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Sony quickly backs down on Helldivers 2 PSN requirement for PC players


After creating a massive kerfuffle by forcing Helldivers 2 PC players to link their accounts to the PlayStation Network, Sony is backing down.

After creating a massive kerfuffle by forcing Helldivers 2 PC players to link their Steam accounts to the PlayStation Network, Sony is backing down. After Sony's announcement that it would require players to link their Steam and PSN accounts, users pushed back en masse. Earlier this year, Sony President Hiroki Totoki promised to shrink the gap between PlayStation 5 and PC releases in an effort to grow profit margins.

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