tl;dr - Helldivers 2 was removed for purchase on Steam for countries unable to create PSN accounts. This was not reverted.
tl;dr Steam Console command - Replicable results by performing: Run > steam://open/console > Execute command: package_info_print 137730
As many are aware, on May 6th Sony has rescinded their mandatory PSN account linking that was scheduled for May 30th. Although this is a big win, many are not aware that the same countries that were going to be restricted due PSN limitations have already been restricted on Steam as of May 4th (SteamDB - Change 23416542 - https://steamdb.info/changelist/23416542/). This was not reverted.
You can find current information regarding this through Steam console:
- Open Steam console (Run > steam://open/console)
- Execute command
package_info_print 137730(This is the command to print current information for 137730, which is the sub/package for Helldivers 2) - Here's the current output for that as of this posting:
] package_info_print 137730
PackageID : 137730, change number : 23416565/23416565
"137730"
{
"packageid" "137730"
"billingtype" "10"
"licensetype" "1"
"status" "0"
"extended"
{
"allowcrossregiontradingandgifting" "false"
"AllowPurchaseFromRestrictedCountries" "0"
"PurchaseRestrictedCountries" "AF AG AI AL AM AN AO AQ AS AW AX AZ BA BB BD BF BI BJ BL BM BN BQ BS BT BV BW BY BZ CC CD CF CG CI CK CM CU CV CW CX DJ DM DO DZ EG EH ER ET FJ FK FM FO FX GA GD GE GF GG GH GI GL GM GN GP GQ GS GU GW GY HM HT IM IO IQ IR JE JM JO JP KE KG KH KI KM KN KP KY KZ LA LC LK LR LS LY MA MC MD ME MF MG MH MK ML MM MN MO MP MQ MR MS MU MV MW MZ NA NC NE NF NG NP NR NU PF PG PH PK PM PN PR PS PW RE RS RW SB SC SD SH SJ SL SM SN SO SR SS ST SX SY SZ TC TD TF TG TJ TK TL TM TN TO TT TV TZ UG UM UZ VA VC VE VG VI VN VU WF WS XD YE YT ZM ZW"
}
"appids"
{
"0" "553850"
"1" "2506210"
"2" "2506220"
"3" "2506240"
"4" "2506250"
"5" "2506260"
"6" "2506280"
"7" "2506300"
}
"depotids"
{
"0" "553851"
"1" "553853"
"2" "553854"
}
"AppItems"
{
}
}
- Notable fields: AllowPurchaseFromRestrictedCountries=0 (Meaning do not allow from Restricted Countries); PurchaseRestrictedCountries={List of Countries}
You can also find a better formatted version of these limitations on SteamDB here: https://steamdb.info/sub/137730/info/
Hope this helps put things into perspective. Come to your own conclusions regarding this.
Edit: https://lemm.ee/post/31661746 - Steam announcement that these restrictions were requested by the publisher Sony and to find more information about this decision through them.
Edit2: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/third-person-shooter/helldivers-2-gets-delisted-in-more-countries-without-psn-access-blindsided-devs-call-for-it-to-be-available-worldwide/ Gamesradar post from another community post.
Edit3: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2024/05/ghost-of-tsushima-psn-steam-refunds/ Ghost of Tsushima related issue.