Block Sony As a Publisher

[Sir Valentine]

I am blocking Sony as a publisher on Steam should they go through and revert the PSN Requirement, if this is what I expect from all their games and not listen to their customers. Then I'm not going to participate or promote their market share.

You should to.

The policies that they are making mandatory including but not limiting to
-Poor Security
-Anti Mod Outlook such as Cosmetics
-Region Locking Players After selling their game and players enjoyed a functioning game without the necessary account integration.
-Claiming only necessary for live service/multiplayer games but making it a requirement for single player games like God of War.

They have failed as a Publisher, And are being incredibly selfish and childish claiming it's their servers, their rules.

I do not recommend any Developers engage with Sony after this without taking and withholding their right to go without the PSN requirements. If they build a market of games to make this impossible and yet still want to expand their market to PC gamers on Steam, without giving PC players the option then they are contributing to a toxic walled system and gatekeeping their library of games. And I don't believe that sits in line with what developers want when working with a publisher. Its bad reputation and can kill otherwise amazing talented developers who just want to do the thing they love.

I have very low confidence in Sony, I hope they leave Helldivers alone and make PSN account linking optional moving forward and invest in maintaining their servers the ability to run and do so like they can today.

If not, Please Consider Blocking Sony as a Publisher, and not contribute to their market share if they are providing experiences you do not want.

[Chocbomb]

They want your juicy data.

[melonLord]

Originally posted by Chocbomb:

They want your juicy data.

I really doubt its about data. They have other priorities.

[Vali Riversong]

Originally posted by melonLord:

Originally posted by Chocbomb:

They want your juicy data.

I really doubt its about data. They have other priorities.

Other than user data and bolstering the total amount of users for PSN for investors and such, what are their priorities?

[Silly frog]

This might sound like a crazy conspiracy, but I think they want to kill Helldivers so their own games aren’t overshadowed. It’s making them money, but they want to get the good press, not arrowhead

[Þiudareiks]

Already have.

[Atma]

Cool but you boycotting Sony isn't going to make the world boycott Sony, so they will be continuing w/ the PSN requirement exactly like they have been w/ every game they have launched on PC since HD2.

It will be back.

It's not about data, it's about control. If you need to have a PSN account to play, then they have ultimate control whether you play or not, which is important to them to maintain for their multiplayer games (their reasoning, not mine).

What doesn't really make sense is that the PSN requirement exists for their single player games as well.

[|_| Clyax]

Originally posted by melonLord:

Originally posted by Chocbomb:

They want your juicy data.

I really doubt its about data. They have other priorities.

I also want to know what you think their other priorities are.

[melonLord]

Originally posted by Vali Riversong:

Originally posted by melonLord:

I really doubt its about data. They have other priorities.

Other than user data and bolstering the total amount of users for PSN for investors and such, what are their priorities?

Originally posted by |_| Clyax:

Originally posted by melonLord:

I really doubt its about data. They have other priorities.

I also want to know what you think their other priorities are.

Pulling players into a singular "ecosystem" that they can easily control/moderate and use to push other Playstation products to you. Also like you said it looks good for investors.

[Atma]

Originally posted by melonLord:

Originally posted by Vali Riversong:

Other than user data and bolstering the total amount of users for PSN for investors and such, what are their priorities?

Originally posted by |_| Clyax:

I also want to know what you think their other priorities are.

Pulling players into a singular "ecosystem" that they can easily control/moderate and use to push other Playstation products to you. Also like you said it looks good for investors.

This does actually make sense and would explain why there's a PSN account requirement even for their single-player games.

[GHDW]

soyny consoles never cursed my life, and neither will this PSN account.

[VoiD]

Originally posted by Vali Riversong:

Originally posted by melonLord:

I really doubt its about data. They have other priorities.

Other than user data and bolstering the total amount of users for PSN for investors and such, what are their priorities?

That's a very minor concern.

Used to be the reason, 10 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njC6lQ_GJcA

[Parts]

i did this today, i recommend

[[SEAF] Cheez3™]

I dont really mind since I can just make a sony account, I plan to buy a ps5 this december so, it comes all along

[Echo2Omega]

Microsoft.
Electronic arts.
Ubisoft

(just to name a few) are all in the same boat with Sony

[The Dess 2023 GOTY Edition]

Originally posted by Atma:

Cool but you boycotting Sony isn't going to make the world boycott Sony, so they will be continuing w/ the PSN requirement exactly like they have been w/ every game they have launched on PC since HD2.

It will be back.

It's not about data, it's about control. If you need to have a PSN account to play, then they have ultimate control whether you play or not, which is important to them to maintain for their multiplayer games (their reasoning, not mine).

What doesn't really make sense is that the PSN requirement exists for their single player games as well.

I think Sony already boycotted the world through the PSN requirements that at least 180 countries do not have. This is a very good example of "never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake" type scenario.