May 19, 2024

After Helldivers 2 controversy, Sony still has a lot to learn about PC gaming

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After Helldivers 2 controversy, Sony still has a lot to learn about PC gaming

 

Every once in a while, the mob mentality on social media can produce positive results. It doesn’t happen often, so it’s undoubtedly newsworthy when it does indeed occur. One such example of a massive community of gamers getting together and the correct result occurred this weekend when Sony reversed course regarding its policy of requiring gamers to link their Steam profiles to a PSN account to play Sony-published games. The reversal came after users of the uber-popular Helldivers 2 staged a massive review-bomb campaign for the game to protest the aforementioned policy.