Helldivers 2 and Ghost of Tsushima return to Steam in several regions after delisting, Sony PSN controversy
After being delisted, several PlayStation hits on PC are back on Steam in a handful of territories.
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PC gamers playing PlayStation Studios titlesHelldivers 2andGhost of Tsushimahave engaged in quite a battle recently — and not against Terminid bugs or Mongol invaders. Instead, fans have been fighting the decision to delist both games from Steam in over 170 countries around the world due to the fact that players in these regions can’t create a PlayStation Network (PSN) account and link it to the one they use for Valve’s PC gaming platform.
The controversy has been ongoing since the start of May, but here’s a quick TL;DR:players review bombed Helldivers 2when Sony announced plans to reintroduce a previously cancelled PSN account requirement to the co-op shooter after selling it in areas without PSN access, whichthe PlayStation publisher axed in response. However, before doing so,Helldivers 2 was taken down from Steam in non-PSN countries. Soon after,the PC release of Ghost of Tsushima was as well, even though linking to a PSN account is only required to play its Legends co-op mode.
Players have been pushing to get both games added back to Steam in these countries, as PSN is no longer required for Helldivers 2 and it’s only needed for a small part of Ghost of Tsushima. So far, both Sony and Valve have largely been radio silent on the matter, though there is some good news to share: both titles have been made available again in a handful of regions.
Specifically, asSteamDB data for Helldivers 2andGhost of Tsushimashows, both titles are once again purchasable on Steam in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. If you live in one of these regions and have been hoping to pick up either game on the platform, you should now be able to do so without issue.
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Notably, all five of these areas are territories of the US where creation of a PSN account should be possible, which I’d wager means this was just a correction by Sony or Valve for an erroneous takedown. Still, even if the move isn’t indicative of broader availability returning, it’s good thatsomefolks are getting access to these games again.
It’s still notentirelyclear whether Sony or Valve chose to delist Ghost of Tsushima, thoughSteam Support did tell a customer Sony was responsible for taking down Helldivers 2. Hopefully, some official communication from either company will come soon and clear things up for hopeful Steam users.
Since its PC launch on Thursday, Ghost of Tsushima has been off to an incredibly strong start, with the open world action titlebecoming Steam’s top selling paid gameright now and garnering a “Very Positive” score with 85% of the 4,700 user reviews posted at the time of writing positive. The Steam release of the game includes several PC-specific features, including extensive ultrawide support, advanced graphics settings, and support for performance-enhancing technologies like NVIDIA DLSS 3, AMD FSR 3, and Intel XeSS.
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Helldivers 2, meanwhile, has been extremely popular ever since the co-op shooter released on PS5 and PC in early February, andis officially the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game everwith over 12 million copies sold. It regularly receives fresh content in the form of monthly Battle Pass “Warbonds” that give players access to new weapons, armor, and equipment, as well as smaller drops of things like new stratagems driven by player achievements in Helldivers 2’s Galactic War metagame.
Both titles are widely considered to be excellent and are arguably some of thebest PC gamesyou can play right now, and I hope they’re made available in all countries again soon. Should Sony or Valve offer updates or announce a policy change, I’ll be sure to update this article with the latest information.
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Brendan Lowry is a Windows Central writer and Oakland University graduate with a burning passion for video games, of which he’s been an avid fan since childhood. He’s been writing for Team WC since the summer of 2017, and you’ll find him doing news, editorials, reviews, and general coverage on everything gaming, Xbox, and Windows PC. His favorite game of all time is probably NieR: Automata, though Elden Ring, Fallout: New Vegas, and Team Fortress 2 are in the running, too. When he’s not writing or gaming, there’s a good chance he’s either watching an interesting new movie or TV show or actually going outside for once.Follow him on X(Twitter).
