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The PlayStation Network outage proves PC gamers were right to resist its mandatory sign-in requirement

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6mo ago

The PlayStation Network outage proves PC gamers were right to resist its mandatory sign-in requirement

www.pcgamer.com /gaming-industry/the-playstation-network-outage-proves-pc-gamers-were-right-to-resist-its-mandatory-sign-in-requirement/

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They were right for many other reasons. This is just one.
But... the defenders of multi billion dollar corporations told me that I was a crybaby for not wanting to create an account at a company who has had several outages and security incidents over the years. I can't believe they were wrong.
- Yeah, some of the Steam reviews on God of War Ragnarok were almost exactly like this.
  “Oh, no! You have to use a third-party login to play your game! Get over it, it’s a great game, who cares about you having to go out of your way to arbitrarily create an account for a platform you’ve never used before!” - essentially.
  Fucking shit eaters.
- God, I remember the Helldivers 2 fiasco. I can't believe people really thought having to make yet another login was tolerable or a good thing.
Didn't they lift the PSN account requirement on PC just a few days ago? Imagine if they could not play the game during the outage, if Sony didn't lift the requirements. I kinda would have loved to see this, because it could mean a huge shift in gaming based on real world proof.
- Well, we already have the proof, because it was broken on PS5.
  If Sony had held firm on a PSN sign-in for Helldivers 2, it would have been just as borked on PC as it was on console. Ditto for if Sony had retained its log-in requirement for singleplayer games: You could effectively play God of War Ragnarok offline after creating or logging into a PSN account (unless you opted for a handy mod), but just like installing a PS5 disc drive, a PSN outage would have prevented first-time setup of something that simply does not require an internet connection.
  
  but just like installing a PS5 disc drive, a PSN outage would have prevented first-time setup of something that simply does not require an internet connection.
  I want to address this section by the author. Should any old disc drive work offline? Yes. Do PlayStation’s? No.
  In the interest of saving money, Sony doesn’t pre-pay for the Blu-Ray Disc Association License, so they use the internet to know when to pay the license fee on behalf of the user. So from a legal standpoint by an entity which does not want to get sued, their course of action to save money requires this.
- Didn't they lift the PSN account requirement on PC just a few days ago?
  Just on four particular games
- Yeah that's in the article
Doing business with Sony in any way is not a good idea.
It's been downhill since the Walkman.

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