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God of War Ragnarök - PC Launch Trailer
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All PS games are DoA (to me) due to mandatory (completely pointless) PSN linking.
I hope some mods come out that allows it to be skippable for single player games. I wonder what this means for the future of Playstation games on GOG, since Sony had been releasing games there.
Can't wait to pirate this game
My thoughts, exactly.
I've had my PS4 pro for years and never had paid PSN, is it required for PS5?
Or just for online play, which I do not care for
They're referring to Sony's stance that all their PC releases should require you to have and sign-in to a PSN account. That's separate to PS+, you don't need to pay a sub.
A lot of publishers include this requirement on their PC releases, regardless of whether they're single-player or multiplayer, and I think a lot of people are fed up with having to have so many different accounts.
This is the PC release.
Fair enough, I assumed you gamed on both and stopped for PS5 because they made PSN mandatory and I somehow was unaware.
Can't justify a gaming PC when PS4 pro was pretty cheap and my gaming hours are not what they used to be
I can justify a not so new console every 5 or so years as they hit my value for money sweet spot, and reduced gaming hours due to life
But the upfront cost for a decent rig to replace consoles entirely is not what I want to use my money for (for now!)
Can't wait to finally make the jump though!
Somebody else also said it but the steam deck is amazing. Mid level pc performance that can handle almost all new games, and you can use a dock and have it set up just like a console. I use mine all yhe time with bluetooth ps4 controllers. Much bigger games library+being able to emulate so many older consoles makes it a no brainer i think.
The console itself is cheap, sure. But the games are much more expensive, and the monthly subscription will add up over time. Although if you're only playing single player, that may not be an issue. I'd be surprised if you can even get past the boot screen on a PS5 without being connected to the internet and logged in.
It's never been cheaper or easier to make the transition with the Steam Deck!
PSN account is free, you probably already have one if you owned one of the last 3 PlayStation consoles. There are paid add-ons if you want the multiplayer or the gamepass like subscription.
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What's with all the downvotes, it's literally an answer to the question. You fellas mad I didn't editorialize the information with personal opinions?
Even for the single player games?
Starting with this one, it's a requirement on PC, yes. Hopefully they do away with it due to lost sales, but they're still at least pretending that they're somehow going to convert PC players into console players.
I don't think that's their goal at all. Otherwise we wouldn't see any sequels released on PC, that would be a much better strategy for converting players to console. The only reason publishers require their own logins in games, at least for single-player titles, is data collection. Data is very valuable.
Literally their goal.
There's their stated goal and their actual goals.
Do you think they're just going to come out and say that they want your data?
They really underestimate patient gamers.
Yeah, I think the strategy is so terrible that they can't believe it, but they've publicly stated that's the goal. I'm not sure what data they'd get out of it that they don't get out of Steam achievements, but more likely it's to brag about how many "active PSN users" they have, using a misleading number. Still, all I see when I see that requirement is online DRM.
Not all of them. This one, yes. I suspect all future ones as well.