Helldivers 2 fans commence "operation clean-up" on Steam reviews after Sony walks back controversial PSN mandate: "Real-life Major Order complete"
May. 7, 2024It’s not quite an official Major Order, but it’s close enough
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Helldivers 2’s Steam reviews are starting to rebound followingSony’s decision toreverse a controversial changerequiring PC players to link their Steam accounts to an active PlayStation Network one.
At the time of writing, recent reviews score as ‘Mixed’ while overall we’re at ‘Mostly Positive.’ While a ‘Mixed’ score isn’t totally ideal for developer Arrowhead or publisher Sony, the reviews are trending nicely upwards.
As you can see from a graph supplied on Helldivers 2’sSteam page, the managed democracy spreader receivedover 145,000 negative reviewsaround the time it was revealed that PC players would need an activePlayStation Networkaccount to keep playing. Following said pressure, Sony relented on the change and reviews have started to recover as a result.
“Operation clean-up is in full swing, and with the PSN requirement stopped, I can once again highly recommend this,” one review now reads. Another says, “Real-life major order complete! Helldivers, we have succeeded in pushing Sony back and claiming back our game!”
The once-proposed change proved controversial, partly as you’d need an active PlayStation account to play regardless if you had a console or not, but also as PSN and Steam aren’t totally aligned in what region they’re available in – as such, Helldivers 2 faced being pulled from Steam in in over 170 countries.
It was a move that appeared divisive at developer Arrowhead before it was overturned, withseveral commentsfrom developers remaining fans that the decision was Sony’s and not theirs. When that decision was overturned, CEO Johan Pilstedt said he was “impressed by the willpower of the community” after Sony overturned the decision.
While Helldivers 2 has had a difficult week, the co-op shooter’s Steam review score offers hope that no bridge has been too badly burnt. Now, then, we can turn to the currentHelldivers 2 Major Order.
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