This is just like how we all used to need to tune into ABC first before we could watch CBS. Remember? That was so bizarre.
Remember when Sony fans were laughing at PC players for refusing to make a PSN account to play games on Steam, even going as far as saying “it’s just a sign in, what does it matter?”. Will the table has turned.
Still waiting for MS to do something right this whole generation.
They put their games back on steam, that was nice
They likely make a lot more money with their games on steam
Wdym, they made CoD Black Ops 6 /s
Bringing a ton of their games to PC and the PC game pass has been pretty great. Guess it’s not so nice if you’re on the consoles or Linux I guess.
They make a good ergo keyboard (this is the only nice thing I can think of)
There is crossplay, so unless PlayStation wants to play on their own (which they’d have an even bigger cry about) this is required.
Not necessarily. A good architecture could allow for crossplay between different kinds of accounts. They’re just taking the easy way out.
Omg 😱. This is like helldivers 2 on PC. We should boycott!!!
This is actually hilarious after the Sony accounts for steam games debacle
Imagine if the Goldeneye rerelease happened now.
You’d have a game on the ps5, that requires PS+ to play online, but also needs a Nintendo Online account, AND a Microsoft account (since MS owns Rare).
The future is dumb.
The future is indeed dumb. The 2022 GoldenEye has it’s own baggage.
I don’t think Nintendo was willing to let Microsoft sell it as a physical product (collectors would view it as superior to Nintendo’s NSO requirement).
Not that I was going to play it anyway. Enjoy it if you want, though
Where’s the helldivers II crowd that caused a major fuss? This one is flying under the radar. Is it because Forza is just meh?
Helldivers 2 is different. The game already released, and then Sony tried adding PS Account requirement after many people had already bought the game.
Forza Horizon 5 has not released on PlayStation yet, and anyone that currently plays the game does so on platforms that they do have a Microsoft Account. For example, playing the game on Steam still requires you to link a Microsoft Account.
The Helldivers 2 things wasn’t that the game needed an account, it was because it was added on later. Its also different from games like Horizon Forbidden West or God of War Ragnarok because both of those are singleplayer games and should not require any kind of account to play the game as they do not have online gameplay.
Forza Horizon is a great arcade racer. This is the first I’ve heard about the requirement, so maybe after it spreads online, there will be more vocal pushback.
FH4 and 5 are effectively MMOs. There is plenty to do alone, and the other players can mostly be ignored, but it’s still a shared world.
Remove the first “M”, there are hardly any players on the map to save on server costs.
I’ve played both a lot yet it’s not rare to spend 10 minutes without seeing a single other player.
The games are fundamentally, very alone.
