The censored one is probably Niger

UPDATE - special thanks to @dditty@lemm.ee for making a map showing the countries without access to PSN:

  • jaybone@lemmy.world
    27·
    6 months ago

    I’m not a big gamer so I’m not entirely getting this. It sounds like the issue is they want you to link your steam and PSN accounts, which people don’t want to do. And in some countries it’s even a TOS violation.

    My question is, why would they have such a requirement to link the two accounts in the first place?

    • Zoot@reddthat.com
      151·
      6 months ago

      One RUMOR I’ve heard is so it looks like more people are registering with PSN, to make up for loss of PS sales? Doesn’t make the most sense, but I’m sure its a mixture of that and your data $$$

      Edit: I’m sure they are using the increase of accounts to make theirs elves look more favorable. All around, it’s shitty, and helldivers will suffer for it. Steam has already allowed refunds from countries that can no longer play.

        • Zoot@reddthat.com
          4·
          6 months ago

          Which part? I’m sure it would be fraud to pad their numbers that way. Unless they used a seperate metric which looked favorable to shareholders since number of accounts goes up.

          The data part I don’t think you meant to cast doubt on, thats a given.

    • IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee
      6·
      6 months ago

      For me, it was the 2011 Playstation Hack.

      Credit card data was encrypted, but Sony admitted that other user information was not encrypted at the time of the intrusion.

      After that, I swore I would never give a corporation that lax with personal information my own.

    • Heavybell@lemmy.worldEnglish
      45·
      6 months ago

      The legitimate reason is for crossplay. Sony said in the announcement it was for player “protection”, so they could ban people. Plus there is no doubt some data tracking going on.

      • Zoot@reddthat.com
        13·
        6 months ago

        But cross-platform worked just fine before this requirement? Or atleast well enough, I’ve been playing with a PS4 friend for the last month.

    • AlexisFR@jlai.lu
      24·
      6 months ago

      It’s a Sony online game and it shouldn’t have worked without an account in first place on PC. But they allowed it regardless due to server issues.

      • monsterpiece42@reddthat.com
        1·
        6 months ago

        It explicitly said you do not need a PSN account to play, in a number of places. Both on the game page, on the Sony FAQ page, and the Steam page too I believe.

        It was bait and switch, which is why so many people are upset.