Summary
God of War: Ragnaröklaunched on PC earlier today, finally bringing the beloved sequel to Steam players for the first time. You’d probably think that’s a time for celebration for PC players -especially since the PC version of the game lets you mute Atreus- but the game has unfortunately launched to Mixed user reviews on Steam, and most of the negative ones are taking issue withthe game’s PSN account requirements.
Head on over to God of War: Ragnarök’s Steam page, and you’ll see that the game currently has a total of 3,268 user reviews (at the time of writing), with a whopping 1,267 of them negative. A brief glance at reviews left by disgruntled players make it clear that the PSN account requirement is the main sticking point, whether they be causing technical issues, or just angering people from a moral standpoint.
For example, a user called LinkkJaxon is upset with the game as they’re struggling with PlayStation’s support system for reactivating PSN accounts, and it’s a very common problem looking down the collection of bad reviews God of War: Ragnarök is collecting.
On the other hand, you have users like Majkel who explain that while they got through the PSN account requirements smoothly, they still think it’s an “absolutely horrific decision” to require such a thing in a single player game. Other reviews criticize the game’s optimization and resolution, but the vast majority are angry at the PSN account requirements for one reason or another.
God Of War: Ragnarök Is Being Review Bombed Over PSN Account Requirements
If you’re a regular buyer of PlayStation games on Steam, you’ll probably be aware that these complaints are nothing new for the company’s releases on PC. Helldivers 2 managed to go from one of the most beloved games released this year to the worst thing to happen to gaming in yearsafter PSN account requirements were made mandatorya few months after release.Sony eventually backed down, but the rest of its games have kept that PSN requirement.
While it sounds a bit silly to review bomb a game as widely loved as God of War: Ragnarök, it’s understandable to be frustrated to have a fairly pointless barrier stopping you from playing a single player game you paid for. Unfortunately, it’s something that Steam players are going to have to put up with, unless we see another backlash on the scale of Helldivers 2. Until that happens, we’re stuck with PSN account requirements for all of PlayStation’s games on PC, whether we like it or not.
God of War Ragnarok
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Following on from 2018’s quasi-reboot, God of War Ragnarok continues the journey of Kratos and his son Atreus. This time, they must go up against the pantheon of Norse gods, culminating in a showdown for the ages.
