Sony Drops PSN Requirement for Its PC Games

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VGC reports that Sony will no longer require PC players to sign up for a PSN account to play any of Sony’s games when they become available on PC. Moving forward, the incentive for having a PSN will be in the form of in-game rewards.

Rewards for those with a PSN account on PC

Players that do have a PSN account will get these in-game rewards when playing the PC ports of Sony’s games.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

  • Early unlock suits: the Spider-Man 2099 Black Suit and the Miles Morales 2099 Suit

God of War Ragnarök

  • Gain access to the Armor of the Black Bear set for Kratos at the first Lost Items chest in the Realm Between Realms (previously only accessible in a New Game+ run) and a resource bundle (500 Hacksilver and 250 XP)

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered

  • +50 points to activate bonus features and unlock extras

  • Jordan’s Jacket from Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet as a skin for Ellie

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered

  • Gain access to Nora Valiant outfit

The removal of the PSN requirement comes before the release of Marvels Spider-Man 2 on Steam. This change will also affect previous titles released on PC, such as God of War Ragnarök, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, and The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered.

The PSN backlash started when Sony started requiring Helldivers 2 players on PC to have a PSN account and applied that requirement to future titles such as the ones mentioned above.

Sony games are still region-locked for select countries

Along with the PSN requirement, Sony also silently region-locked their games starting with Helldivers 2 (which was not region-locked at launch) and future titles, making select countries like the Philippines barred from purchasing or even seeing their games on Steam.

Source: VGC

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