Why does Sony keep doing this?
The Last Of Us Part II will require a PSN account to play on PC, making it unplayable in over 100 countries
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boaratio@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Because Sony is a company and all companies are dicks. Why does anyone ever expect otherwise?
boaratio@lemmy.world 4 days ago
True.
kadup@lemmy.world 4 days ago
[deleted]carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
As in you paid for it on steam but you can’t log in to activate it so its unplayable
AlDente@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I think they were making a pitch for piracy.
ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
Dude, they meant to sail the seven seas to get the game…
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Lol when will John Sony learn? How many days in the office do you think they needed to come up with that harebrained scheme?
SirSamuel@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It’s simple.
If the money gained by selling user data is greater than sales lost to piracy because of the required account, it’s a win for the company. They probably figure those countries that can’t create a PSN account are lost sales anyway, so screw em, right?
Bastards
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
It’s blatant aggression against ones’ own customers like this that really makes me want to take a shit.
Takumidesh@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I think a lot of people here on social media need a reality check about who is actually participating in the market.
Most people simply do not care about this stuff, they don’t need to learn, because the outcry of an infinitely small minority doesn’t mean anything to them.
BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Funny how the “small minority” meant enough to them to reverse requiring PSN for Helldivers 2
CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Their games on PC still seem to be selling pretty well.
SirSamuel@lemmy.world 5 days ago
This seems like a problem some FitGirl could solve 🤔
TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 5 days ago
FitGirl doesn’t make the cracks tho, just repacks them
SirSamuel@lemmy.world 5 days ago
NGL it’s the only name that readily comes to mind. I’m not deep into cracked games, since my tastes are for smaller games like We Happy Few and Outer Wilds. Steam launcher works fine for those, I’m just opposed to a launcher and account from every publisher. Rockstar, EA, Sony, and others can kiss my shiney metal ass. If I have to create an account, I’m not interested
Gerudo@lemm.ee 5 days ago
True, but as soon as a crack appears, they are on the case.