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What the heck is going on with Helldivers 2?
- Helldivers 2, a third-person co-op shooter developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, went live on PlayStation 5 and Steam on February 8.
- Helldivers 2 was so popular that Arrowhead’s servers had trouble meeting demand and had to be capped at 450,000 players.
- On Thursday, May 2, Sony announced that all Helldivers 2 Steam players would be required to log into their PSN accounts.
- Refunds were also out of the question for most players since Steam generally limits those to games that’ve been played for less than two hours.
- Over the weekend, more than 200,000 people posted negative reviews of Helldivers 2 on Steam, tanking its overall rating.
- On Sunday, May 5, Sony silently removed Helldivers 2 from Steam in 177 countries and territories that don’t have access to PSN.
- On May 6, the day the PSN requirement was set to go live for new players, Sony backtracked.
- Helldivers 2 is now available in every region that has Steam, with the option to link a PSN account.
- It’s unclear what the riots will mean for future Sony games on PC, but there’s another test coming up soon with the release of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut on May 16.
- The issue with Helldivers 2 wasn't account linking. The issue was Sony's short-sighted execution of a high-profile PC rollout and its poor communication with upset players after the fact.
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