It would appear PlayStation and Xbox are in a competition to see exactly who can burn up all their remaining goodwill the fastest.
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Not to be outdone, PlayStation has apparently demonstrated that it has learned nothing from last week’s fiasco.Eurogamerreports thatSteam, Green Man Gaming, and the Epic Games Store have all notified customers that their pre-orders forGhost Of Tsushima’s upcomingPCport have been cancelled.
Why? Once again, because PlayStation is attempting to make PSN logins a requirement. In spite ofGhost Of Tsushimadeveloper Sucker Punch confirming that a PSN login would only be needed to access the game’s multiplayer mode, those in countries without access to PSN are reporting their pre-orders have been cancelled and their money refunded.
According to Eurogamer, those affected have been sent emails with the following message: “The publisher of this game is now requiring a secondary account to play portions of this game — and this account cannot be created from your country.”
Ghost Of Tsushimahas also been delisted from Steam in the affected countries.
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That this is happening one week after theHelldivers 2situation is nothing short of remarkable. I have no doubt PlayStation gamers will once again react in exactly the same way, so expect to see a lot of review bombing on the PlayStation game’s Steam page when it launches later this week.
It remains to be seen if PlayStation will relent like it did withHelldivers 2, but with two PC-related controversies in the space of a week, you have to wonder how much of a success PlayStation’s attempt to extend into the world of PC gaming can be.
Topics:PlayStation,PlayStation 5,Steam,Ghost Of Tsushima
