Linking a PSN account has no benefit at all for players, it's just for Sony to collect data and not benefit of extensive support team infrastructure ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

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PSN is not available in every country, so creating an account using a VPN or selecting another country is against Playstation TOS and can lead to account termination: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psn-terms-of-service/

"ACCOUNT CREATION, USAGE AND SECURITY
3.1.   All information provided during Account creation, and during the use of your Account, must be accurate and complete. We reserve the right to suspend, terminate or restrict any Account (including as stated in Section 12.2 of this Agreement) that uses or was created using false information, or that we determine was created or used for a purpose that violates this Agreement.  
3.2. During Account creation you must select the country or region of your residence and in which your account will be registered in. Once your account is created, you will not be able to change the country or region code associated with your account."

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Before May 3rd, linking PSN account was optional, but after May 3rd, it's mandatory. 

Before: Signing in to PSN is optional when playing a PlayStation game on PC. 
https://web.archive.org/web/20240503105938/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/psn-sign-in-pc/

After: Some PlayStation games may require you sign in and link to an account for PSN.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/psn-sign-in-pc/

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It's a lose-lose situation for the developers, if you truly care for the game and player base opinon, fight for it with Sony and not with us.

Linking a PSN account has no benefit at all for players, it's just for Sony to collect data and not benefit of extensive support team infrastructure bullshit. ---------------------------------------------------------- PSN is not available in every country, so creating an account using a VPN or selecting another country is against Playstation TOS and can lead to account termination: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psn-terms-of-service/ "ACCOUNT CREATION, USAGE AND SECURITY 3.1.   All information provided during Account creation, and during the use of your Account, must be accurate and complete. We reserve the right to suspend, terminate or restrict any Account (including as stated in Section 12.2 of this Agreement) that uses or was created using false information, or that we determine was created or used for a purpose that violates this Agreement.   3.2. During Account creation you must select the country or region of your residence and in which your account will be registered in. Once your account is created, you will not be able to change the country or region code associated with your account." ---------------------------------------------------------- Before May 3rd, linking PSN account was optional, but after May 3rd, it's mandatory.  Before: Signing in to PSN is optional when playing a PlayStation game on PC.  https://web.archive.org/web/20240503105938/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/psn-sign-in-pc/ After: Some PlayStation games may require you sign in and link to an account for PSN. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/psn-sign-in-pc/ ---------------------------------------------------------- It's a lose-lose situation for the developers, if you truly care for the game and player base opinon, fight for it with Sony and not with us.