The scenario round considered one of this yr’s breakout hits, Helldivers 2, continues to unfold as a brand new entrance has opened on this ongoing story. Now the Helldivers 2 PSN requirement controversy has advanced so as to add a delisting from nicely over 100 international locations on Steam to the combination.
A number of hours in the past, Helldivers 2 was up to date on Steam eradicating the choice to buy it from over 170 Steam areas. These areas make up over 100 totally different international locations the place it’s not doable to create a authorized PlayStation Community account. It appears this step was taken to stop additional individuals shopping for it in areas that would not be capable of meet the PSN account requirement. What just isn’t recognized right now is that if this motion was taken by Sony or Valve.
In the present day has additionally seen many customers efficiently requesting refunds through Steam, whether or not it’s as a result of they’re from a area that can’t legally create a PSN account or out of protest of this variation.
We now have reached out to Sony and Valve to inquire about who took the steps to delist the sport, and can replace this text if we obtain any additional info.
What else is occurring with the Helldivers 2 PSN controversy?
Past that, one of many group managers for Arrowhead has addressed some points. First, it was clarified that the announcement, FAQ, and coverage are all coming down from Sony, which publishes Helldivers 2, and never from Arrowhead internally. Second, they clarified the scenario concerning gamers who have already got the sport, however reside in areas that do not have PSN accounts with the next assertion:
“If a greater answer is not offered for gamers who’re in areas with out PSN protection, I am assured that we can’t be making the requirement obligatory for these gamers. We’re not going to pressure individuals to both break Sony TOS or not play the sport.”
The reference to the Sony TOS is that making an account in a area you aren’t in, is breaking their phrases of service, and will result in a ban. The group supervisor went on to share that participant displeasure offers them extra leverage within the dialogue with Sony. That remark, pulled just like the earlier from the official Helldivers discord, was as follows:
Gamers making their displeasure recognized via evaluations, refunds and many others. offers us extra pull within the discussions with Sony. They do not learn our Discord. It hurts to see the sport’s recognition undergo in rankings, however discussions are ongoing and our group is on the facet of the gamers on this battle. It is unrealistic to count on individuals to make PSN accounts in several areas to get previous the account linking requirement. We’re conscious of that. Discussions are ongoing.
Gamers have been already taking the concept of giving unfavourable evaluations to coronary heart even earlier than such a singular assertion was issued by one of many group managers early this morning. For the reason that change was introduced, there have been over 100k unfavourable evaluations revealed on Steam by purchasers on the Steam retailer. This has managed to maneuver the all-time score all the way down to Blended with solely a 57% constructive overview rating, whereas in current evaluations it’s at Largely Destructive with solely 23% constructive evaluations.
This all looms over the upcoming Helldivers 2 Polar Patriots Warbond that’s scheduled to launch on Could eighth. For now, TechRaptor goes to go away you with a full record of the areas impacted by the delisting beneath.
What are all of the areas that Helldivers 2 Steam was delisted from?
Afghanistan
Antigua and Barbuda
Anguilla
Albania
Armenia
Netherlands Antilles
Angola
Antarctica
American Samoa
Aruba
Åland Islands
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Barbados
Bangladesh
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Benin
Saint Barthélemy
Bermuda
Brunei Darussalam
Bonaire/Sint Eustatius/Saba
Bahamas
Bhutan
Bouvet Island
Botswana
Belarus
Belize
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic
Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Cook dinner Islands
Cameroon
Cuba
Cabo Verde
Curaçao
Christmas Island
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Algeria
Egypt
Western Sahara
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Federated States of Micronesia
Faroe Islands
Gabon
Grenada
Georgia
French Guiana
Guernsey
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greenland
Gambia
Guinea
Guadeloupe
Equatorial Guinea
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Guam
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Haiti
Isle of Man
British Indian Ocean Territory
Iraq
Islamic Republic of Iran
Jersey
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Cambodia
Kiribati
Comoros
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Democratic Individuals’s Republic of Korea
Cayman Islands
Kazakhstan
Lao Individuals’s Democratic Republic
Saint Lucia
Sri Lanka
Liberia
Lesotho
Libya
Morocco
Monaco
Republic of Moldova
Montenegro
Saint Martin
Madagascar
Marshall Islands
North Macedonia
Mali
Myanmar
Mongolia
Macao
Northern Mariana Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Montserrat
Mauritius
Maldives
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
New Caledonia
Niger
Norfolk Island
Nigeria
Nepal
Nauru
Niue
French Polynesia
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Pakistan
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Pitcairn
Puerto Rico
State of Palestine
Palau
Réunion
Serbia
Rwanda
Solomon Islands
Seychelles
Sudan
Saint Helena/Ascension/Tristan da Cunha
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sierra Leone
San Marino
Senegal
Somalia
Suriname
South Sudan
Sao Tome and Principe
Sint Maarten (Dutch half)
Syrian Arab Republic
Eswatini
Turks and Caicos Islands
Chad
French Southern Territories
Togo
Tajikistan
Tokelau
Timor-Leste
Turkmenistan
Tunisia
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
United Republic of Tanzania
Uganda
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uzbekistan
Holy See
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Venezuela
British Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Viet Nam
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna
Samoa
Yemen
Mayotte
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Be aware: two areas have been additionally talked about as unknown on the SteamDB itemizing, with the area codes FX, and XD. We eliminated them from the record right here for ease of anybody looking for their nation.
