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https://archive.is/b0imQ https://archive.is/b0imQ This is the steam page from 2 weeks before launch. The page clearly states that a psn account is required.

https://archive.is/b0imQ https://archive.is/b0imQ This is the steam page from 2 weeks before launch. The page clearly states that a psn account is required. Read my post again if you don't understand why someone would see this and still choose to buy a game they could potentially not be able to play.

pseudosaid 2y ago
yeah like youre not going to drink from a fountain with an out of order sign, after seeing others drink.
venj 2y ago
The issue was that the game was sold in more than 100 countries where the PSN is not available. This was not mentioned anywhere on the game steam page nor in game, since the PSN link process was fully disabled. So people played for more than 2 hours (which is valve’s refund limit). And when the news broke out, they realized they couldn’t create a PSN account. That was the real trigger of the outrage.
- nubinetwork 2y ago
  https://archive.is/1tKYm https://archive.is/1tKYm This is the store page a couple weeks after launch... It still says psn account required.
  - Ukv 2y ago
    There's no indication that it's a yet-to-be-introduced requirement that will block 100+ countries including the user's own - and a footnote in the sidebar would not be the appropriate place for that. If it's being sold in their country, works for their friends, and works for months after they purchased it - I think most people won't have reason to think twice about it (if they noticed it in the first place), or just be given the impression that the account is something handled automatically in the background. Even if the notice clearly and correctly stated "We're taking payment from people in your country, but will prevent it being played in a few months", I think people are right to protest arbitrary enshittification of purchased products.
happymellon 2y ago
I read your post, and think you completely miss the point. People rebelled because this was just enshittification, Sony could have got away with it being "optional with a bonus skin if you do". But this was just kicking a bunch of players off, without offering a refund and no advantage for everyone else by having PSN logins. You might be fine with that, but the rest of us are tired of being told to rent our software, with features being removed and restrictions being added. Anyway, enjoy working at Postman.

pseudosaid 2y ago

yeah like youre not going to drink from a fountain with an out of order sign, after seeing others drink.

venj 2y ago

The issue was that the game was sold in more than 100 countries where the PSN is not available. This was not mentioned anywhere on the game steam page nor in game, since the PSN link process was fully disabled. So people played for more than 2 hours (which is valve’s refund limit). And when the news broke out, they realized they couldn’t create a PSN account. That was the real trigger of the outrage.

nubinetwork 2y ago
https://archive.is/1tKYm https://archive.is/1tKYm This is the store page a couple weeks after launch... It still says psn account required.
- Ukv 2y ago
  There's no indication that it's a yet-to-be-introduced requirement that will block 100+ countries including the user's own - and a footnote in the sidebar would not be the appropriate place for that. If it's being sold in their country, works for their friends, and works for months after they purchased it - I think most people won't have reason to think twice about it (if they noticed it in the first place), or just be given the impression that the account is something handled automatically in the background. Even if the notice clearly and correctly stated "We're taking payment from people in your country, but will prevent it being played in a few months", I think people are right to protest arbitrary enshittification of purchased products.

happymellon 2y ago

I read your post, and think you completely miss the point. People rebelled because this was just enshittification, Sony could have got away with it being "optional with a bonus skin if you do". But this was just kicking a bunch of players off, without offering a refund and no advantage for everyone else by having PSN logins. You might be fine with that, but the rest of us are tired of being told to rent our software, with features being removed and restrictions being added. Anyway, enjoy working at Postman.