a better commitment/promise than "We'we so sowwy consumews, we pwomise we won't do it again." Probably some kind of contract.

[lost_my_mind@lemmy.world]

I'm not saying I will eat this double cheeseburger......but I might.

Pay no attention to my hungry stomach, or my staring gaze at this delicious double cheeseburger with just the perfect balance of meat to cheese ratio. Melting in almost a gooey waterfall down the sides of these patties. With just a hint of ketchup at the top, and topped with lettuce to give it a crunch.

I'm not saying if I will eat this double cheeseburger.......but I might.

[domi@lemmy.secnd.me]

I'm surprised they did this. Would have assumed most people don't care and we were getting a PC PSN launcher very soon.

[zahille7@lemmy.world]

Nice. Just in time for me to consider buying it even more.

Consider

[ampersandrew@lemmy.world]

Personally, I don't even like piracy as a form of protest. It means you're spending time on their game when you could be spending time and money on a game that respects your values. Plus, if you like the game, you're still spreading positive word of mouth. I don't need to play Horizon when there's so much else out there.