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Sony's sudden move towards the requirement of a mandatory PSN account to play Helldivers 2 left the whole community in shock. Currently, it is impossible to create a PSN account in more than 130 countries worldwide.
The PSN account becoming mandatory for playing Helldivers 2 made Sony delist the game from 177 countries on Steam. Players were unable to buy the game, leading to massive negative review and refund spree. Fortunately, it made Sony overturn their decision and make PSN accounts optional for all PC players.
However, the game is still delisted in those countries. Arrowhead's CEO, Johan Pilestedt, shared an update on when the game might get relisted on Steam.
Arrowhead CEO shares update on Helldivers 2 Steam Delist Issue
In a recent tweet, the Helldivers Alert Twitter account shared a screenshot of the message from Pilestedt on the official Helldivers 2 community server. The Arrowhead boss stated, "Sorry no, I'm speaking to our partners at PlayStation and Valve and pushing for it to be undone. Getting the account linking took a herculean effort, but I won't rest in my desire to have it available everywhere."
The game will be relisted on Steam pretty soon as players start changing their reviews to positive after Sony backed off with their account linking policy. Arrowhead's CEO Pilestedt and the team behind the game have been very supportive in this process as they are stood firmly in favour of the Helldivers 2 community.
Helldivers 2 is Sony's Golden Goose on PC. The live-service title has brought in more sales than other PlayStation-published titles on PC. Moreover, the live-service model adds more opportunities for player base expansion in the near future as the game keeps getting updated each month. Thanks to Arrowhead's love for the Helldivers 2 community, which managed to create a positive change even in the face of adversity.
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