If you happen to’ve been having fun with Helldivers 2 solely on PC since launch, whether or not on account of choice or since you don’t personal a PlayStation 5, Sony is now demanding you get a PlayStation Community account anyway. If you happen to don’t, then you’ll be able to’t play the sport anymore.

In a Might 3 information publish on Steam, Sony has alerted PC gamers that PlayStation accounts will change into necessary for brand-new gamers ranging from Monday, Might 6. The necessary log-in gained’t seem for present PC gamers till Might 30, after which they’ll have till June 4 to hyperlink their accounts or be pressured to cease enjoying.

Chances are you’ll be questioning why Sony is imposing this transformation roughly three months after Helldivers 2‘s launch, however this was at all times purported to be the plan. Again in February, the launch interval suffered from its fair proportion of technical points, partially due to how many individuals had been making an attempt to play Helldivers 2. As such, Sony determined to quickly make linking Steam and PlayStation accounts optionally available.

“Account linking performs a vital function in defending our gamers and upholding the values of security and safety offered on PlayStation and PlayStation Studios video games,” explains Sony. “That is our primary option to shield gamers from griefing and abuse by enabling the banning of gamers that have interaction in that kind of conduct. It additionally permits these gamers which have been banned the suitable to attraction.”

Whereas signing up for a PlayStation account is totally free, loads of PC gamers aren’t proud of the sudden change. In actual fact, preliminary responses on Steam and below the official Helldivers 2 Twitter account present persons are so indignant about it, that they’re threatening to give up the sport fully. Some frustration is comprehensible while you don’t have a PlayStation console, which means you’re by no means going to make use of the account for the rest. What’s worse is there are some nations you’ll be able to’t make a PlayStation account in, as highlighted by this Reddit publish. So, there are going to be a bunch of folks that merely gained’t get to play Helldivers 2 anymore. Affected gamers might use a VPN to get round this, however you may get banned from the sport for pretending to be abroad.

May this mark the tip of Helldivers 2‘s months-long recognition? That’s not one thing that may be simply predicted. Whereas I don’t doubt some gamers will drop off, willingly or in any other case, the complaints could possibly be a part of a loud minority, with most gamers merely not caring about needing to get a PlayStation account. Nonetheless, Sony clearly anticipated a point of backlash contemplating it acknowledges this “could also be an inconvenience to a few of you.” On the very least, it ought to give you an alternate answer so those that actually can’t get PlayStation accounts can hold enjoying Helldivers 2.