God of War Ragnarok's PSN bypass mod has been pulled because it "got too much attention" and its creator wanted to avoid "potential threats" from Sony
Sep. 25, 2024The mod let you skip right past the PSN linking requirement for God of War Ragnarok on PC
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A God of War Ragnarok PC mod intended to let players bypass thecontroversial PlayStation Network sign-in requirementhas been taken offline by the mod author.
First reported byPC Gamer, iArtoriasUA’s NoPSSDK mod was designed to disable thePSNaccount-linking overlay and mimic a fully offline mode. PC Gamer’s own testing was successful, but others reported still having to deal with the PSN linking prompt. Regardless, it’s now been taken offline and you’ll simply see an error page if you head to theold URL on NexusMods.
When the mod first disappeared,there was a lot of suspiciononline about the reason for it being pulled and the party responsible. However,NexusMods itself has since shared a screenshot of a conversationit had with Artorias in which the modder admitted to taking the mod offline. It turns out coverage from sites like PC Gamer and IGN made Artorias worry thatSonymight take legal action, even though the mod didn’t change any actual content in God of War Ragnarok.
“Hello, that was my personal decision because the mod got too much attention … thus I thought that it would be better to remove it from public to remove any potential threats from the Sony side,” said Artorias. “(Even though the project never modified anything in memory related to Sony products, but better be safe than sorry). I am sorry that it happened, but I cannot really put myself into risk since it was unclear.”
Well, that seems to settle that. At least for the time being, if you want to play God of War Ragnarok on PC, you’ll have to sign in to a PSN account. That’s obviously your choice alone, but I will point you to our glowing, 4.5/5-starGod of War Ragnarok reviewand also remind you thatthe PC version has a few new features that not even the PS5 version has yet, just in case you need help deciding.
There’s a reason God of War Ragnarok made our list of thebest PS5 gamesto play right now.
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