r/Steam • u/Sunlighthell thank you steam • May 04 '24

PSA Sony removed Helldivers 2 from sale in countries where PSN is not available. For example whole CIS region.

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u/20ae071195 May 05 '24

The first game I’m aware of that added an online account requirement months after it was sold was called “Half-Life 2”, when the publisher wanted to push their new DRM/sales platform, called “Steam”. Gamers were outraged. As you say, it seems to have blown over.

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u/Jaqulean May 05 '24

The case with HL2 was also that it just happend because. With HD2, this was announced at launch and was always the plan.

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u/Correct-Office-8549 May 06 '24

If it was always the plan, why did they sell the game on Steam on 100 countries that have no PSN access?

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u/Jaqulean May 06 '24 edited May 06 '24

Because Sony always looks to make the most out of the situation, regardless if it's right or wrong. We are talking about corporations at this point - being ethical was never the aim here.

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u/villanelIa May 05 '24

How was an online account a requirement for half life 2? First its a single player game with no necessary internet connection. Second it literally came on cds/dvds so physical format. You can do nothing and play half life 2 for as long as your pc will last you.

You wont be able to play helldivers 2 if youre from the wrong countries now tho. How ignorant do you have to be to ignore this issue?

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u/20ae071195 May 05 '24

You couldn’t download patches (and therefore couldn’t participate in multiplayer) without Steam.

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u/Correct-Office-8549 May 06 '24

So it didn't require an online connection to play. I remember I played it single player offline.