You'll need to be connected to the PlayStation Network on your PC to be able to play the 17/20 rated PS4 and PS5 video game online.

Game news You'll need to be connected to the PlayStation Network on your PC to be able to play the 17/20 rated PS4 and PS5 video game online.

After the space warriors, come the samurai

A few days ago, Sony announced Helldivers 2 for PC players That the latter will soon need a mandatory connection to the PlayStation Network to enjoy the title online. Following this announcement, players widely boycotted the game, particularly by flooding the game and its predecessor with bad reviews. In response, Sony and Arrow Head, the game's developer, rescinded the statement, in agreement with the community. But just as everything seemed to be returning to health, it was the turn of Ghost of Tsushima, another exclusive film, Which is about to take a similar path. Originally limited to Sony consoles, the game is scheduled to arrive on PC from May 16, and its developer – Sucker Punch – has not failed to promote it.

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One user announced in a studio post that he had canceled his pre-order in response to Sony's policy. In response, Sucker Punch explained it to him Even if a PSN account is necessary to play the Legends multiplayer mode, the single-player campaign will still be fully available offline.

PSN is required but not available

If the exchange took place less than two days before Sony withdraws from the relevant question Miscellaneous Hell 2,There is nothing very clear at the moment regarding Ghost of Tsushima. In reality, We still don't know if it will follow in Arrow Head's footsteps or if Sony will require a connection when the game launches on PC. The controversy surrounding Helldivers stemmed from the fact that the decision was made after the fact, but there is no indication that the Samurai game will suffer the same fate.

Although Sony's requirement to have a PSN account doesn't really affect the majority of European or American gamers, it does More harmful to certain regions of the world that cannot create an account for online services. In fact, whether it's Helldivers 2 or Ghost of Tsushima, the titles are already distributed worldwide, and the PlayStation Netwok account commitment can only be fulfilled in the 69 countries where the service is currently available. With approximately 195 countries on the planet, the majority of the world could be denied the samurai game mode online. Without additional answers from Sucker Punch and/or Sony at this time, players will be left waiting.