A month after Helldivers 2\u2019s<\/em> Steam page was decimated with negative reviews for Sony\u2019s infamous PSN move, Arrowhead CCO Pilestedt has confirmed the rumored review bomb cosmetic cape is all ready to go live. Interestingly, however, the team is still waiting for the perfect time to release it.<\/p>
On May 11, inspired by players who suggested the PSN account-linking debacle should be immortalized in the game, Pilestedt shared<\/a> what looks like an intriguing teaser to a review bomb cape in a tweet, leaving fans starry-eyed for what\u2019s coming. The teased cape design featured red vertical lines, indicating the influx of negative reviews after Sony\u2019s announcement. He also acknowledged a fan-made design for the cape<\/a> to be \u201cpretty cool\u201d in a following tweet.<\/p>
Well, all that seemed to be a rumor\u2014until now. On June 14, replying to a curious fan\u2019s query<\/a>, Pilestedt confirmed the review bomb cape is indeed happening and is \u201cdone on their end.\u201d Unfortunately, they are yet to \u201cfind the right time to release it.\u201d So, as much as it\u2019s real, we still don\u2019t know when we can put on the honorary cape to celebrate the fandom\u2019s applaudable achievement while defending democracy.\u00a0<\/p>
Back in May, Sony announced it was going to make PSN accounts mandatory<\/a> for all Helldivers 2<\/em> players with an upcoming update, and it left the community baffled. As per Sony’s official statement on Steam, this rule was supposed to be enforced with the game’s initial launch in February but was delayed due to technical reasons. But with Sony dumping it on the player base months after release, those who bought Helldivers 2<\/em> before were being left with no option but to create a PSN account\u2014or risk losing access to the game.<\/p>
Naturally, players revolted<\/a>, leading to a historical display of the gaming community\u2019s potential against bad business moves. As Helldivers 2<\/em> surpassed Overwatch 2<\/em> to become Steam\u2019s worst-rated game of all time<\/a>, Sony was forced to cancel its PSN account update to reverse the damage.<\/p>
