PC versions of PlayStation games have never been in the news more than this year, even if not always for the right reasons. Sony has strengthened its strategy on this platform and wants to establish a real synergy for its games, so it requires the connection of a PlayStation Network account on these ports. A move that doesn’t please the general public at all, having already expressed their disapproval of Helldivers II and Ghost of Tsushima. In any case, this protest wasn’t enough to get the ball rolling, and God of War Ragnarok‘s Steam version is now at the center of the debate.
Sony Insists
Perhaps Sony thought that this public dissatisfaction would fade with time. With God of War Ragnarok’s PC version, we can see that this is certainly not the case. Released last Thursday, this port received only an average rating on Steam, a far more mixed reaction than when it was first released on PlayStation consoles. And if you take a look at the various reviews on Valve’s platform, even though optimization is sometimes mentioned, the main cause is almost always the same: connection to a PSN account.
This measure is difficult to accept for people living in countries without access to PSN, as well as for those who simply don’t want to bother with a PSN account to play a single-player game. For the moment, Sony shows no signs of backing down.
Time will tell whether this requirement will become a bigger obstacle preventing players from purchasing these ports. For the moment, this sequel doesn’t match the figures of the first God of War, which exceeded 70,000 people simultaneously on Steam, compared with a peak that was only half that number for God of War Ragnarok.