What's wrong with PSN?

[KaosRebourne]

What's the problem with having to use a PSN account? And before you say data breach, they had one major breach 13 years ago that effected about 70 million users. Steam had one this year, that effected 35 million users.

So that can't be your major issue.

[badboyec24]

If it includes the psn overlay the only negative I see is steam deck compatibility, but if they do what they did with God of War Ragnarök, the psn requirement will be mute on steam deck. But I owned a playstation so I had an account.

Though it just seems people don't trust publishers that require an account with them, even though quite a bit of games do have this requirement including Microsoft.

[Molesworth.Houghton]

Am i right when i write that the PSN launcher forces you to be permanently online while playing ?

[KaosRebourne]

Originally posted by Molesworth.Houghton:

Am i right when i write that the PSN launcher forces you to be permanently online while playing ?

I'm not sure

[KaosRebourne]

Originally posted by badboyec24:

If it includes the psn overlay the only negative I see is steam deck compatibility, but if they do what they did with God of War Ragnarök, the psn requirement will be mute on steam deck. But I owned a playstation so I had an account.

Though it just seems people don't trust publishers that require an account with them, even though quite a bit of games do have this requirement including Microsoft.

I can understand that part. I already have PlayStation as well, so it was a non issue for me.
I think people just love to crap on Sony, and over inflate any negativity.

[Menagerie]

It's a single player game. Most people complaining don't like the fact that Sony is trying to force joining another service to play something that doesn't need online functionality.

Basically, if you want me to give you my data there needs to be an actual benefit to me. Paying you covers me getting the game. Now what do I get for agreeing to sign up?

Requiring PSN also excludes somewhere decently over 150 countries from being able to play the game because they don't support signups from those regions.

[KaosRebourne]

Originally posted by Menagerie:

It's a single player game. Most people complaining don't like the fact that Sony is trying to force joining another service to play something that doesn't need online functionality.

Basically, if you want me to give you my data there needs to be an actual benefit to me. Paying you covers me getting the game. Now what do I get for agreeing to sign up?

Requiring PSN also excludes somewhere decently over 150 countries from being able to play the game because they don't support signups from those regions.

Well for starters, it's 118 countries without PSN.
But as for requiring their service, isn't that what every major company does? Whether it's 2k, EA, Microsoft, Ubisoft, etc.

[Menagerie]

Originally posted by KaosRebourne:

Originally posted by Menagerie:

It's a single player game. Most people complaining don't like the fact that Sony is trying to force joining another service to play something that doesn't need online functionality.

Basically, if you want me to give you my data there needs to be an actual benefit to me. Paying you covers me getting the game. Now what do I get for agreeing to sign up?

Requiring PSN also excludes somewhere decently over 150 countries from being able to play the game because they don't support signups from those regions.

Well for starters, it's 118 countries without PSN.

Oh well now that it's down to only 118 countries that can't access the software because Sony needs to pad their numbers and get marketing data it's alright.

But as for requiring their service, isn't that what every major company does? Whether it's 2k, EA, Microsoft, Ubisoft, etc.

Microsoft rarely does and then it's for multiplayer, and I don't buy EA or Ubisoft games. EA because they make crap I don't care about and Ubisoft because they shut off parts of old single player games that... wait for it... require an online connection to their servers.

Honestly, I can't remember the last time I got a 2K game at this point. I don't even remember if they require that on any single player games.

Edit: Let's be honest. You asked why. I gave you reasons. You don't like them, so you think they're somehow invalid because you want the argument.

I just stopped in to see if they had changed that requirement and figured I'd give you some reasons in good faith. Now I'm off to watch The Expanse with the gf and you can, I guess, be argumentative about it if it matters that much.

I've been interested in the game for awhile, but there are plenty of good games out there I can play instead.

[Astroooooooo]

PLEASE ADD YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER TO FILE, JUST IN CASE YOU WANT TO BUY SOMETHING PLEASE BUY SOMETHING WHY WON'T YOU BUY SOMETHING.

/S

The better question is: why is a PSN account necessary? (spoiler: it isn't).

[🇩🇪🦀「Eric」🐢🇩]

i don't want to log in somewhere else, when i play a game on Steam. there is also huge security risk with Sony. better questin is: why do you want to log in so bad?

[KaosRebourne]

Originally posted by 🇩🇪🦀「Eric」🐢🇩:

i don't want to log in somewhere else, when i play a game on Steam. there is also huge security risk with Sony. better questin is: why do you want to log in so bad?

If security is the problem, does that mean you are dropping Steam as well? And like Ghost of Tsushima, you didn't have to log in elsewhere, but one time. After that, it was all automatic.

[Grimzy]

Originally posted by KaosRebourne:

Originally posted by 🇩🇪🦀「Eric」🐢🇩:

i don't want to log in somewhere else, when i play a game on Steam. there is also huge security risk with Sony. better questin is: why do you want to log in so bad?

If security is the problem, does that mean you are dropping Steam as well? And like Ghost of Tsushima, you didn't have to log in elsewhere, but one time. After that, it was all automatic.

I find it ironic how people use "security" as justification when they freely give out much more private info to far less secure providers.
It is baffling. Especially since this jsut need an account and not credit card or any other info.
(unless you live in one of those blessed countries where the government forces you to upload a copy of the ID to make an acount, but again, thats not a sony requirement but a forced one put by your government officials)

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by KaosRebourne:

Originally posted by 🇩🇪🦀「Eric」🐢🇩:

i don't want to log in somewhere else, when i play a game on Steam. there is also huge security risk with Sony. better questin is: why do you want to log in so bad?

If security is the problem, does that mean you are dropping Steam as well? And like Ghost of Tsushima, you didn't have to log in elsewhere, but one time. After that, it was all automatic.

Steam has never really been compromised whereas Sony have had multiple security breaches in the last 15 years including being hacked by a bunch of Children in 2011.

[Guyver]

Originally posted by Molesworth.Houghton:

Am i right when i write that the PSN launcher forces you to be permanently online while playing ?

Just like social media. But, as usual, no one ever moans about that.

[KaosRebourne]

Originally posted by J4MESOX4D:

Originally posted by KaosRebourne:

If security is the problem, does that mean you are dropping Steam as well? And like Ghost of Tsushima, you didn't have to log in elsewhere, but one time. After that, it was all automatic.

Steam has never really been compromised whereas Sony have had multiple security breaches in the last 15 years including being hacked by a bunch of Children in 2011.

LMAO!!! Please do your research, then come back.

[KaosRebourne]

Originally posted by Guyver:

Originally posted by Molesworth.Houghton:

Am i right when i write that the PSN launcher forces you to be permanently online while playing ?

Just like social media. But, as usual, no one ever moans about that.

I've never understood this criticism. People are only all day everyday as it is, but when it comes to a game, they complain about it. Unless you're in some podunk town, I don't get it.