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Where's the helldivers II crowd that caused a major fuss? This one is flying under the radar. Is it because Forza is just meh?
Helldivers 2 is different. The game already released, and then Sony tried adding PS Account requirement after many people had already bought the game.
Forza Horizon 5 has not released on PlayStation yet, and anyone that currently plays the game does so on platforms that they do have a Microsoft Account. For example, playing the game on Steam still requires you to link a Microsoft Account.
The Helldivers 2 things wasn't that the game needed an account, it was because it was added on later. Its also different from games like Horizon Forbidden West or God of War Ragnarok because both of those are singleplayer games and should not require any kind of account to play the game as they do not have online gameplay.
Forza Horizon is a great arcade racer. This is the first I've heard about the requirement, so maybe after it spreads online, there will be more vocal pushback.