I think the primary data they want to collect is just a number going up. As in "look shareholders, look at that PSN user growth!".the point of the PSN account is to collect data from players, it's not there to provide any benefits to them
I think the primary data they want to collect is just a number going up. As in "look shareholders, look at that PSN user growth!".the point of the PSN account is to collect data from players, it's not there to provide any benefits to them
Playstation had a big spike in MAUs last year going from 107 million to 123 million in a single quarter while hovering around the ~100 million mark for years. Their Q3 2023 numbers were even higher than their COVID peak. This is thanks primarily to Roblox and Fortnite. Just from what public data is available, Fortnite has cooled off quite a bit since then which means PSN has also probably cooled off. As HD2 was a massive viral hit, Sony wants to keep those numbers as high as possible.I think the primary data they want to collect is just a number going up. As in "look shareholders, look at that PSN user growth!".
What really makes me angry about this kind of thing is how it is communicated in a way which makes it clear that whoever designed this communication thinks that their customers are idiots.
No, you are not doing this because of the flimsy reasons you pretend you are doing this for. It's perfectly possible to ban people from your game on Steam without linking an external account.
You are doing this because you want to use the (for you) unprecedented success of this live service game to try and pull more people into your ecosystem.
At least don't make up spurious justifications for it.
Resetera is just very bad.
Plague Tale 2 goes dark fast XD
It is. My favorite part is how the console-centric gamers are finding it hilarious or even ridiculous that PC gamers are speaking out or voting with their wallets against business decisions that they don't like (Helldivers 2 PSN account requirement, Epic money hatting 3rd party games etc). Meanwhile they keep complaining about the paid multiplayer on consoles, but of course they all have a subscription. Incredible...
Ah, Resetera and hating female Vtubers. Name a more iconic duo. Nothing wrong with harrassing a woman streamer simply because she choose live as an anime avatarAnd now they are calling for the cancellation of Ironmouse because she was in contact with Asmongold and she tweeted she will stop HD2 gaming.. Fucking IRONMOUSE. She is the most wholesome Vtuber there is. She is bedridden with a rare disease.
pour one out for the researchers at Antarctica who have been looking forward to some Helldivers 2 in their spare timeWell yeah it's a double post but come on
https://steamdb.info/sub/137730/history/?changeid=23416542
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Just another login bro
I have seen three separate czech game journalists on twitter post something to the effect of "moron gamers again whining about inconsequential stuff" and I just shake my head at what happened to journalism as a profession. Bootlicking the corporations and insulting their own audience. No attempt to even try to understand the issue.
Another good one from this forum xD
I have seen three separate czech game journalists on twitter post something to the effect of "moron gamers again whining about inconsequential stuff" and I just shake my head at what happened to journalism as a profession. Bootlicking the corporations and insulting their own audience. No attempt to even try to understand the issue.
Yeah, whenever someone says that PC gamers are too "whiny" or anything like that I really feel like pointing out that we are the ones not paying for peer to peer online gaming.Me sleeping knowing that i don't have to pay for online gaming because gamers always whine about inconsequential stuff
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Yeah, whenever someone says that PC gamers are too "whiny" or anything like that I really feel like pointing out that we are the ones not paying for peer to peer online gaming.
(And we're also the ones who can, for the most part, just play 15 year old games in higher resolution by launching them from our library, rather than paying for a "remaster" for our new box)
Who on this entire planet has no clue how big GTA 6 will be? It's GTA lolI think that people really don't have a clue how big GTA VI will be. One f-ing trailer influenced mainstream things so much, just one f-ing trailer.
Who on this entire planet has no clue how big GTA 6 will be? It's GTA lol
Wait for later, or your legit review will be dumped into the review bomb hole...
200,000 negative reviews lol.
I feel like throwing up a negative review of my own. I have so many more issues with the game in addition to this PSN bullshit.