Get the latest tech news
Sony boss admits forcing PC gamers into PlayStation accounts can "invite pushback," but insists they have to keep games safe – which doesn't really track in single-player
Horizon Zero Dawn remastered is the latest PC game to require a PSN account
(Despite some translation awkwardness, I've kept the exact wording of this interpreted quote to avoid any potential confusion through paraphrasing, though a smoother version of Totoki's comment here might be: 'I'd maybe not call it a rule.' This was easily the highest-profile "pushback" to Sony's PC praxis, and a rare dip for a game that's generally been a ginormous success for both PlayStation and developer Arrowhead. But it's also fair to argue that this adds a point of friction and potential failure – hello, PlayStation server sign-in issues, my old friend – to the process of playing a single-player game on your personal computer.
Or read this on r/technology
