Inspired by Helldivers 2 and it’s Sony-led controversy to connect a PSN account to PC gamers, we’re taking a look at 10 situations when builders merely bought it flawed. As an appendage to every entry although, we’re solely together with situations the place the developer backtracks, however as you’ll see not each U-turn restores misplaced goodwill.
Helldivers 2 PSN account backtrack
Sony got here inside a hair’s breadth of tanking their runaway success of the yr with the perplexing requirement for PC customers to hyperlink a PSN account to Steam to play Helldivers 2. When you didn’t already personal a PSN account it’d be obligatory to make one to hold on enjoying. Sony’s act of self-sabotage brought about widespread discontent, after all, however was additionally set to lock gamers from the 177 nations with out PSN entry out of the sport. Happily, Sony put their collective heads collectively and reversed the choice, overview bombing was ceased with gross sales – now eclipsing 12 million – persevering with.