Steam and different digital video games storefronts are reportedly cancelling pre-orders for the PC port of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Minimize and refunding gamers in international locations the place PlayStation Community just isn’t formally accessible. The sport comes with PSN assist on PC and can give gamers the choice to make use of a brand new PlayStation overlay that basically brings the PS5 interface to PC, together with assist for Trophies and extra. Ghost of Tsushima has reportedly been delisted from storefronts in over 170 non-PSN international locations.
The event follows the debacle the place Sony made PSN account linking obligatory for Helldivers 2 gamers on Steam earlier this month. The PlayStation mother or father walked again the choice after widespread backlash from PC gamers.
Ghost of Tsushima, which is ready to launch Could 16 on PC, will solely require Steam gamers to hyperlink their PSN account for its Legends on-line multiplayer mode, developer Sucker Punch has confirmed. The one-player marketing campaign could be performed with out signing up and linking a PSN account.
PC digital storefronts like Steam, Epic Video games Retailer and Inexperienced Man Gaming, nevertheless, are refunding pre-orders for the sport, in keeping with a report from Eurogamer. The refunds are occurring in areas the place PlayStation Community is not accessible, which might prohibit gamers from accessing the Legends on-line multiplayer mode within the recreation.
In line with the report, gamers on Steam who pre-ordered the sport and would not have entry to PSN are getting a message that claims, “You might be receiving a refund for a recreation you pre-purchased – Ghost of Tsushima. The writer of this recreation is now requiring a secondary account to play parts of this recreation – and this account can’t be created out of your nation.” A number of pre-orders on Epic Video games Retailer and GMG have additionally reportedly been refunded.
Sony and Sucker Punch haven’t but addressed the scenario. The developer has so far solely confirmed {that a} PSN account is required to play the Ghost of Tsushima’s Legends multiplayer mode.
Final week, Sony walked again its determination mandating Helldivers 2 gamers on Steam to hyperlink their PlayStation Community accounts with Valve’s storefront after extreme backlash. The corporate had earlier introduced that customers would wish to hyperlink their Steam account to their PSN account by the top of Could to proceed taking part in Helldivers 2.
Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Minimize is ready to launch on PC by way of Steam and Epic Video games Retailer on Could 16.
