This literally could not have gone any other way. You trained every Helldiver to work together to defeat their foes as a community. Then you became their greatest enemy.
Were the PSN sign ups worth it to the shareholders?
The Helldivers 2 community was tricked by Sony.
Sony declared having a PSN account would be mandatory to play Helldivers 2. The community revolted and trashed the games review score to 13% positive. Sony walked it back and stated they wouldn't be making PSN mandatory.
Not happening.
Removing access from Steam players unless they make a PSN account and link it months after release is absurd. Review changed to negative and I have filed for a refund.
Helldivers fans -- weβve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward.
Weβre still
For those wondering...
This is not a joke.
I will go to Brazil.
Our studio exists because of the people of Brazil. A long while back we chose to localize the prices of our games to be ~65% off in Brazil. I found that the amount of piracy in the country was very high but only
While this is a victory for the players you've left a lasting stain on your brand as a publisher. Many people have very little reason to trust Sony going forward.
Moving the business before you understand the playerbase is never the right choice.
Marvel is owned by Disney.
Marvel Snap was made in Unity.
Nintendo owns Pokemon.
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were made in Unity.
I don't know about you but watching Mario and the Mouse team up to dogpile Unity sounds like my kind of back alley fight.
Sony has now removed access to Helldivers 2 in every region that cannot make a PSN account. This denies access to every player that bought the game in those regions over the last several months.
You can also no longer buy the game in a number of currencies tied to those regions.
Ah, look here everyone. A games industry executive has been backed into a corner without any possibility of escape.
Yet... what's this?! She's deflected the barrage with random heartfelt gibberish while not answering the question!
Nature is incredible.
Xbox president Sarah Bond responds to a question from Bloomberg's @dinabass about why Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks was shut down. Full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=oIpc8Vβ¦
She's @ironmouse and is currently running a subathon where 50% of the revenue goes to @IDFCommunity.
Support people doing rad shit with their platform. Don't tear them down because you can't spend a second finding out who they are.