
The Last of Us 2 is coming to PC in April, and you'd better believe it will require a PSN account on Steam. As we saw with God of War Ragnarok, people are going to react normally when this happens, and we're giving you three months' notice now so we can say "told you so" then.
Of course, this also means the excellent sequel will likely not be available in all those countries from which Sony cruelly ripped Helldivers 2 from sale. Because of that and other reasons, we predict that, like clockwork, The Last of Us 2 on PC will see a review bombing campaign of unprecedented proportions, again, just going off the reception to Ragnarok.
It's not all doom and gloom, however. Since writing about the response to Ragnarok, when it had dropped to a "Mixed" rating, the balance has been restored, with the game now enjoying a more appropriate "Very Positive" on Steam. This suggests that keener minds will ultimately prevail once the mob loses focus. However, the Last of Us has historically tended to ruffle some insecure feathers, so we'll have to wait and see.
How do you think the release of The Last of Us 2 on Steam will go, where every user has a voice and can be heard? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source videogameschronicle.com]
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Lol. Sony gonna Sony. It's just obnoxious man. I at least sort of understand it for multiplayer games, but this crap is just stupid in single player ones.
Well now i feel prepared but i also hope for more monthly updates to this breaking story until launch.
In other news, green is grass.
Sony really have no idea on how to handle the PC market.
Pretty terrible to put that requirement in single player games. Then again it doesn't affect me because I'm never buying it anyway.
"where every user has a voice and can be heard"
Does it really matter tho? Letting aside the fact that steam reviews most of the time are about the user agenda and not the game. Ghost of Tsushima was the digital best seller of its month in the US when it released last year. Helldivers can't stop selling with a 70. Didn't this site publish some "news" that the Sony ceo doesn't care?
Every indie dev knows that to put a bad review people need to have the game in their library. If they buy, review and return the review doesn't count. The solution is quite simple, instead of thinking that steam reviews matter when they clearly don't people could just not buy instead lol, that's how they listen.
I wonder if the same people who cry about a PSN log in have tear stained faces when they’re forced to sign in to battle.net or Bethesda.net or any of the myriad of other launchers/services? Or is it just because it’s PlayStation and it’s trendy to hate them at the moment 🤔
Ummmmmmmm…. Duh…..
Sony have the right to make people sign into psn to play they’re games on pc. if you don’t like it don’t buy it. I hope you pc folks stop buying the pc ports at an alarming rate so Sony can stop making pc ports of they’re games altogether.
it’s really no big deal
@Balaam_ Yes. They do.
I seriously don't understand the hatred towards needing a PSN account to access Sony's games on PC. Am I missing something?
Hopefully they will turn off the steam reviews those are people are immature and will DEFINITELY review bomb this one b2csuse if the unecessary hate this game has already.
I hope this game runs better than part 1 on pc. Bought the game on sale a few weeks ago, it has more obnoxious stutters and frame drops than a ue5 game. Really jarring to play. I’d recommend the ps5 version over pc, it’s a developer issue rather than hardware - my pc is considerably more powerful than my ps5 and should be more than capable of running this game well at 1440p
@Waa-Laa Well think about when shops try to get people to sign up to loyalty cards. A lot of people find it annoying and don't want to give their details or just find it inconvenient. Now imagine if you had to sign up to the scheme to be able to buy from the shop. Even the average person would find that really annoying and might even stop using that shop.
Now, as a bonus thing separate from the core issue, also imagine you could easily and without repercussions get all that food for free and with less messing around than paying for it. What shop in their right mind would do that?
I don't understand how popular Steam can be, almost the de facto way of playing PC games, and people freak out about PSN. Of course, people freak out about everything today, so maybe me not understanding is more abnormal
Oh will they stop with this the point of going to pc was to make money 💰
I feel like the writing on this site has leaned decidedly in one direction. It was rather refreshing last year when the reporting at least seemed more neutral but the bias seems to be showing now.
Here we go again..sometimes I get the worst feeling of de ja vu...
@Balaam_ you can use all those services in all over world. Sony is NOT
@ATaco Push Square has an editorial voice. They’re really under no obligation to present a neutral view. I’d encourage you to consider starting your own blog if you feel like you have a neutral angle that would appeal to more readers.
I don't get all the review bombing because you have to sign into PSN, if your a pure PC gamer you can't moan because a lot of EA, Ubisoft, Rockstar games require you to sign in with an account from them even if it's on steam.
And like me who's a PC gamers I have accounts for them all because end of the day you need it to play it, as annoying as it is. I don't buy UBI games on PC anymore hell no but if I buy an EA game I just get it for their own launcher I'm not really bothered about it being on Steam.
The main reason is too boost Sony PSN numbers that's all it is but they all do it every single one of them
Really dont understand the outcry but then what do I know, I dont play on PC.
The first game is all that's important to me, I'm not interested in Pt 2 or the TV series.
@anubisvel
Why is it that when someone criticizes something, the response tends to be "Do it yourself then." ?
Perfect excuse for people to pirate it, because apparently not playing it isn't an option.
You'd better believe this ain't selling ***** on PC
Well let's put it another way; Is there any benefit for Steam users to be logged into PSN?
Good. I hope every single game does.
@Perturbator No, but you are playing a Sony owned game. Just like we need to have an Microsoft account to play Sea of theives or Minecraft...
My viewpoint hasnt really changed on this - MP its 100% needed (to suspend / ban players who cheat or use hate speech etc); SP it should not be enforced.
That said it always/only seems to be Sony being the bad guys when this happens a lot, even on console from other companies.
As someone who switches from PS to PC i don't mind singing in becuase i have a lot of games bought on PSN and won't give up my account ever
Ubisoft, EA, and Rockstar do it. It's nothing new. It kills single player games on the go with steam deck for some of them too. Sorted Ubisoft but can't get mass effect, a single.player game bought off steam, to work without Internet. Let's just see what happens.
Any PC gamer crying about this needs to sit down lol. The amount of accounts you need to run a stupid PC 😜
At least not anyone here should be bothered, im guessing all of us have a PSN account right? Seeing as this is a PS focused website.
If some of those complaining had just made an account 4 years ago or whenever the first Playstation game for PC came out, they wouldnt have to be crying with every Playstation PC release.
Just take the two mins to sign up lol it’ll save you a lotnof headache, everyone here is signed up, nothing sinister is gonna happen with your data that isnt already happening when you gave Google, Microsoft or literally every app or website you have to sign in for, including this site your data.
Wow I created so many accounts for less .
PC gamers are amazingly fragile
@BiosNova Some of them, perhaps. However, you must see that characterising a large group that number in the millions as having a singular opinion or personality trait is frankly absurd.
In reality, as with all large groups, people's tolerances here will vary wildly but it's the vocal minority, those that perpetually throw their toys out of the pram with review bombing or hate speech on social media that give everyone else (ie. the vast majority) under the 'PC gamer' umbrella a decidedly undeserved reputation.
I have no major problem with requiring a PSN Account for their games, that ship has sailed and most games do this. I do have a problem that PSN accounts can only be legally set up in a smaller number of countries.
@Matroska
Signing up for a membership to be allowed to shop at their store sounds suspiciously like a Costco or Sam's Club. People are lining up for those memberships. PC gamers are just mad when they get caught with a pirated copy after needing a PSN account to launch the game. Its just entitled BS.
@MikeOrator You don't need a PSN account to launch a pirated version. That's the point of the last paragraph of my previous post. The whole point of a pirated game is it removes any enforced requirements to launch the game. So all this does is inconvenience or put off potential buyers while making it even more tempting to pirate it; you're basically paying to do something you don't want to, or you pay nothing and don't have to make a PSN account.
@themightyant
If a person in an ineligible county is unable to get a PSN account they should write to their local and federal leaders to ask them to change the rules of that country
@Matroska
So are you telling me that requiring a PSN account does nothing to circumvent piracy?
I still don't understand why PC gamers are so put off getting a PSN account in the first place.
Why is this surprising to anyone? Sony has done this now for every one of their PC games. It's gonna continue. It'll be more entertaining if they ever launch a first party game (not including MLB) on Xbox and then watch all of the Xbox fanboys' heads explode when Sony requires a PSN login on Xbox.
Requiring a PSN account for an offline game is mental.
@ATaco In this particular case, it’s because Push Square has their own editorial voice and has never promised to be “neutral.” This is a blog providing a mix of news, commentary, and more about the extended world of PlayStation. Asking Push Square to not have an identity, or trying to change it to suit a specific point of view that is not their own, begs the question.
If someone believes their vision is superior to the current offering here, why not do it themself? At the very least, seek out an alternative platform that is more neutral to suit one’s tastes.
@anubisvel
My comment was not coming from a position of superiority nor did I make the assumption that anyone was any less than I am. The desire to not have political hot takes in a gaming article should not be a far fetched one.
@ATaco I understand why you might prefer a more neutral tone—and there are plenty of platforms out there for that—but I don’t see Push Square's comments as "political hot takes" so much as them taking issue with potentially counterproductive behaviors.
There are likely valid business reasons behind Sony’s decision to require PSN logins on PC, but the discourse often shifts toward vilification. Could they communicate those reasons better? Absolutely.
At the end of the day, the gaming space has become quite volatile. If players can use review bombing and harsh commentary to express dissatisfaction, it’s fair for Push Square to share their perspective as well. Feedback should go both ways, and I respect their choice to address these issues rather than pretend they don’t exist simply because they reflect the less glamorous side of the industry.
Imagine the intensity of this when a Bloodborne port happens
I can't wait for the "It's too woke! You should all burn in hell" reviews on Steam.
@LogicStrikesAgain I obviously have a PSN account, and could link my account. However, I have refused to purchase any sony titles that require a PSN on PC. The reason? To stand in solidarity with gamers around the world who want to play these games, but can't due to the PSN restrictions. Sony must be making more money off of the data than it is losing by imposing a exclusive login. So I don't see what all the hullabaloo is about. If it's worth it to them, then everyone's getting worked up about nothing
@8bitOG Fair enough, man, i respect that. I just think people make many accounts without ever thinking about it, like i made an account for this website, and i have never looked at what they do with my data, or whatever parent company they work for and what they might be doing with the data.
Sony just has my email, i don't give full names and only give ballpark birthdates. I didnt give any financial data to Sony. And honestly, if i were to worry about my data, there are companies, apps and websites i’d worry much more about than Sony. At least there’s a reason why a game publisher might use it, to improve their games, , fix bugs and help them optimize and make updates accordingly.
Google’s reason for example, is just plain and straightforward to sell your data, they’re open about it, its one of their income streams.
@LogicStrikesAgain it's honestly out of control. I'm sure that's part of the push back from more people now.
Last of us 2 sucks ass, just saying
@Bigmanfan it’s not. It’s their game. If PC players want to play it then they can sign up to PSN. If they don’t want to do that then they can f uck off
People commenting on here that they need an account to play a game when you need an account on here to comment
@Boucho11 lol, I look forward to seeing people like you melt down when sony does day and date game launches for PC. It almost feels inevitable. They need the revenue. We all win because gamers get more games
@Boucho11 Dang, that was an unnecessarily aggressive response. You seem charming lol.
Does the PSN requirement prevent piracy? If so, then that would be a good reason to require a PSN.
@Bigmanfan i just can’t stand the sense of entitlement people have. It actually ridiculous
Make another email just for PSN. Once the psn is activated that's it, what's the big deal. If you gonna pc like a dinosaur you can have the psn account to lol
@Skynet04 the issue is not everyone is permitted to have a PSN account. Creating an account is literally impossible for a lot of people
@8bitOG I’m not having a meltdown. I love to see games on whatever platform. If I play an Xbox game on my PS5 and have to have a Microsoft account for the privilege then that’s the way it is. PC Nerds crying in their mums basement because they have to have a PSN is ridiculous. Entitled geeks
@8bitOG sounds like a you problem
@Boucho11 you're missing the bigger picture. There are so many people who aren't even permitted to create a PSN because, unlike those other publishers who require accounts, Sony lacks adequate services. Also, PC setups are more elaborate than consoles. So the likelihood of consoles being in basements is statistically more probable. I have both because games are awesome
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