Helldivers 2, which released on February 8, 2024, has been a wildly successful surprise. The third-person co-op is one in all the top-selling games of 2024 and its launch caused all varieties of technical issues attributable to its popularity. Due to those issues, the linking requirements for Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account became temporarily optional, but that’s all about to vary. PlayStation has announced that as of May 6, all latest Helldivers 2 players on Steam will likely be required to attach their Steam account to a PlayStation Network account. Current players on Steam can have until June 4 to link their accounts, although they’ll see the mandatory login starting May 30.
Although PlayStation Network accounts are free to establish, the thought of mandating Steam players to log into yet one more account simply to play their game is understandably annoying. Unsurprisingly, Helldivers 2 has been review bombed because of this of the announcement, and its current rating for recent reviews is “Mixed” with 83,025 user reviews. Developer Arrowhead’s CEO took to X to say, “Well, I assume it’s warranted. Sorry everyone for the way this all transpired. I hope we are going to make it up and regain the trust by providing a continued great game experience. I just need to make great games!”
Unfortunately, it’s clear the mandate comes from Sony PlayStation, which publishes Helldivers 2. There’s little or no likelihood Sony will walk back the requirement, considering other PlayStation published titles require a PlayStation Network link with a view to play online multiplayer.
