The originally well-received Helldivers 2 now has a “mixed” review score on Steam following over 100,000 “mostly negative” review bombs from PC players unhappy about having to sign into Sony’s PlayStation Network to keep playing.
Developer Arrowhead said this linking requirement was made optional when the game released at the beginning of February due to technical issues. However, that initial “grace period” for Helldivers 2 players on Steam is now over, and yesterday, Helldivers 2’s publisher Sony announced that players on Steam will soon be required to link to a PlayStation Network (PSN) account. And the news has not gone down well.
Thousands of PC players have now hit back at both Arrowhead and Sony and changed their positive reviews to negative ones. Some cite Sony’s data leaks as a reason not to link their account, while other blame Sony’s “dictatorship” and “corporate greed“.
