Up until this point, a PlayStation Network account was not required to play the game on Steam.
  • dan1101@lemm.eeEnglish
    2229·
    2 years ago

    What does a PSN account involve? Just an email and password, maybe a handle/nickname?

    I assume it needs no credit card or payment.

    If all that is true a PSN account is annoying but doesn’t seem so bad.

      • dan1101@lemm.eeEnglish
        926·
        2 years ago

        If all that is required is an email address and password I could live with giving Sony a special email address and unique password, I don’t see where I have a privacy or security risk there. Annoying, but it’s a lot better than another launcher or something. ETA: It asks for birthdate, definitely don’t give them your real birthdate but give them something close. I have a standard fake that I use.

          • dan1101@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            2 years ago

            They might verify the email. But if you’re that worried about Sony having your email you can just make a unique one for them. You don’t have to give them your primary email.

    • Sabata11792@kbin.social
      386·
      2 years ago

      I want to buy and eat soup without someone dipping their dick in it and telling me it’s a part of the experience.

    • nelson@lemmy.worldEnglish
      141·
      2 years ago

      I read that in some regions ( I think UK/Ireland? ) it requires a picture OD your face/ID to verify your age.

      Can’t verify that though

    • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      735·
      2 years ago

      People nowadays hate having more than one account. They can’t even bare having more than one exe that launches other exes installed on the same computer anymore

      • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
        293·
        2 years ago

        Needing to run a programm just to launch a different program is stupid. I don’t need a middleman, just let me launch the second program directly.

        • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          32·
          2 years ago

          Right, so you hate steam too then?

          If you do, I’m more talking about the cognitive dissonance of others that love steam just because it’s the lesser evil of the launchers, but vehemently hate the idea of buying a game on another store front.

          • bitfucker@programming.devEnglish
            62·
            2 years ago

            What other value does the so called other launcher provide? Modding sdk? Community forum? Family sharing? Controller remap?

              • bitfucker@programming.devEnglish
                51·
                2 years ago

                Sure, but I specifically ask other launcher. If we are talking no launcher at all then it is a different discussion entirely. If we are talking about not having a launcher, yeah, that is understandable too. But then again, many games have their own launcher and they do not add any value other than for the sake of having one/promoting the publisher

      • dan1101@lemm.eeEnglish
        48·
        2 years ago

        I would definitely be annoyed but have had to create an account for other games too. Give them an email that isn’t your primary email and a unique password, I don’t see where there is any risk after that.