Players reacted strongly and negatively when the original news came out, but now the company has changed plans.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has backtracked on plans to require Helldivers 2 players on PC to link to a PlayStation account, the company said Sunday night in a post on X.
“Helldivers fans — we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update,” the post said. “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.”
The post went on to say that the company is “still learning what is best for PC players and your feedback has been invaluable.”
That feedback couldn’t have been fun for Sony executives to read, as it was massively negative and even led to review-bombing on Steam, meaning numerous users were posting negative reviews of the game after the original change was announced.
