• LCP@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    *Account for PlayStation Network is required.

    Last I checked, this was a singleplayer game. Why is Sony so adamant on an account?

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      5 months ago

      and because of this, the game isn’t available in my region. Guess I’ll pirate it if I ever feel like playing it then.

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        5 months ago

        Same for me with Ghosts of Tsushima. I haven’t pirated a single game in 15 years. It’s crazy that Sony doesn’t sell a game in a EU country for God knows what reasons.

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        5 months ago

        Definitely pirate it, it is a fantastic game. There is a whole area you find by accident that has more to do than a lot of games main story. The story is brilliant, I really love these two games.

        Fuck sny though, def pirate it.

    • Sunny' 🌻@slrpnk.net
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      5 months ago

      They want this so that they can boost their player numbers, as well as tracks users on what they’re playing.

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      5 months ago

      Maybe to see how many former PSN users haven’t decided to pick up a PS5, since that’s what they’d see after my account coming online for the first time in years.

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      5 months ago

      They’re basically online loyalty accounts like you’d have at retail stores.