Sony does not remove purchase restrictions from Helldivers 2 on steam and also adds them to Ghost of Tsushima

This is how you encourage piracy. Just let capitalists be capitalists.

How would someone go about getting a whole ass game? I've never done it.
- forget about gaming, start working out, there's this really great guru I recommend called fitgirl who will really help you repack that six pack.
- Theoretically, they would start by looking at a guide like this one: https://rentry.org/Piracy-BG
- If you mean you want to sail the high seas, either visit r/piracy and see the megathread or search for freemediaheckyeah
- Looks like your account is on Lemmy.World, so you can't access c/piracy. I'll get you a link to the megathread.
  
  EDIT: Nevermind, hedgehog already posted it

list of surprised people:

All the ones who were talking about switching their review to positive
- The existing players in those countries can still play though, that was what I reviewed for and is why I reversed it. But if Sony wants to keep fucking around then we'll have to see

Well if youre gonna shoot yourself in the foot may as well go big

yeah! whip out the bazooka
- Rocket jumps don't work IRL...

So they plan on putting psn crap back after things cool down

Sony never fails to remind me why I don't buy Sony.

Back in 2011...

https://www.defectivebydesign.org/sony

Am I crazy or does that screenshot have Japan in it? Why would a Japanese company ban a game about Japan in Japan?

Weren't they saying they had a separate version or something?
- Yes, for some reason Japanese games often have a separate package on steam which includes Japanese.
Because corporate greed has no boundaries.

Pretty sure it's not allowed to limit the sale of digital goods between EU countries. It's either limited too all or none.

(Apparently) Sony has been pulling this shit for years, so either no one noticed or there's more to it. I wonder if perhaps any of these countries have laws restricting certain online services, which Sony doesn't follow, and thus is not allowed (as opposed to simply choosing not to offer)?

It sucks they're enforcing it but at least steam is accurate now ffs

How many times must we teach you this lesson, old man?

Out of the loop, but still curious... Is this due to the PSN login stuff?

Yup, they made it optional for Helldivers 2 but made it mandatory for Ghost of Tsushima. And future PS releases as well.
- Optional for HD2 but the fact that they restricted the countries most likely means they’ll try it again.
- That's a shitty move. I really hope it backfires.
- More particularly its mandatory if folks want to use multiplayer. Since thats all HD2 is that effectively bricks the game outside psn countries. In Ghosts case, its single player, which doesn't require it, (per their devs), but does have multiplayer elements which would require it if you use them.
Yes, Sony started enforcing a requirement to link a PSN account in order to be able to keep playing Helldivers 2. This was months after launch, after being sold in dozens of countries where people can't make PSN accounts. Sony responded by just delisting Helldivers 2 from those countries. Looks like they're doing the same thing with Ghosts of Tsushima and delisting it from countries that can't make PSN accounts.
- So they stepped back the login requirement with the whole "We heard your feedback, Gamerz!" line, but are clearly getting things set up to just do it later anyway?
  
  Wow.

I haven't played any Sony game on steam, because I am waiting until I can build new PC, hopefully by the end of the year. I was planning to buy them, but not anymore. Instead I will get fit in the gym.

That is a based decision, and something I expect you won't regret if you stick to it.

Corporate cunts.

Geoblocking shouldn't be a thing, unless it's for a good reason like sanctions. It's called the Internet (International Network) for a reason. If Coca Cola can operate in nearly every country, why can't Sony?

I'm pretty sure internet means internetwork, as in between networks. There's also intranets, which are limited access web networks.

You are right that geoblocking really shouldn't be a thing, it's existence is thanks to varying laws and regulations, and most annoyingly, IP distribution contracts.
- I’m pretty sure internet means internetwork, as in between networks.
  
  Yes you're right. I'm one of the operators of network AS559 and we have loads of interconnections to other networks, a supermajority of those is within our small nation. The international ones do make for a lot of traffic though :-)

Popes these days are so woke. Back when popes were real men, the Emperor of Japan would be excommunicated and crusade called to reclaim Kyoto for this unprecedented insult

#MAVA