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[Bernoulli]

I'm seeing what's going on for Helldivers on PC
Why is no one upset about this on console?
Imagine you create a playstation/xbox account then pay for online then buy the game but still can't play without the Activision account

can we get this removed too please
And it's not the only game doint this

 

[mitch1971]

Maybe pc players believe the Master race meme too much.

Just sign up once and be done with it.

 

[Gaiff]

You’re on console. You kind of have an agreement to accept whatever Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo decides.

 

[bender]

I got around this complicated problem by not buying COD.

 

[Unknown?]

You’re on console. You kind of have an agreement to accept whatever Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo decides.

Ya and you have to agree to whatever TOS that Steam has too.

 

[Barakov]

Companies are really going out of their way to piss off their customers today.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Activision accounts are not region-locked as long as you're not from NK or some similar country. PSN is more limited. Also the account creation was from the start, not added as an afterthought like HD2 did which now effectively blocks certain people who were playing the game, from playing the game.

 

[Bernoulli]

Maybe pc players believe the Master race meme too much.

Just sign up once and be done with it.

But you need to do that for each new game and if you forget your email it's over ( happened to me)
I signed up with an email that I lost and I can't login for the next games

 

[RyanEvans21]

You’re on console. You kind of have an agreement to accept whatever Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo decides.

This is on Steam

Requires 3rd-Party Account: Activision Account
Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA

 

[Gaiff]

Ya and you have to agree to whatever TOS that Steam has too.

If you wanna play on Steam, sure, but you don’t have to.

 

[kazuyamishima]

Activision accounts are not region-locked as long as you're not from NK or some similar country. PSN is more limited.

A lot of people keep saying this but I don’t see any problem with this, just make an account in another region.

 

[Bernoulli]

Activision accounts are not region-locked as long as you're not from NK or some similar country. PSN is more limited.

Fortnite gives you the choice to create or not an epic account on console and it doesn't change the cross play features

 

[Snake29]

You’re on console. You kind of have an agreement to accept whatever Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo decides.

A mobile phone number must be linked to your Steam Account to play Modern Warfare® II.

 

[mitch1971]

But you need to do that for each new game and if you forget your email it's over ( happened to me)
I signed up with an email that I lost and I can't login for the next games

Unfortunate, sure. But, surely its upto you to keep stuff like that safe. There are a myriad of applications to organise this stuff for you easily.

 

[The Cockatrice]

A lot of people keep saying this but I don’t see any problem with this, just make an account in another region.

You'll get permabanned by Sony for using an account from a different region than yours. They could prolly use VPN but this is an online game, they can easily fuck you. There is no genuine solution and people got screwed. This aint the same as the Activision one.

 

[Bernoulli]

Unfortunate, sure. But, surely its upto you to keep stuff like that safe. There are a myriad of applications to organise this stuff for you easily.

but it's not only for cod other games, you launch them and they ask you for an account

 

[AmuroChan]

You'll get permabanned by Sony for using an account from a different region than yours. They could prolly use VPN but this is an online game, they can easily fuck you. There is no genuine solution and people got screwed. This aint the same as the Activision one.

Incorrect. The Philippines do not have PSN accounts natively, but we have many tens of thousands of PlayStation gamers here. When you ask PS support or go to their FAQ, they just tell you to either create a Singapore or HK PSN account. I have 7 PSN accounts on 7 different countries because I travel a lot. I've even spoken to the official PlayStation support twitter account before about this, and they said it's not a problem.

 

[RyanEvans21]

You'll get permabanned by Sony for using an account from a different region than yours. They could prolly use VPN but this is an online game, they can easily fuck you. There is no genuine solution and people got screwed. This aint the same as the Activision one.

Not really! As long you dont do stupid things. I made PSN Japan account before and didnt get ban.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Incorrect. The Philippines do not have PSN accounts natively, but we have many tens of thousands of PlayStation gamers here. When you ask PS support or go to their FAQ, they just tell you to either create a Singapore or HK PSN account. I have 7 PSN accounts on 7 different countries because I travel a lot. I've even spoken to the official PlayStation support twitter account before about this, and they said it's not a problem.

Not really! As long you dont do stupid things. I made PSN Japan account before and didnt get ban.

In these cases, there may have been exceptions but using a VPN is against Sony's TOS afaik.

 

[Mr Moose]

 

[kazuyamishima]

You'll get permabanned by Sony for using an account from a different region than yours. They could prolly use VPN but this is an online game, they can easily fuck you. There is no genuine solution and people got screwed. This aint the same as the Activision one.

My Australian PS5 has a Japanese account, an US account and obviously an Aussie account, no need for VPN.

I buy games from all 3 account and zero problems.

 

[StereoVsn]

I'm seeing what's going on for Helldivers on PC
Why is no one upset about this on console?
Imagine you create a playstation/xbox account then pay for online then buy the game but still can't play without the Activision account

can we get this removed too please
And it's not the only game doint this

I hate this shit personally. Drives me into not buying the company’s games or at least buying used or on a very large sale only.

 

[The Cockatrice]

My Australian PS5 has a Japanese account, an US account and obviously an Aussie account, no need for VPN.

I buy games from all 3 account and zero problems.

Have you played online games? You might've been lucky that's all.

People have already tried and have been banned for it.



Playing on PS5 is different than playing on PC with steam tied to a region which then you have to connect to another region for PSN. It's a fucking mess.

 

[Beechos]

This is pretty much par for the course for any online game nowadays regardless of platform. These companies want your data for analytics.

 

[RyanEvans21]

Have you played online games? You might've been lucky that's all.

People have already tried and have been banned for it.

Not good examples. That's china they banned everything

 

[LordOcidax]

Making an account is not that hard. Don’t be afraid…

 

[Loomy]

This could have been rolled out/announced better. But it's the most expected and trivial thing these days. Every publisher wants you to have an account with them when you're playing their multiplayer game.

 

[angrod14]

 

[adamsapple]

edit: already posted above.

 

[midasmulligan]

I'm seeing what's going on for Helldivers on PC
Why is no one upset about this on console?
Imagine you create a playstation/xbox account then pay for online then buy the game but still can't play without the Activision account

can we get this removed too please
And it's not the only game doint this

Because hell divers continues its trend of being a technical nightmare that you have to constantly fight against to play the game you enjoy. At least with COD, you know what’s coming

 

[Mr Moose]

Have you played online games? You might've been lucky that's all.

People have already tried and have been banned for it.



Playing on PS5 is different than playing on PC with steam tied to a region which then you have to connect to another region for PSN. It's a fucking mess.

China is region locked.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I'll never touch this shitty franchise again.

 

[The Cockatrice]

China is region locked.

That...is the point? If you are from one of the countries that are n/a for PSN you will get banned, which means players who played the game from like 20 or more countries, now are unable to because they may get banned. Correction, they WILL get banned. Cmon, people, read the news, read the steam threads. This isnt about just making a PSN account. It's about people from a lot countries that have played and bought the game, no longer being able to.

 

[Three]

Activision accounts are not region-locked as long as you're not from NK or some similar country.

Uh yes they are. People in the Philippines are not included when creating an Activison account:



They have to create a fake account in another region much like they do on PSN

 

[The Cockatrice]

Uh yes they are. People in the Philippines are not included when creating an Activison account:



They have to create a fake account in another region much like they do on PSN

Also check your facts https://support.activision.com/articles/pc-region-definitions

 

[Three]

Companies are really going out of their way to piss off their customers today.

This CoD thing has been about for about 4 years. I was "forced" to create an account after buying COD:Cold War for £70. Couldn't skip it. it wasn't even clearly stated anywhere until you booted it up.

Was a mild annoyance ngl, but I'm pretty sure I didn't flip out about it like some people are doing today.

 

[Mr Moose]

That...is the point? If you are from one of the countries that are n/a for PSN you will get banned, which means players who played the game from like 20 or more countries, now are unable to because they may get banned. Correction, they WILL get banned. Cmon, people, read the news, read the steam threads. This isnt about just making a PSN account. It's about people from a lot countries that have played and bought the game, no longer being able to.

Also check your facts https://support.activision.com/articles/pc-region-definitions

There's a country not listed on there (see .GIF).

 

[Three]

Also check your facts https://support.activision.com/articles/pc-region-definitions

What was your point then? My facts are right the "region definitions" have nothing to do with officially supporting accounts and purchases in those countries. Those just tell you what region the game is grouped under. PS games are the same:

https://mortalkombatgamessupport.wbgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500007714502-PlayStation-Games-Region-Guide#h_01F3NVVNH56DY7BQD8KDH353PB

 

[cash_longfellow]

Set up an email just for games…it’s not that hard, nor is it a big deal. People just want to complain to complain nowadays.

 

[rofif]

I am getting some Ubisoft games on ps5 because I don’t want Ubisoft account just for ac game

 

[Ownage]

This is for anti-cheats.

 

[Three]

I don't understand what this even has to do with the Steam version of Helldivers now requiring a PSN account.

If signing up to PSN is difficult in China how's the large PS5 install base related to that? So it's not a problem? Nothing has changed for those guys.

 

[laynelane]

I was upset about this when I had to create an EA account to play Dead Space 3 on PS3. Since then, I've never had to do that again because I don't buy games from certain companies and also won't buy games that require me to jump through extra hoops just to play them.

 

[AmuroChan]

In these cases, there may have been exceptions but using a VPN is against Sony's TOS afaik.

No need to use VPN. When I'm in the Philippines and log into my US account, it automatically goes to the US PSN store.

 

[The Cockatrice]

What was your point then? My facts are right the "region definitions" have nothing to do with officially supporting accounts and purchases in those countries. Those just tell you what region the game is grouped under. PS games are the same:

https://mortalkombatgamessupport.wbgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500007714502-PlayStation-Games-Region-Guide#h_01F3NVVNH56DY7BQD8KDH353PB

Youre not making any sense to what this whole discussion is all about so ill just move on. Clearly some of you will go at massive, and stupid lenghts to defend their favorite shitty corporation.

 

[The Cockatrice]

There's a country not listed on there (see .GIF).

What daniel said is against TOS and a massive risk. He confirmed it in the replies. There should be 0 risks when legally buying a game.

 

[Three]

Youre not making any sense to what this whole discussion is all about so ill just move on. Clearly some of you will go at massive, and stupid lenghts to defend their favorite shitty corporation.

Well make it make sense as I'm asking what your point is that you say I've missed. Mine is that the situation between creating an Activison account or a PSN account is very similar.
In a lot of countries you have to choose a country that is not your own in order to create it if the region doesn't match you're breaking ToS. It's the same thing. Neither care though so you'll be fine.

 

[lh032]

im sure those COD players will boycott Acti

 

[Hanzaki]

You'll get permabanned by Sony for using an account from a different region than yours. They could prolly use VPN but this is an online game, they can easily fuck you. There is no genuine solution and people got screwed. This aint the same as the Activision one.

That's just simple not true...
You can create multi region accounts on the same Playstation without any "permaban" . I'm from europe and I have 3 accounts (US, UK and Japanese) since the PS3 era and I have zero problems with it. You don't need VPN or any other similar tricks... I also know dozens of people that has at least double accounts.
You can use PSN, buy games from the store, play online, subscribe to any PSN Extra/Premium etc, as I did since like 2008.

The only restrictions that you can only use credit cards or paypal accounts from the same region as the account's region, so you can only pay with gift cards.
Also you can play any games from any region on any account. The only restriction that you can only use DLCs or similar digital things with the game from the same region. Also you cannot upgrade a european PS4 game to PS5 on the US account for example.
But that's about it. I have like 600-700 games (PS3/PS4/PS5) on my US account despite I'm from europe.

So quit f*cking lie about things you have no idea pls...

 

[RoboFu]

Capcom did this with sf6 and online .. no sir I don't like it.