The developers have announced that they will restrict my access to the game unless I sign up for and use a third-party service and account. This requirement was obfuscated at release and waived for three months, before it was announced as a REQUIREMENT to continue to play the game at all. https://web.archive.org/web/20240503105938/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/psn-sign-in-pc/
as you can clearly see only in the past 24 hours has Sony decided to change their minds on the fact that a 3rd party is now mandatory. in the games login screen the account link was always optional and a "skip" button was always present. I played the game under that contract at which it is NOT mandatory, now that contract has been voided by changing the terms of our agreement after a sale has been done and only doing so once the deadline of users return has been reached. That is horrible practice and should not be tolerated.

Update:
-Sony has walked back the update.
--Sony in retaliation banned 170 countries while walking back update without people realizing.
-The community quickly reversed the massive negative reviews too soon.
-Sony, still have 170~ countries removed.

-Sony has now been called out on the ban of these countries EVEN THOUGH THE UPDATE IS WALKED BACK.
-Sony retaliation AGAIN by adding 3 more countries around 180~ banned to that list of countries/players banned.

Democracy is dead. they are now banning countries to prove a point.

-I will not change this review until every single one of those countries is made possible to be accessed again as it once was.

Evidence bellow:
-https://steamdb.info/sub/137730/info/

Helldivers dive together or not at all.

The developers have announced that they will restrict my access to the game unless I sign up for and use a third-party service and account. This requirement was obfuscated at release and waived for three months, before it was announced as a REQUIREMENT to continue to play the game at all. https://web.archive.org/web/20240503105938/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/psn-sign-in-pc/ as you can clearly see only in the past 24 hours has Sony decided to change their minds on the fact that a 3rd party is now mandatory. in the games login screen the account link was always optional and a "skip" button was always present. I played the game under that contract at which it is NOT mandatory, now that contract has been voided by changing the terms of our agreement after a sale has been done and only doing so once the deadline of users return has been reached. That is horrible practice and should not be tolerated. Update: -Sony has walked back the update. --Sony in retaliation banned 170 countries while walking back update without people realizing. -The community quickly reversed the massive negative reviews too soon. -Sony, still have 170~ countries removed. -Sony has now been called out on the ban of these countries EVEN THOUGH THE UPDATE IS WALKED BACK. -Sony retaliation AGAIN by adding 3 more countries around 180~ banned to that list of countries/players banned. Democracy is dead. they are now banning countries to prove a point. -I will not change this review until every single one of those countries is made possible to be accessed again as it once was. Evidence bellow: -https://steamdb.info/sub/137730/info/ Helldivers dive together or not at all.