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Sony has cancelled their planned update for Helldivers 2 which would require a linked PSN account for the game on PC, following a days long campaign by
PlayStation has done an about-face regarding its upcoming update that would have required a PSN account for all players.
Sony has backtracked on its plans to enforce mandatory PSN linking for Helldivers 2 players on Steam, following backlash.
Sony's plan to force PlayStation Network accounts on PC players of crossplatform hit Helldivers 2 went over terribly. On Steam, it received 84,000 negative reviews in one day. But now Sony says the update that would've implemented the requirement on May 6th is not going forward and "we’ll keep you updated on future plans."
Sony's May 6 update reverses the previous mandatory requirment to link PSN accounts for players to access Helldivers 2 on Steam.