Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed May 2024’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue and Classics titles.
08.05.2024 - 10:59 / digitaltrends.com / Jesse Lennox / Sony
It’s been a rough few days for Sony. After a plan to implement mandatory PlayStation Network accounts forHelldivers 2 players on PC went haywire, one would imagine that the company is having a lot of talks behind closed doors right now. If there’s one thing I hope Sony takes away from everything, it’s that PlayStation’s online services need a 2.0 revamp.
It all kicked off when Sony announced that all Helldivers 2 players on PC would be required to have a PSN account to play and would no longer be optional. The backlash was instant, but not for unfounded reasons. Many players expressed concern about living in a country where they couldn’t even create a PSN account, leading to the eventual backpedaling of the decision.
This fiasco with Helldivers 2 is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the issues the current online infrastructure desperately needs to resolve — and it isn’t just limited to PSN accounts. It’s time for PlayStation to modernize its online services if it’s moving into the world of PC gaming.
RelatedThe circus surrounding Helldivers 2 highlighted one major problem with Sony’s online service, but the issues with Sony’s services run deeper. First, there are the more pressing restrictions surrounding availability. PSN accounts are not available in all regions, and your account is locked to whatever region you create it in. This meant that anyone who had purchased Helldivers 2 and happened to live in one of the many countries in which they could not create a PSN account would be left out in the cold. While this no doubt irked a small subset of players prior to this event, shoehorning a PSN account requirement for a game sold on a platform offering the game everywhere becomes a bigger issue.
This also spotlighted the fact that PlayStation, a global brand, still limits PSN accounts to a relatively small list of countries. It is not acceptable that no one on the continent of Africa (except for South Africa) has access to PSN when PlayStation games are being sold there. PlayStation putting its games on PC is a huge step in the right direction for the accessibility of its titles, but not if its online service can’t keep up.
As you look deeper into Sony’s online services, smaller flaws begin to add up. So much is out of date and in need of a modern overhaul. You don’t even need to look back very far to see other examples. For instance, look to the recent Fallout 4 next-gen upgrade, which launched just last month to disastrous results. When this free update went
Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed May 2024’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue and Classics titles.
If you somehow haven’t played the 2018 open-world classic Red Dead Redemption 2 yet and you have a PlayStation Plus subscription, we have good news. PlayStation announced in a blog post Wednesday that the game will be available for free for the Plus program’s Extra and Premium tiers.
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has released the Polar Patriots Premium Warbond as planned after the boss of the studio polled fans on whether it should go ahead so soon after what he called “negative sentiment” over the game’s PlayStation Network account linking.
Fans of Helldivers 2 have started a petition asking developers Arrowhead to reinstate a fired employee in charge of community management. The employee, "Spitz", was let go following the fiasco in which Sony told PC players they would need to link their Steam and PlayStation Network accounts to continue playing the shooter. Sony and Arrowhead changed their mind about that after player backlash in the form of 100,000+ negative reviews on Steam. The kicker? Community manager "Spitz" was low-key encouraging players to continue the review bombing. This doesn't seem to have gone down well internally.
Sony has officially backed down from forcing all players on Steam to link their account to PlayStation Network after a weekend of boycotts, negative reviews, and mass refunds. Announced shortly before the launch of the game's next season, the switch from an optional to a mandatory PSN account managed to provoke the community after it was discovered that 121 countries around the world would be blocked from playing the game due to the service not being available. Fortunately, Arrowhead Studios and PlayStation have come to a solution that's satisfied the player base.
Amidst widespread backlash, Sony has walked back on its decision to make PlayStation Network logins mandatory for Helldivers 2 on PC.
Sony has walked back on its decision that mandated new and existing Helldivers 2 players on Steam to link their PlayStation Network accounts to Valve's service after severe backlash over the weekend. On Friday, Sony had announced that users would need to link their Steam account to their PSN account to continue playing Helldivers 2. The PlayStation parent and Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios received widespread criticism over the move, leading to the game being review bombed on Steam.
An entertainingCall of Duty: Warzone clip shows two players exchanging Self-Revive kits after downing each other. Since Call of Duty: Warzone was released, some unexpected occurrences have taken place, and this one shows that kind acts can still pay off.
has made waves as a live-service game that offers the complete package of fun gameplay, an engaging community, and interesting updates, but one move could undo a huge portion of what it's built over the past few months. As a sequel to the modestly popular top-down shooter, the third-person follow-up has managed to go toe-to-toe with major IPs and stands out as one of the biggest successes of 2024. Not everyone has been able to get in on the fun – isn't available on Xbox – but that hasn't slowed its momentum much.
It turns out the attempts to eliminate the bug threat through the use of Terminid Control Systems were entirely fruitless in . Now, it’s up to the Helldivers to deactivate these terminals across several major planets. To prevent the spread of the Terminid and to earn plenty of medals along the way, it’s essential for Helldivers to know how to deactivate the Terminid Control Systems.
A recent update makes dangerous changes to its most feared enemies. Stalkers, members of the Terminid faction, are some of the most dangerous bugs in . Their unique ability allows them to disguise themselves, allowing them to get the jump on players. Stalkers will often appear out of the blue when they're least expected, and if the players don't respond quickly, can wipe out an entire party in a manner of seconds. They're especially difficult to see through thick fog and fire tornadoes, making them even more of a threat during inclement weather.
Sony has announced that, starting next week, Helldivers 2 players on Steam will start to be required to connect their Steam account to a PlayStation Network account in order to play the hit bug and bot shooter. In response, PC players have taken to a now traditional campaign of review bombing to crater the game’s reputation on Steam and share their overwhelming dissatisfaction at this move.