Helldivers having DRM was the red flag for me to not play it. I'm not surprised they are making more bad decisions.
this post was submitted on 04 May 2024
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Yes, please, because the rootkit implication that every single one of my fellow Helldivers is cheating wasn't enough for Sony (hell, that was only their foreplay)... Now, we get the next step in the data mining cash grab.
I mean, what did you expect? Truly.
It's not an apology if you keep trucking right the fuck on along. You apologize, in part, by fixing the problem. Absent that, it's just empty words. Meaningless.
You can't fix a problem that you're being forced to create by your owners.
Sony owns¹ them. Sony says "force PSN log in" and Arrowhead either does what they're told or gets replaced.
- it has been pointed out that Sony doesn't literally own them. They're the publisher and choose if the game ever sees the light of day but since that's legally distinct from ownership: Sony doesn't own Arrowhead, they just have their balls in a vice grip and a gun to the CEO's head. Totally different.
They are an independent studio...
Sony is their publisher and gets to force their hands on things.
If they say no they cease to exist on any platform, steam included.
just wanted to argue against your comment that they 'own' them
Is "making something disappear if it doesn't comply" not the definition of owning?
nope