Excitement over yesterday’s announcement for God of War Ragnarök has lessened a bit after folks realized it and Until Dawn will require a PSN account. As the saying goes, the devil is in the details and while Sony did list it in the fine print of yesterday’s announcement images (which can be seen towards the bottom of the post here), and product page. Now potential customers are finding out the hard way about the enforced requirement.
Per PlayStation Blog post:
“You can pre-purchase the game on Steam and the Epic Game Store.
*Account for PlayStation Network is required.”
As spotted by IGN:
Thanks @PlayStationEU https://t.co/zFQ6GMUzVG pic.twitter.com/0NpiM5PTlv
— Pavel Djundik (@thexpaw) May 31, 2024
God of War Ragnarok on PC requires PSN account https://t.co/B1VYHmQKdT pic.twitter.com/RgoHwjxnRY
— Wario64 (@Wario64) May 30, 2024
Until Dawn
The upcoming PC version of Supermassive Games 2015 Until Dawn is also subject to the requirement. Until Dawn has been rebuilt using Unreal Engine 5 for PC and the PlayStation 5. Sony has at least been a bit more upfront with the listings on its Steam and Epic store pages. A disclaimer notifying potential buyers can be seen at the top of each listing.
Per Steam:
Per EGS:
PSN account is also noted on the Steam page of Until Dawn, but for some reason I cannot view it in my region https://t.co/ZX71CZoEid pic.twitter.com/rmrMG5ievM
— Wario64 (@Wario64) May 31, 2024
PSN for all PC games moving forward?
It looks as if all PlayStation games for PC will require a PSN account moving forward. While not confirmed, that requirement for these two games, plus the recently released Ghost of Tsushima, and the controversial launch of Helldivers 2, all on PC, have painted a somewhat clear picture that Sony intends to keep the PSN requirement moving forward. At first, the requirement appeared to be limited to games that featured online multiplayer features but God of War Ragnarök and Until Dawn are single-player games. As frustrating as that is for PC owners the greater issue is Sony’s lack of support in all regions thus keeping their games from being available to a global market.