God of War Ragnarok PC Review Bombed Over PSN Requirement
Literally the end of the world
by Khayl Adam · Push SquareHorrified by the prospect of having to sign into PSN (among other, more tangible complaints), PC gamers are having a normal one over on Steam. There, Sony Santa Monica's sequel, God of War Ragnarok, is currently being review bombed, enduring a "mixed" user score as a result.
As reported by IGN, among more legitimate reports of lacklustre optimization and controller woes, unhappy customers frequently cited Sony's requirement that Steam users link their accounts to PSN as the cause of their discontent. Sony makes this quite clear on the game's Steam page, but it seems that the memory of Helldivers 2's own PSN/PC debacle is still too fresh in some minds, and a favourite tactic is being employed.
While Sony did back down in that instance, we can't see that happening here. This will probably mean Ragnarok will have to endure the "mixed" rating until things settle down and nature can take its rightful course. Released on PC on 20th September, Ragnarok managed a peak player count of 35,615 over the weekend, which is a significant drop from the 73,529 managed by its predecessor, God of War, when that game ventured to Steam.
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Did you pick up God of War Ragnarok on PC, and if so, what do you think? Did the PSN requirement send you into a rage that would make any pantheon of gods tremble in fear? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Khayl Adam is Push Square's roving Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the richest, most succulent PlayStation stories. With five years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.
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- nessisonett
- 17m ago
What’s the point of having to sign in? It has no online component, you can’t buy anything through the PS Store or something like that. Which means the only reason for this is to harvest your data. Review bombing is slightly laughable in any context but I can understand why there’s a backlash.
This "article" is so salty lol. It's being reviewed. Just because it's not the review you want doesn't mean it's being bombed. Personally, I'm not getting any Sony games on pc because of the PSN requirement, but that's a personal choice. I also hear there are technical issues, so it's not all the PSN
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- TicklefistCP
- 14m ago
Sony wasted no time putting itself in that Ubisoft/Electronic Arts category of companies on PC.
Why not sign up for yet another online gaming account, especially one with a company known for hacks and leaks?
PC gamers are sick of making accounts and I don't blame them.
My heart breaks for PC gamers and things they have to endure. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
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- PuppetMaster
- 2m ago
Looking at this, I'm not surprised why Nintendo still refused to port their games for PC.
But i'm curious was it Jimbo or Hermen idea to port 1st party games for PC?
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- SuntannedDuck2
- 2m ago
Online DRM, PSN data. Um it's like Linux or Mac users and Microsoft accounts, they should they have to for companies pushing account systems?
It's like streaming services you want to sign up to 10+ game launchers or streaming services NO! XD PC gamers have multiple launchers. For business sure for customers who wants like 10 accounts? No one. XD They don't want to have to have a password manager or other things to keep track of unless it's important enough.
What for Sony to stop modding? For them to harvest people's data? I don't disagree with the PC community here. They can be particular but they aren't wrong for their choices when companies want data and to control it/breaches happen like 2011 or others can happen.
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