God of War Ragnarok's PSN bypass mod has been pulled because it "got too much attention" and its creator wanted to avoid "potential threats" from Sony

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The mod let you skip right past the PSN linking requirement for God of War Ragnarok on PC

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A God of War Ragnarok PC mod intended to let players bypass the controversial PlayStation Network sign-in requirement has been taken offline by the mod author.

First reported by PC Gamer, iArtoriasUA's NoPSSDK mod was designed to disable the PSN account-linking overlay and mimic a fully offline mode. PC Gamer's own testing was successful, but others reported still having to deal with the PSN linking prompt. Regardless, it's now been taken offline and you'll simply see an error page if you head to the old URL on NexusMods.

"Hello, that was my personal decision because the mod got too much attention ... thus I thought that it would be better to remove it from public to remove any potential threats from the Sony side," said Artorias. "(Even though the project never modified anything in memory related to Sony products, but better be safe than sorry). I am sorry that it happened, but I cannot really put myself into risk since it was unclear."

Well, that seems to settle that. At least for the time being, if you want to play God of War Ragnarok on PC, you'll have to sign in to a PSN account. That's obviously your choice alone, but I will point you to our glowing, 4.5/5-star God of War Ragnarok review and also remind you that the PC version has a few new features that not even the PS5 version has yet, just in case you need help deciding.

There's a reason God of War Ragnarok made our list of the best PS5 games to play right now.

Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick

After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.