The scenario round one among this 12 months’s breakout hits, Helldivers 2, continues to unfold as a brand new entrance has opened on this ongoing story. Now the Helldivers 2 PSN requirement controversy has advanced so as to add a delisting from effectively over 100 nations on Steam to the combo.
A number of hours in the past, Helldivers 2 was up to date on Steam eradicating the choice to buy it from over 170 Steam areas. These areas make up over 100 completely different nations the place it’s not potential to create a authorized PlayStation Community account. It appears this step was taken to forestall additional individuals shopping for it in areas that would not have the ability to meet the PSN account requirement. What isn’t recognized right now is that if this motion was taken by Sony or Valve.
Right this moment has additionally seen many customers efficiently requesting refunds by way of Steam, whether or not or not it’s as a result of they’re from a area that can’t legally create a PSN account or out of protest of this modification.
We’ve reached out to Sony and Valve to inquire about who took the steps to delist the sport, and can replace this text if we obtain any additional data.
What else is going on with the Helldivers 2 PSN controversy?
Past that, one of many group managers for Arrowhead has addressed some points. First, it was clarified that the announcement, FAQ, and coverage are all coming down from Sony, which publishes Helldivers 2, and never from Arrowhead internally. Second, they clarified the scenario concerning gamers who have already got the sport, however reside in areas that do not have PSN accounts with the next assertion:
“If a greater answer is not supplied for gamers who’re in areas with out PSN protection, I am assured that we cannot be making the requirement obligatory for these gamers. We’re not going to drive individuals to both break Sony TOS or not play the sport.”
The reference to the Sony TOS is that making an account in a area you aren’t in, is breaking their phrases of service, and will result in a ban. The group supervisor went on to share that participant displeasure offers them extra leverage within the dialogue with Sony. That remark, pulled just like the earlier from the official Helldivers discord, was as follows:
Gamers making their displeasure recognized via opinions, refunds and so on. offers us extra pull within the discussions with Sony. They do not learn our Discord. It hurts to see the sport’s recognition endure in rankings, however discussions are ongoing and our staff is on the aspect of the gamers on this battle. It is unrealistic to count on individuals to make PSN accounts in several areas to get previous the account linking requirement. We’re conscious of that. Discussions are ongoing.
Gamers had been already taking the thought of giving adverse opinions to coronary heart even earlier than such a singular assertion was issued by one of many group managers early this morning. For the reason that change was introduced, there have been over 100k adverse opinions revealed on Steam by purchasers on the Steam retailer. This has managed to maneuver the all-time score right down to Combined with solely a 57% optimistic evaluate rating, whereas in latest opinions it’s at Principally Unfavorable with solely 23% optimistic opinions.
This all looms over the upcoming Helldivers 2 Polar Patriots Warbond that’s scheduled to launch on Could eighth. For now, TechRaptor goes to go away you with a full record of the areas impacted by the delisting under.
What are all of the areas that Helldivers 2 Steam was delisted from?
Afghanistan
Åland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Aruba
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bonaire/Sint Eustatius/Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Christmas Island
Cocos(Keeling) Islands
Comoros
Congo
Cook dinner Islands
Côte d’Ivoire
Cuba
Curaçao
Democratic Individuals’s Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See
Iraq
Islamic Republic of Iran
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Lao Individuals’s Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Pitcairn
Puerto Rico
Republic of Moldova
Réunion
Rwanda
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena/Ascension/Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Sint Maarten(Dutchpart)
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
State of Palestine
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
U.S. Virgin Islands
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Observe: two areas had been additionally talked about as unknown on the SteamDB itemizing, with the area codes FX, and XD. We eliminated them from the record right here for ease of anybody trying to find their nation. We then adjusted the record to be alphabetical.