Helldivers 2 followers are uniting to undo a Steam evaluate bomb on the newly-released recreation after a choice backtrack from Sony.
Since Helldivers 2’s launch on February 8, followers have criticised Sony for its controversial choice to power PC avid gamers to account hyperlink to PlayStation Community. Regardless of the primary opinions giving the sport an ‘overwhelmingly optimistic’ rating on Steam, the reactions sparked over 200,000 adverse opinions that dragged IT right down to ‘principally adverse’.
Nevertheless, IT appears the evaluate bomb has accomplished its job, with Sony now asserting a swift backtrack on the choice.
“Helldivers followers — we’ve heard your suggestions on the Helldivers 2 account linking replace,” the corporate wrote on X on May 6. “The Could 6 replace, which might have required Steam and PlayStation Community account linking for brand spanking new gamers and for present gamers starting Could 30, is not going to be shifting ahead.
“We’re nonetheless studying what’s finest for PC gamers and your suggestions has been invaluable. Thanks once more to your continued assist of Helldivers 2 and we’ll hold you up to date on future plans.”
Helldivers followers — we’ve heard your suggestions on the Helldivers 2 account linking replace. The Could 6 replace, which might have required Steam and PlayStation Community account linking for brand spanking new gamers and for present gamers starting Could 30, is not going to be shifting ahead.
We’re nonetheless…
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) May 6, 2024
Helldivers 2 followers push to reverse evaluate bomb
In response, Helldivers 2 followers at the moment are uniting on reddit, with a vocal few led by the subreddit moderator encouraging others to reverse their adverse opinions in a game-themed publish.
“Helldivers, must you select to just accept this main order,” reads the publish. “Please contemplate reversing your steam evaluate. Arrowhead has labored very arduous to make this recreation particular, and also you the participant have proven each Sony and Arrowhead that your voice issues too.
“Allow us to restore Helldivers 2 on steam again to IT’s formal glory. And allow us to restore this neighborhood again to regular.”
The publish went stay on Could 6, gaining over 36,000 upvotes and greater than 2000 feedback. The subreddit can also be in ‘clean-up mode’ to take away adverse or poisonous feedback from the neighborhood. Nevertheless, the push to reverse the evaluate bomb seems to have gone nicely as, by Could 7, Helldivers 2 has earned again the tag ‘principally optimistic’ on Steam opinions.
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