Helldivers 2 has now been delisted from Steam in 177 countries following controversy with PlayStation Network.
Not only that, existing players will also be forced to connect to an active PlayStation Network account to access the Sony-published game by June 5,leaving players furious.
Many have made note that PSN is only available in 70 countries, which could lead to players potentially being unable to access the game, causing a ton of outrage andreview-bombing on Steam.
With nowhundreds of thousands of negative reviews, Helldivers 2 has beendelisted from Steamin 177 countries on May 5, most of which being countries where PlayStation Network is not available to users.
Helldivers 2 is no longer purchasable in 177 countries where PSN is not available (but some are still available like Baltics).This game has now received 215,000 negative reviews.pic.twitter.com/jJrb9QFafR
Since the initial announcement, players suspected that the developers Arrowhead weren’t behind the sudden changes. And it appearsthey were right according to game community manager Spitz.
“The response from our dev teams has been pretty universally negative and we’re looking for better options,” he said.
With the overwhelming backlash to the changes forced by Sony, the community is hopeful that they’ll reverse the decision after the game has been bombarded with negative reviews.
Thankfully,Steam is permitting players to refund the game, including those that are well past the typical under two hours played refund rule.
PlayStation also appears to have relented. The Publisher announced thatthe May 6 update for Helldivers 2 will not go aheadand Steam users will no longer be required to make a PSN account to play.
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Shay Robson was a Staff Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in shooter games like Valorant and Call of Duty, as well as sports games like EA SPORTS FC. He also covered Twitch and YouTube content. He also has bylines at Gamezo.
