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Sony Backtracks Faced With Anger Of 'Helldivers 2' Players

Sony backtracked Monday after players of its popular cooperative third-person shooter game "Helldivers 2" pushed back against a requirement to link with its PlayStation Network platform.

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Sony makes Helldivers 2 PSN account linking U-turn — gamer uproar and review bombing turned the tide

Sony makes Helldivers 2 PSN account linking U-turn — gamer uproar and review bombing turned the tide

Sony has made a massive U-turn, canceling plans that would have required Helldivers 2 PC players to have a linked PlayStation Network (PSN) and Steam account.

Tom’s Hardware

Helldivers 2 update: Sony reverses its decision to force PC players to sign up for PlayStationNetwork

Helldivers 2 update: Sony reverses its decision to force PC players to sign up for PlayStationNetwork

The Helldivers 2 mandate for a PlayStation Network account has been removed a day after 177 countries saw the game removed from their Steam store. What's next for players?

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Sony backs down on demand that Helldivers 2 players log into a PSN account

What a wild ride.

One of the year's best-selling games just got pulled from Steam in over 170 regions

Sony has delisted Helldivesr 2 on Steam in 177 regions following a controversial PSN mandate.

Helldivers 2 CEO apologizes for Sony PSN requirement fiasco as Steam review bombing continues: "I hope we will make it up and regain the trust"

As Helldivers 2 players continue to push back against new PSN requirements from Sony, Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt apologizes to the community.

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Sweet liberty, are Helldivers 2 players not happy about having to link their Steam accounts to the PlayStation hive mind

10,000 negative reviews and counting.

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'Helldivers 2' in review bombing uproar as Sony introduces new mandatory account requirements on PC players (UPDATED)

'Helldivers 2' in review bombing uproar as Sony introduces new mandatory account requirements on PC players (UPDATED)

Sony ignites controversy among Helldivers 2 fans by re-adding a requirement for PSN and Steam accounts to be linked together by June 4, otherwise they can't play the game anymore.

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Alright, fun's over—Helldivers 2 wants you to link your Steam account with a PlayStation Network one, with Sony reminding players it was a 'grace period'

Alright, fun's over—Helldivers 2 wants you to link your Steam account with a PlayStation Network one, with Sony reminding players it was a 'grace period'

I'm sure this'll go down smooth.

Helldivers 2 PC players will be forced to link to a PSN account later this month for greater security from Sony

Helldivers 2 PC players will be forced to link to a PSN account later this month for greater security from Sony

Technical difficulties made linking optional at launch

PlayStation trophy support is coming to PC, starting with Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut

PlayStation trophy support is coming to PC, starting with Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut

The PC version of Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut will get trophy support alongside multiplayer cross-play.

How to set a PlayStation Network passkey

How to set a PlayStation Network passkey

Sony’s new method of logging in is a big time-saver that is well worth enabling.

Is PlayStation Network down? Game downloads stop working as The Finals hits the PS Store

Players are seeing error codes when trying to download games

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Sony's PlayStation Network suspensions demonstrate disc-free downsides

Sony's PlayStation Network suspensions demonstrate disc-free downsides

Many PSN users received permanent suspensions for no reason on Monday.

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Is PlayStation Network down? Hundreds of users report outages

The servers enable gamers to play online

The 10 best Battlefield games of all-time

No matter the theater of war you want to play in, the best Battlefield games have plenty to offer

The Last of Us Part 2: everything we know about TLOU on PC

The Remastered sequel finally makes Naughty Dog's entire saga playable on PC.

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