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PSN requirements causes God of War: Ragnarök to be review-bombed on Steam

Asmir Kovacevic

Published: 23:00, 20 September 2024

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PSN requirements causes God of War: Ragnarök to be review-bombed on Steam

God of War: Ragnarök is being review-bombed on Steam

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God of War: Ragnarok, a highly acclaimed game from 2022, was recently released on the PC platform, specifically on Steam.
However, it received negative reviews due to a requirement that players must link their PlayStation Network (PSN) account with their Steam account, even though the game is a single-player-only title.
Many players expressed frustration with this requirement, as it was not necessary for previous Sony titles and limited the game's availability to regions covered by the PSN.
Sony announced that linking PSN accounts would be required, but over 2,000 reviewers on Steam still complained about the feature.

God of War: Ragnarök is being review-bombed on Steam

God of War: Ragnarok is available on Steam as of yesterday, and many players are leaving negative reviews due to, you're guessing, PSN requirements to play the game.

On September 19, 2024, one of the best games from 2022, God of War: Ragnarok, found its way onto the PC platform—on Steam to be exact, but as soon as it landed on this digital store, it started to get a lot of negative reviews due to the very specific requirement you must fulfil if you want to enjoy this Santa Monica's action adventure on Steam.

Namely, if you want to play this game, like was the case with some previous Sony titles, you must link your PlayStation Network account with your Steam account, even though God of War: Ragnarok is a single-player-only title. As the players said, they could understand these requirements Sony placed earlier on Helldivers 2 because this game is a multiplayer title and constant online connection is required anyway.

Even though Santa Monica announced a long time ago that linking PSN accounts would be required, it didn't stop more than 2,000 reviewers on Steam from complaining about this feature anyway.

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However, one aspect of those complaints actually has a point, and that's the limited availability for all those countries and regions that are not covered by the PlayStation Network. For all those unaware and uninformed, PSN has really poor coverage, with only several great regions available for registering, while Steam can be registered all over the world without restrictions.

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God of War: Ragnarök will require linking PSN with Steam

Now everyone who wants to buy and play God of War: Ragnarok, for example, and the region they lived in isn't supported by the PSN region; in addition to faking PSN region, they now must fake Steam account as well, and it all seems like a lot of work for paying so much money, and that's probably why so many people are frustrated with Sony. Will this be changed in the future, and will Sony decide to change their approach? It remains to be seen.