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bjoern_tantau , in List of countries that cannot make a PSN account, following the Helldivers 2 controversy.
@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de avatar

I want to live in ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️.

pro_grammer OP ,

love country

Vryoptic ,

luv me wife, simple as

lqdrchrd ,

Looks like they censored the country Niger in their own post.

Albbi ,

Steam censored it for them. Nobody would go and use hearts if they were to self censor. They’d use ****ing asterisks.

Transporter_Room_3 ,
@Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website avatar

You’re G****mn right.

helenslunch ,
@helenslunch@feddit.nl avatar

You’re G** damn right.

FTFY

Lemjukes ,

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  • Skipcast ,

    Because that’s just how their censor works. It’s a well known fact for anyone used to steam.

    Jerkface ,

    Fucking h*ck.

    Klear ,

    Did you just say the fuck word?

    BigBananaDealer ,
    @BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee avatar

    at least he censored the H word

    Lucidlethargy ,

    I’m telling Mom you both said fuck.

    Pietson ,

    The hearts are how steam censors things it believes to be swears

    uriel238 ,
    @uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

    Niger is a known intentional misspelling of the n-word used to circumvent censorship. So this is an evolution of the Scunthorp problem.

    uriel238 ,
    @uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

    You might not. It’s very hot desert weather all year around.

    Baku ,

    I live in Australia. I take this as a challenge.

    IvanOverdrive ,

    There was also an anti-French Wagner/Russian backed military coup d’etat. The US had to closed down a drone base that kept eyes on terrorism suspects there. Even if it was perfect weather, probably not a great place to be right now.

    sverit , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly
    Godnroc ,

    Data is beautiful.

    reksas , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly

    I sure am happy i didnt buy this earlier because of the enforced rootkit.

    Silentiea ,
    @Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

    Honestly there were a few reasons I didn’t get it, but I’ll say the rootkit was a big one.

    kaputter_Aimbot ,

    Kernel Level Anti Cheat… In a co-op game!?

    Why they did this is beyond me! 😔

    Retrograde ,
    @Retrograde@lemmy.world avatar

    Oh no! Billy cheated his way to a new cape!! 🙄

    It really is quite silly. There aren’t even leaderboards or anything

    yamanii ,
    @yamanii@lemmy.world avatar

    Billy cheating made you unlock everything in 1 too, that’s their reasoning at least.

    Retrograde ,
    @Retrograde@lemmy.world avatar

    And fair enough, but you need to install a rootkit on my machine so Billy can’t get me a new cape?!

    bhamlin ,

    Lies!

    It was a silly hat.

    joe_cool ,

    It’s doubly puzzling, because that component is just disabled on Linux and Steamdeck.

    Buddahriffic ,

    Yeah, that had me already decided that if I did get it, it would be on ps5 not pc. Though this move will probably make me do that in general for any ps exclusive game they make a pc port of.

    Shape4985 , (edited ) in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly
    @Shape4985@lemmy.ml avatar

    Mainly micro transactions. Though its not as bad as other games i don’t agree with them being in games that cost money. If they are going to be added i think the game should be free. Its mainly a critique of online gaming in its current state.

    The gameplay was not my kind of game but that’s more of a personal preference than it being a bad game. I watched a ton of gameplay and had friends stream it to me and it looked very dull. He came across a lot of bugs while playing too such as clipping through the map forcing him to restart the entire mission.

    papertowels ,

    Worth pointing out that you can find in game premium currency

    Shape4985 ,
    @Shape4985@lemmy.ml avatar

    I know but id prefer it not being there to begin with as its a slippery slope. Its much more fun to earn loot than grind for coins or pay for them to get the skin.

    EncryptKeeper ,

    The micro-transactions barely exist and was easy be bought with premium currency found in the game. There are paid battle passes but none of the items within give you much of an edge over anyone else, and those battle passes also award premium currency which can be used to buy the next battle pass. They’re not timed, either. You can buy one battle pass and sit in it for a year before completing it.

    As far as MTX go, they’re the most inoffensive I’ve ever seen in a game.

    Shape4985 ,
    @Shape4985@lemmy.ml avatar

    I understand. I just prefer them to not be there at all. Ill only buy extra in a game if its in the form of a dlc that adds great content for example the following dlc for dying light or liberty city stories for GTA 4. Buying weapons and cosmetic feels cringe to me

    EncryptKeeper ,

    I mean you don’t have to spend any money on them. You can buy them with currency you earn in game.

    NecroParagon ,

    These are the least offensive micro transactions I’ve seen in a game lol. And people calling a $40 game expensive is funny.

    Sir_Fridge , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly

    Did anyone actually have to log in? I played yesterday without having to add a sony account, neither did my friends.

    Stern ,
    @Stern@lemmy.world avatar

    D-day is next month.

    Ultragigagigantic ,
    @Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world avatar

    May the refunds be ever in your favor.

    “Uhhh acktuallay on page 420 of the Terms Of Service it says you have to suck my dick and you get no right to a refund!”

    fatalicus ,

    If you actually read the announcement, it very clearly says that new players need a PSN account from may 6th, and existing players from may 30th.

    GoodEye8 ,

    From Monday you will be bombarded with the PSN requirement for a month and then you won’t be able to play without a PSN account.

    Psythik ,

    When I bought the game it wouldn’t let me play without creating an account, and that was over a month ago. I guess the requirement is only just now rolling out for the majority of players?

    Sir_Fridge ,

    It said it required an account but you could just click next

    Kazumara , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly

    Sony has a record of not respecting its workers, users or consumers.

    2005 Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal

    2011 PlayStation Network hack

    2014 Sony Pictures hack

    Now they want more userdata and kernel level anticheat. Surely there is no way for this to backfire

    shasta ,
    lud ,

    Is the last two their fault? They were attacked.

    Isoprenoid ,

    The last two were because Sony was storing personal data. This store made them a target.

    Like the personal data they require when you sign up to PSN to play Helldivers 2.

    If they don’t collect data, they wouldn’t be such a juicy target. So, yes, it is partly their own fault because they took the known risk of storing personal information.

    They played with fire and got burned … more than once.

    Source: www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/privacy-policy/

    ocassionallyaduck , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly

    Lol, it’s still got hundreds of thousands playing.

    Theres some angry outrage for sure, but it don’t think it’s gonna wind up that bad in the end.

    It’s annoying, but it’s like an Origin account for an EA game or something. At least with crossplay, having one admin team to manage bans on both platforms makes sense to streamline things.

    NecroParagon ,

    I know. I’m going to be playing tonight. I didn’t bat an eye at this announcement… Mainly because it’s been known since day one. People are acting like this is new information. And I don’t care if less people play. Still will have plenty of players. I play with cross play turned off on PS5 to avoid cheaters anyway… so this literally isn’t going to change anything for me.

    They already sold many times more than they ever expected.

    psycho_driver , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly

    DOWN WITH SNOY!

    ErinCrush , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly

    Deserved. It’s just not necessary. Think, why would a multi-billion dollar company want you to sign up for some other service, even if it’s free? Because they want your data, and they want to sell it.

    Cethin ,

    Theoretically their community management tools are based on PSN, which does make some sense. This is the official reason for it. Of course they’re also hoovering up all your data to sell also. That’s the reason that gives them more money, so the real reason.

    TheHooligan95 ,

    I mean, it IS their own game. Let’s not be disingenuous, they would be doing the same even if it was Steam data.

    Ultragigagigantic ,
    @Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world avatar

    If only there was a digital bill of rights that applied to all tech companies that would make the selling of data illegal.

    Nah, sounds difficult. let’s just ban ticktok for my lobbyist buddy.

    50_centavos , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly

    “Term of service”? Shmerms of shmervice. Fuck all the way off, there’s a hundred other games that we can be playing.

    inclementimmigrant , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly

    Look, I got hit with that stupid 2011 data breach PSN had and I still get scam emails with details from that due to the unique stuff I put in my various accounts. I’m not going to try to resurrect my now defunct account or create a new one so they can do more data mining and lose more of my PII, again.

    ansiz , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly

    This is far too common with games now, all over Steam as well. RDR2 is a great example, the Rockstar launcher and social club is total dogshit!

    cone_zombie ,

    The Social Club has been a thing since GTA 4. So, for 15 years?

    Wizard_Pope ,
    @Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world avatar

    And it has been shit since then

    Ultragigagigantic ,
    @Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world avatar

    Fuck RDR2 has a launcher? Maybe I’ll just pirate it

    ansiz ,

    Yeah, even with Steam it will force you to install the Rockstar launcher and create a social club account, very annoying!

    frauddogg , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly
    @frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml avatar

    Immediate uninstall; really grateful my copy was a gift so I lost nothing. I’m not setting up another fuckin account for just one fuckin game and I really fuckin wish publishers would KNOCK THAT BULLSHIT OFF

    bradorsomething , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly

    Weren’t we all discussing enshittification the other day?

    xradeon ,

    More like daily now unfortunately.

    almost1337 ,

    I’m not sure how requiring an account in addition to the Steam account is enshittification. Especially given that it was intended to be the case from the start, but they temporarily disabled it due to technical issues.

    Zatore ,

    That sounds like deliberate deception. That’s far shittier than being up front. They should have made a PS account optional. Cyberpunk does this, you don’t need an account to launch the game.

    almost1337 ,

    There was always a banner on the Steam page that states “Requires 3rd-Party Account: PlayStation Network (Supports Linking to Steam Account)”

    Zahille7 ,

    You don’t need one for Horizon, God of War, or Spider-Man. And I’m sure you don’t need it for Uncharted or Day’s Gone.

    almost1337 ,

    Do any of those games have multiplayer, though?

    knightly ,
    @knightly@pawb.social avatar

    Sure seems like Helldivers’ multiplayer works just fine without a Sony account.

    almost1337 ,

    All of their support and controls are tied to the PSN account system, though.

    NecroParagon ,

    You’re right. That’s why they’re being made to do this.

    Bongles ,

    Probably why it’s not listed on those store pages.

    Fubarberry ,
    @Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz avatar

    It’s completely unnecessary, PlayStation accounts aren’t available in many countries which would make the game inaccessible to people who already bought it if it’s mandatory, and Sony has averaged a data breach every two years for the past 15 years so people don’t want to give them any personal data.

    Marin_Rider ,

    man I think people can take things too far and act like drama queens sometimes but yeah, forcing another unnecessary account onto people is enshitification

    BobbyNevada , in Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly

    Say what you will about the giant bugs and socialist toasters, but they never sold out their own for a percentage.

    TastyWheat ,

    A Starship Troopers, BSG, and Aliens reference. Nice!

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