▲ 645 ▼ Steam is such a good game store (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Krafting@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source - Posted with Reddy
[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 69 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sometimes we have to make sacrifices to uphold our principles. Not getting abused by Sony and it's ilk Is just one of the many principles that we can uphold at minimal risk and for minimal cost. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 68 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, found it. Sony decided post-hoc that: a) You'll need a PSN account to play Helldivers through Steam, even though why would you need a PSN account? b) If you're in a region where you can't create a PSN account, you just can't purchase Helldivers anymore, or play it if you've already purchased it. Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/05/05/sony-stops-selling-helldivers-2-in-177-regions-arrowhead-scrambling Cool yeah pretty scummy. I thought this meme format was usually used to make fun of people for petty power tripping, but in this case, it seems pretty clear that it's an appropriate form of protest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Would some sort of class action lawsuit be a feasible response? permalink fedilink source parent [–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago That sounds great, I'm just out of the loop. I will consult DuckDuckGo and come back. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 68 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, found it. Sony decided post-hoc that: a) You'll need a PSN account to play Helldivers through Steam, even though why would you need a PSN account? b) If you're in a region where you can't create a PSN account, you just can't purchase Helldivers anymore, or play it if you've already purchased it. Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/05/05/sony-stops-selling-helldivers-2-in-177-regions-arrowhead-scrambling Cool yeah pretty scummy. I thought this meme format was usually used to make fun of people for petty power tripping, but in this case, it seems pretty clear that it's an appropriate form of protest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Would some sort of class action lawsuit be a feasible response? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Would some sort of class action lawsuit be a feasible response? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago That sounds great, I'm just out of the loop. I will consult DuckDuckGo and come back. permalink fedilink source parent
