God of War Ragnarok will be released on PC in 4 months, but, as in the case of Helldivers 2, already 170 countries cannot buy it. Having a PSN account is standard for PlayStation – God of War: Ragnarok.

You could say that we have already started a series of non-E3 events. While most of this will be focused on the first week of June, yesterday’s State of Play event kicked off with an event without many surprises. It’s true that it’s always nice to see exclusives for the former PS5 leave the platform, as God of War Ragnarok will do next September, but four months before that there is already more than 150 countries that cannotand until the contrary is said, they will not be able buy the game on PC. Cause? obligation to bind A PSN account becoming a controversial standard for the Japanese.

10 hours ago we were again able to see our favorite Spartan without a beard. The duet of Kratos and Atreus will be released on PC from Jetpack Interactive, the authors of the 2018 God of War port, and will bring with it not only Ragnarok, the end of the Viking world, but also a new controversy which continues to gain momentum. Although this was not said out loud at the event, the announcement trailer was accompanied by a small note.”You must have a PSN account to play.“.

A possible error or doubt, which was soon confirmed on the game’s official Steam page and on the PlayStation blog. While we still don’t know what consequences this had compared to HellDivers 2 or Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, the controversy’s predecessors, the situation is not good. In the case of GoW Ragnarok, The complete adventure of Kratos one player while the requirement to have a PSN account for the aforementioned games was minimally forgivable due to their online features.

The problem, yes, we have already seen in action: hundreds of countries cannot access the pre-sale of the game. As happened with Sucker Punch and Arrowhead Game Studios games, those countries that cannot access PSN, game reservation not available, for now. Although there are those who argue that perhaps the situation could change before its release and the mandatory nature will be carefully examined, the situation is not good since the Japanese have accepted what was originally a related option in the current and future standard.

Before Dawn and Concorde will also require a PSN account.

While it’s true that God of War: Ragnarok’s appearance with a “danger” asterisk wasn’t the only one at the event that came with the same warning. The Until Dawn and Concord duo will also need a PSN account to play. In the case of the latter, both the simultaneous release on PS5 and PC, as well as the most acceptable cross play And cross progression which may be released alongside the game, the requirement to have a PSN account for the game makes some sense.

A case similar to that of HellDivers 2, which Until Dawn does not share. An entirely single-player adventure that, while it has co-op features but is local only, has the same need. In both cases, since the reservation or pre-sale period has not yet begun, we do not know how far it extends. We’ll have to wait for the Concord beta next June to clear up any doubts. For now, prospects look problematic for the Japanese giant.

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