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Helldivers 2 Has Been Delisted on Steam in Regions Where PSN Isn't Available | MMORPG.com

SystemSystem Member UncommonPosts: 12,599
edited May 5 in News & Features Discussion

imageHelldivers 2 Has Been Delisted on Steam in Regions Where PSN Isn't Available | MMORPG.com

Steam has apparently delisted Helldivers 2 in regions where PSN is not available.

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  • KnightFalzKnightFalz Member EpicPosts: 4,583
    Hopefully that delisting will come with a full refund for those that can no longer play. What a ridiculous mess.
    maskedweaselLeFantomeAbimorFrodoFraginsKyleranenesisxlr8ScotNeoyoshichojin2kValdemarJand 4 others.
  • Mr.GutsyMr.Gutsy Member UncommonPosts: 93
    edited May 5
    ubisoft: We're the most hated in 2024

    sony: Hold my beer
    Asm0deusKyleranRaagnarzLeFantomeNeoyoshichojin2kValdemarJDhampirDekahnGilcroixand 1 other.
  • FrodoFraginsFrodoFragins Member EpicPosts: 6,057
    So what's the real motivation behind making PC players get a PSN account? Sony just wants to make inroads with PC players and send them emails or something? Weird.
    ZenJelly
  • lordsmoklordsmok Member UncommonPosts: 75
    I cant believe they are doubling down on this...
    I wonder if june 4th will make a diff in charts...
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,427
    They did not have the sense to stop anyone from those countries buying into the game at launch, so they need to make good on this one way or another.
  • Batak_KillerBatak_Killer Member UncommonPosts: 399
    Damn what a clusterf***. I hope AH can rise up from this mess, they are a great developer and i hate for them being in a crossfire like this.
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  • NeoyoshiNeoyoshi Member RarePosts: 1,489
    edited May 5
    They may have done this to actually keep those who purchased the game in those regions from requesting the 'allowed refund' from valves refund clause that stipulates if a game changes it's terms of service post-launch; a game refund is allowed with no limitations.

    I'm not sure though if simply delisting a game people already own locks them out of the steam support process.
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  • AngrakhanAngrakhan Member EpicPosts: 1,839
    As someone who really loved this game I can say this is quite shocking. I mean really, Sony? I'm not even clear how requiring a PSN account benefits them. It's like some C level suit decided the game was too popular on non-Play Station platforms and was damaging the "corporate honor" or some such nonsense and they pulled this.

    I don't get it. This definitely goes in the top 5 or top 3 douchiest things a game publisher has ever done.
  • ValdemarJValdemarJ Member RarePosts: 1,419
    Hopefully that delisting will come with a full refund for those that can no longer play. What a ridiculous mess.

    According to this article Valve is issuing refunds to players in those regions even if they have a lot of play time. The article claims that Valve feels this is a better way to send a message to Sony rather than direct hate at a developer who didn't make the decision.


    I feel bad for Arrowhead. They love their game and their fans. That feels so rare in a live service game and the difference shows.

    A very tonedeaf Sony doesn't care and this isn't the first time they've thrown a studio under the bus.

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  • ValdemarJValdemarJ Member RarePosts: 1,419
    FrodoFragins said:
    So what's the real motivation behind making PC players get a PSN account? Sony just wants to make inroads with PC players and send them emails or something? Weird.

    Only Sony knows, but two reasons come to my mind. Data harvesting and playing with numbers for investors.

    People have dismissed data harvesting on various social media platforms citing Sony's size not needing that, but the top 3 US cellular providers (Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon) just got fined nearly a half billion dollars for collecting and selling customer data. If the data they collected was worth that fine, think how appealing it must be to Sony.
    Asm0deusKyleranFrodoFragins
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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,057
    edited May 5
    tzervo said:
    - Don't you guys have phones?
    - Surprise mechanics!
    - You don't own your AAAAAA games!
    ...
    - (amateurs, they will never see this coming..)
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  • LaterisLateris Member UncommonPosts: 1,847
    edited May 5

    ValdemarJ said:


    FrodoFragins said:

    So what's the real motivation behind making PC players get a PSN account? Sony just wants to make inroads with PC players and send them emails or something? Weird.



    Only Sony knows, but two reasons come to my mind. Data harvesting and playing with numbers for investors.

    People have dismissed data harvesting on various social media platforms citing Sony's size not needing that, but the top 3 US cellular providers (Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon) just got fined nearly a half billion dollars for collecting and selling customer data. If the data they collected was worth that fine, think how appealing it must be to Sony.



    I just started to go down the rabbit hole of data mining on the mobile devices on Mac, PC, and my windows 11 gaming PC...ooof! When I surf the web on my mobile my youtube subjects change on Youtube app for my apple tv..I always ignored it lol. I'll still play this game. I still play some games with my family on my old PS4.
    ValdemarJ
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,427
    Ubisoft and Sony are going out of they way to give us something to rant about this year, they need some sort of award. 
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