Arrowhead is not responsible for the mass amount of negative reviews being placed on this game. Helldivers 2 is, by all means, one of the greatest games to be released, and their developers have been nothing if not supportive and positive for their community.

The reason that this is a negative review is due to a requirement being forced by Sony Interactive to create a PlayStation Network account (PSN) which affects everyone one way or another. Firstly, over 150 countries around the world do not offer servers for PSN, and supposedly, the only way to bypass this is to purchase a PlayStation 5 separately and play it on that. Bear in mind that the retail price is $449.99 USD, meaning you'd have to spend over 11x the price of Helldivers 2 just to be able to play it in affected countries.

And if you believe that you'll be fine if you're not affected by this issue, you would be mistaken. Sony has been frequently susceptible to data breaches over the past years, the most recent being September 2023, one out of the 6 that have happened in the past 13 years. The playerbase does not feel safe offering their personal information in order to create a PSN account just to play Helldivers 2, and this is what sparked the mass outrage from fans.

The supposed reason for enforcing a PSN requirement was so Sony could enforce its own moderation on HD2 players. They want control of the fans, despite the game already having proper moderation tools available to all players, allowing them to block and mute anyone toxic, preventing them from being an interference in future missions. PSN's proposed security is not necessary in the slightest and only serves to further hinder the community at large.

Arrowhead Studios knows of and sympathizes with the playerbase, being fully aware people would not like this, but Sony effectively has them in a stranglehold. They do not view these negative responses as an attack on them, but rather as a message to Sony that this will be nothing but the biggest PR disaster on their behalf that they alone are responsible for. This is not a message of hate for anyone, but a warning to everyone, including Sony themselves. The solution is very simple: Allow players to stay opt-out of PSN requirement indefinitely, or remove the need for it altogether.

Until Sony decides to reverse their decision on the PSN requirement, the PC playerbase for Helldivers 2 effectively has until June 4th to keep playing the game, which will abandon it en masse if they cannot play without being free of Sony's grip. People are already refunding the game, and this will only continue until our demand is met. If it isn't, then that's it. We're done.

Sony has reversed their decision on account linking on Helldivers 2, meaning our demands have been met. Thank you for listening, Sony, but please don't do this again. I've switched this to a positive review in response.

[h3]Make no mistake, Helldivers 2 deserves its praise.[/h3] Arrowhead is not responsible for the mass amount of negative reviews being placed on this game. Helldivers 2 is, by all means, one of the greatest games to be released, and their developers have been nothing if not supportive and positive for their community. The reason that this is a negative review is due to a requirement being forced by Sony Interactive to create a PlayStation Network account (PSN) which affects everyone one way or another. Firstly, over 150 countries around the world do not offer servers for PSN, and supposedly, the only way to bypass this is to purchase a PlayStation 5 separately and play it on that. Bear in mind that the retail price is $449.99 USD, meaning you'd have to spend over 11x the price of Helldivers 2 just to be able to play it in affected countries. And if you believe that you'll be fine if you're not affected by this issue, you would be mistaken. Sony has been frequently susceptible to data breaches over the past years, the most recent being September 2023, one out of the 6 that have happened in the past 13 years. The playerbase does not feel safe offering their personal information in order to create a PSN account just to play Helldivers 2, and this is what sparked the mass outrage from fans. The supposed reason for enforcing a PSN requirement was so Sony could enforce its own moderation on HD2 players. They want control of the fans, despite the game already having proper moderation tools available to all players, allowing them to block and mute anyone toxic, preventing them from being an interference in future missions. PSN's proposed security is not necessary in the slightest and only serves to further hinder the community at large. Arrowhead Studios knows of and sympathizes with the playerbase, being fully aware people would not like this, but Sony effectively has them in a stranglehold. They do not view these negative responses as an attack on them, but rather as a message to Sony that this will be nothing but the biggest PR disaster on their behalf that they alone are responsible for. This is not a message of hate for anyone, but a warning to everyone, including Sony themselves. [u]The solution is very simple: Allow players to stay opt-out of PSN requirement indefinitely, or remove the need for it altogether.[/u] Until Sony decides to reverse their decision on the PSN requirement, the PC playerbase for Helldivers 2 effectively has until [u]June 4th[/u] to keep playing the game, which will abandon it en masse if they cannot play without being free of Sony's grip. People are already refunding the game, and this will only continue until our demand is met. If it isn't, then that's it. We're done. [h3]UPDATE - May 5th, 2024[/h3] Sony has reversed their decision on account linking on Helldivers 2, meaning our demands have been met. Thank you for listening, Sony, but please don't do this again. I've switched this to a positive review in response.