Following Sony's Helldivers debacle, Ghost of Tsushima's PSN requirement also gets it removed from Steam in over 170 countries

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Ghost of Tsushima's singleplayer doesn't require a PSN account, but its co-op does

Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
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The Helldivers 2 PSN debacle might be over, but a similar requirement is restricting access to Ghost of Tsushima's PC port in over 170 territories. 

Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut is due to launch on PC next week, on May 16, though the open-world samurai romp has been removed from Steam in almost 180 countries worldwide because the game's online co-op mode requires players to link to an active PlayStation Network account, which is impossible in many countries due to lacking PSN access. 

Developer Sucker Punch previously tried to clarify its account-linking plans, explaining that a "PSN account is required for Legends online multiplayer mode and to use PlayStation overlay." No PSN account-linking is required to jump into the game's singleplayer portion though, as is the case with other PlayStation-published PC ports. 

The publisher seems to be doing a better job at communicating Ghost of Tsushima's requirements, but locking out global players to boost PSN account numbers is still not ideal. Sony's PC efforts might be continuing with an "imminent" God of War: Ragnarok port announcement, so we'll see what the future looks like for their multiplatform push. 

Helldivers 2 was just pulled from Steam in three more countries without PSN access. 

Kaan Serin
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