Sony backtracks faced with anger of ‘Helldivers 2’ players

The Japanese firm provoked anger after announcing last Friday it would require PC players of Helldivers 2 to link their Steam account with the PlayStation Network. — Steam

PARIS: Sony backtracked on May 6 after players of its popular cooperative third-person shooter game Helldivers 2 pushed back against a requirement to link with its PlayStation Network platform.

“Helldivers fans – we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update,” Sony said on its X, formerly Twitter, account for its PlayStation game console.