Helldivers 2 received over 14,000 negative reviews today due to an update that will require PSN accounts next week. - eviltoast

  • Resonosity@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Bro, Bungie is owned by PlayStation and even they have made cross-platform, Bungie-specific accounts the norm. I don’t see why Arrowhead couldn’t go with Arrowhead accounts, unless it’s a cost issue. Otherwise there really isn’t an excuse

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      6 months ago

      Tell me you don’t understand anything about software without telling me…

      Bungie can do that because they have a shit ton of resources. Arrowhead is 100 people total.

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        6 months ago

        Future prospect then, if Arrowhead get to that point.

        My point: it is possible to do independent, dev-based account tracking. Sony could have invested in Arrowhead to do that, but instead are clamping down and introducing exclusivity which will eventually hurt Helldivers 2’s bottom line - something we might see starting with these community choices.