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From: JAB <noway@nochance.com>
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Subject: Re: Helldivers 2 to require Playstation subscription even bought on
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Date: Sun, 5 May 2024 09:58:01 +0100
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On 04/05/2024 14:34, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Sat, 4 May 2024 09:09:18 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 03/05/2024 19:43, Justisaur wrote:
>>> Helldivers 2 was looking like a pretty good squad Co-op game, I was
>>> somewhat interested, but so many things to play, not enough time.  It
>>> won't affect me if I were to play it, but there's regions where it was
>>> sold that the PSN isn't available.
>>
>> The part I don't like about it is it being done respectively*, so not
>> giving customers the option to choose before they decided to buy it.
>> That's just a bit scummy.
> 
>> *My understanding is that's technically not true but the statement
>> saying this was going to happen wasn't made particularly clear upfront.
> 
> 
> I assume you mean retroactively. There's no respect here from Sony.
> 
Yep.

> They saw their game was popular, and decided to try and leverage that
> popularity into getting their network a bigger marketshare. It's all
> about what is good for Sony; it has nothing to do with benefitting the
> customers.
> 
It certainly feels that they were always going to do it but didn't want 
to at launch in case of any lost sales. That is a bit scummy because if 
the reasoning they are using as to why it's being activated now is true 
then why didn't they have it a launch.

> I'd love it if Valve started offering all Helldiver 2 players the
> ability to return/refund the game, no matter how long it has been
> since they purchased it, since this seems a fairly significant change
> to the requirements box.
> 
Tricky one as it's still fit for purpose (as long as you can continue to 
play it in your region) just not quite what a buyer may have wanted. If 
it was me, I'd be really peeded off as I try and avoid any additional 
game launchers. That's why I still haven't got anything from the Epic 
store, oh and who owns it doesn't help. It's not fair you have a 
monopoly as I want it.