Arrowhead CEO Johaan Pilstedt has launched an announcement apologizing to disgruntled Helldivers 2 followers within the wake of Sony forcing Steam gamers to hyperlink their accounts to a PlayStation Community Account so as to proceed enjoying the wildly well-liked third-person shooter.
Earlier immediately, Sony released a statement asserting that new Helldivers 2 PC gamers will probably be requested to hyperlink their Steam accounts to a PlayStation Community account on Might 6 so as to proceed enjoying the sport. This, in flip, sparked outrage from gamers on social media, with followers threatening to give up the sport chilly turkey over the brand new mandate, demand refunds, and flood Helldivers 2 with negative review scores.
Helldivers 2 acquired over 14,000 damaging opinions immediately due to an replace that may require PSN accounts subsequent week.
In case you missed it, SteamDB now has day by day opinions on the charts web page. pic.twitter.com/qRzeZjcLWy
— SteamDB (@SteamDB) May 3, 2024
In accordance to (*2*), the sport has acquired hundreds of 0negative opinions in response to Sony’s announcement, dropping its “largely constructive” evaluation rating to “blended.” Helldivers 2’s subsequent evaluation bombing led Pilstedt to apologize on his personal X/Twitter account.
“Ouch, proper within the evaluation rating. Properly, I suppose it is warranted,” Pilestedt wrote. “Sorry everybody for a way this all transpired. I hope we are going to make it up and regain the belief by offering a continued nice recreation expertise. I simply need to make nice video games!”
Ouch, proper within the evaluation rating 😢🤕
Properly, I suppose it is warranted. Sorry everybody for a way this all transpired. I hope we are going to make it up and regain the belief by offering a continued nice recreation expertise.
I simply need to make nice video games! pic.twitter.com/EPO7apDUlc
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) May 3, 2024
Pilestedt’s apology follows a earlier tweet through which the Helldivers 2 boss directed disgruntled players to PlayStation Support if they’d any questions on account linking slightly than reaching out to Arrowhead.
In its assertion, Sony rationalized its new Helldivers 2 account linking requirement as a security and safety concern, saying, “Account linking performs a crucial position in defending our gamers and upholding the values of security and safety supplied on PlayStation and PlayStation Studios video games.”
In accordance to Sony, “technical points” have been to blame for Helldivers 2’s account linking being quickly elective on launch. Come June 4, all present Helldivers 2 gamers should hyperlink their accounts so as to proceed enjoying the sport.
Isaiah Colbert is a contract author for IGN. You possibly can observe them on Twitter @ShinEyeZehUhh.