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.
