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Sony gives up on forcing PlayStation Network for Helldivers 2 (www.gamingonlinux.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sony learns that PC players are somewhat harder to fleece than console players. Will try to be gentler next time.

[+] [email protected] -13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, cause "PC players" are somehow completely different people from those who play on consoles. Literally every person I know personally who plays on PC also has consoles. So the chances are, vast majority of gamers just play games, whatever the platform.

Sony just sometimes reacts to pushback, like they reversed the decision to remove Discovery content, or how they kept the PS3 and Vita stores running after people complained.

Stop this gaming elitism.

[–] zaph 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Claiming a console only player would be more willing to accept this than a pc only player isn't elitist, it's common sense. Owning a console is already saying "I'm okay with exclusivity and walled gardens." If you weren't you wouldn't have paid so much for access to exclusive titles. Also just because your friend have both doesn't make that the norm. I haven't owned a console since I built my first computer and only know one person who owns a console that isn't a switch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Putting personal experiences side, I already provided 2 examples of cases that would've affected exclusively console players and they pushed back enough to cause a reversal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Y'all both look right in certain respects, but I do need to point out, Sony is public, and as much as I'd like to comment them on listening to feedback, I guarantee you they have a set threshold on losses per product before they walk back any decision. This is not something they did for their players, it's something they did for their investors.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Of course, Sony is corporation and doesn't do things purely to appease consumers. But they also care about their reputation, so getting negative press is damaging to them.
Unlike with the Helldivers situation, where people could refund, the examples I listed had no direct way of causing financial damage, only reputational one. And it still worked, cause at the end of the day, reputation converts into money.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 9 months ago

Went on vacation, learn about fiasco during, now that I'm back nothing's change. Well done lads.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago

Good job to everyone involved. 👏👏👏

[–] Yondoza 19 points 9 months ago

That was quick!

[–] BakedGoods 8 points 9 months ago

Good. Now I can finally buy the game.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

…for now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

We pay we say. Give us back the wilderness.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I was too busy to play this weekend so im doing my part.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

Too late.

Uninstalled, severally negative review posted, multiple return requests submitted. This game is a shit box.