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[–] tehcooles@programming.dev 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

This is my exact reaction. The issue with HD2 was the bait and switch of adding the requirement at a later date, particularly since they had already sold copies in places where people literally could not make PSN accounts.

Not that I agree with Sony's decision to require the account for GOW, but at least they're being up front about it this time. If you don't want the account, there are 500 billion other quality games you can buy that don't require one.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

HD2 had a linking requirement that was disclosed on Steam from day 1.

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Technically yes, but they didn't actually require it in the beginning and they even sold it in regions without PSN.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 3 points 10 hours ago

It had it in the beginning. They disabled it because it was adding to the long list of technical issues.

Which is yet another reason not to have it in the first place.