Everyone knows that Sony’s PSN requirement on PC could be very unpopular, however the firm has made it clear it has no intention to scrap it sooner or later.
Earlier this yr, Sony confronted a little bit of a PR disaster when it introduced it could be forcing Helldivers 2 gamers to attach their sport to a PSN account, regardless of the actual fact it had been out for months on the time. Sony quickly walked back that decision, however later releases, including the Horizon Zero Dawn remaster, have saved the requirement in, regardless of that exact title being single-player. This fixed inclusion of the requirement has led a lot of Sony’s flagship titles to finish up with some fairly combined critiques on Steam, however that hasn’t modified the corporate’s plans, as in a current investors call, Sony president Hiroki Totoki made it clear as to why it has the requirement within the first place.
“We now have discovered loads,” Totoki stated (thanks, PC Gamer). “The way in which to face the problems concerning PC, as an example, the PlayStation accounts that now we have provided—by providing them, as an example, generally that tends to ask pushback. However for the stay service video games, in an effort to preserve order of the gaming, in order that anyone can benefit from the sport safely, we have to create [an] atmosphere conducive to that, [and] in fact having fun with the sport freely.
“Having some restrictions – [we] might not name it a rule – however to ask the customers and players to comply with the way and [that] stability is essential. We now have to proceed to hunt one of the simplest ways to realize this.” As PC Gamer notes, this was translated stay, nevertheless it’s apparent that what Totoki is saying right here is that the PSN requirement is right here to remain. This may clearly proceed to be irritating for a lot of gamers, as there are nonetheless loads who stay in international locations the place you’ll be able to’t also have a PSN account, regardless of Steam present there.
By way of everybody else who can get an account however simply would not wish to, effectively, I am positive Sony is simply ready for them to cease caring. I am positive it may possibly afford to.
