In a resounding win for the gaming community, after Sony reversed its decision to make PSN linking mandatory, Arrowheads’ CEO Jhan Pilestedt praised Helldivers 2<\/em>\u00a0players for their unity in tough times and setting the groundwork for a new standard for upcoming live service games.<\/p>
“We together want to set a new standard for what a live game is,” Pilestedt\u00a0said on May 6<\/a>, adding to the need for “developers and the community to support each other to create the best game experience.”<\/p>
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Helldivers 2<\/a>‘s<\/em>\u00a0developer played with fire last weekend, requiring players to link their PlayStation Network<\/a> accounts to their Steam accounts to continue playing the game. The move drew criticism towards the developer, leading to Steam reviews plummeting to “overwhelmingly negative,” with everybody showcasing their displeasure.<\/p>
Millions of players from 177 countries feared losing access to\u00a0Helldivers 2<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>with the PlayStation Network unavailable in their countries. According to the developer, account linking was temporarily optional due to technical errors. The developer made it a mandatory requirement after it fixed the issues.<\/p>
In light of the backlash, Sony went back on its words<\/a> and assured players the requirement would remain optional. The development has also paved the way for many upcoming live-service games, which could refer to this saga. This incident was nothing short of a revolution in retrospect.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
