Summary
- Helldivers 2's controversial choice to make a PSN sign-in mandatory for PC players has resulted in the game being removed from purchase in 177 parts of the world.
- The change has hit Arrowhead hard as well, as creative director Johan Pilestedt has revealed he's not sure what affected players can do next.
- Pilestedt does seem to support players who are choosing to leave negative reviews and request refunds, though, suggesting it helps Arrowhead negotiate with Sony.
's creative director and CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, Johan Pilestedt, has revealed that he doesn't know what players affected by the game's removal from can do next.
As anyone who has been following Helldivers 2 even passively will know by now, it's been a very rough week for what was once one of 2024's most popular games. Just a few days ago, PlayStation revealed that players on 🔜St𓄧eam would have to sign into PSN whenever they wanted to play the game, which resulted in mass review-bombing and the game dropping to a "ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚMostly Neg😼ative" score on Steam.
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Beyond just being a sudden terms-of-service change that most PC players would rather do without, the change has a much bigger impact on players who live in countries without access to PSN. Earlier today, this all came t🌠o a head when Helldivers 2 was made unavailable to purchase in 177 countries (based on how Steam divides regions), wiping out a massive portion of playℱ💧ers.
Helldivers 2's Creative Director Doesn't Know What To Do
Although a lot of the focus so far has been on how Helldivers 2's players have responded to the game being taken down from sale in certain countries, it's been made clear that Arrowhead isn't on board with the change either and is just as confused about it all as the community. Over on Twitter, .
In response to that tweet, a fan asked Pilestedt what they could do now that Helldivers 2 is no longer purchasable in their country. In response, and suggesting that it's completely out of Arrowhead's hands.
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Pilestedt may not be able to change what PlayStation has decided for Helldivers 2, but it does seem like he supports the community's decision to respond with negative reviews and refunds, .
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