It seems Sony decided not to learn anything and listens to the scandal that forced him to pull the PlayStation Network (PSN) from the version Helldivers 2 available on Steam as the Japanese company decided to pull the version Ghost of Tsushima Director’s cut for the same platform in countries that do not have access to the above PSN.

For people who have been offline lately, the version Helldivers 2 available on Steam got brutal last week bombing over 100,000 negative reviews because it started requiring a PlayStation Network account. That, in addition to the hassle of having to deal with another client between Steam and the game, made it difficult. Helldivers 2 it was not possible to play in many countries where PSN does not work, so they could not access the game. It’s true that Sony did warn in advance that it would require PSN some time after launch Helldivers 2 on Steam, but as usual most didn’t read the fine print.

Scandal with Helldivers 2 It got to the point where Sony had to fix and pull PSN, however it appears that it did The company decided not to learn anything from this, especially when they saw that she preferred to withdraw Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut for Steam in countries that do not have access to the PlayStation Network, or at least that’s how it was recorded in StemaDB. This decision is probably related to the fact that Valve’s platform positioned itself in favor of users when scandals arose around it Helldivers 2 It started to have an impact, even accepting late returns. PSN is required for multiplayer by site Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut on Steam, but given the precedent of another game mentioned in this post, it can’t be said that it makes much sense.

In short, and looking at history, it seems that Sony decided to learn from the path of fools. Whereas the Helldivers 2 can offer cross online between PlayStation 5 and Steam without the need for PlayStation Network, the stubbornness of placing its client in games sold through Valve’s platform only fits the principle vendor lock and anti-consumerism on his part.

If PSN follows when Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut goes to market, it is very likely that the campaign bombing negative reviews. If Valve stands up for its users again, which it says it will, We’ll see if the days of PlayStation video game releases on Steam are numbered.