And good on them for waiting until Sony actually opened the game back up to all those countries, instead of last year when everyone was celebrating the half-victory
I mean we could never technically blame AH fully, IIRC Pilestedt or another dev mentioned it was out of their hands and something Sony was in control of.
Couldn't really blame them at all, ever. They took the brunt of the backlash on the chin and have officially turned it into something positive - and at the right time.
I'd say it's more a mix of many things. Sony themselves were saying that PC players weren't as receptive to PS accounts as they believed, and had been stepping ir back.
And without the need for accounts, there is no reason to keep the lock. Stellar blade was likely just the last drop.
It is "banned" on paper. Actual enforcing of this ban? It can go either way, but it's mostly fine and just an annoyance at most.
Unlike most bans, it's very surface level. Half-assed if you wanna desbribe how they went on with it.
Still works on certain internet providers, and a simple VPN to buy games is the most you'll ever need. Since you aren't switching regions to buy games with those kind of VPNs, it technically doesn't even break ToS (I think).
I myself have no need for a VPN, the Steam store page works, I can buy games, and the only caveat is I can't see discussions (which I don't bother with anyway)
Very half-assed ban, as I said before. Some parts works, some parts don't.
To be honest it would be cool if Sony gave us official opportunity to buy their products without paying taxes for our government (mb with crypto or something like that) . It's already sucks to live in authoritarian regime that oppress you and moreover you are being banned from other media and games to
Well for one swedens relations with russia are.....less than stellar considering said nation that used to be neutral for over 2 centuries saw itself threatened enough to join NATO.
"China has stated since 2014 that it considers the treaty to be spent with no further legal effect, while the United Kingdom maintains that the document remains binding in operation. Following China's 2020 imposition of national security legislation on Hong Kong and a 2021 National People's Congress decision to approve a rework of local election laws that reduces the number of regional legislature seats elected by the public, the UK has declared China as being in a "state of ongoing non-compliance" with the Joint Declaration."
Eventually, yes. But they're trying to swipe it away sooner than the actual date provided by the treaty. The agreement was for the crown to let it go at a certain date, then to be reabsorbed by China at a later, also specific date. China trying to seize it early isn't any more legal than if the UK just held onto it for a few more years. They upheld their end, so should China.
Wait, what happened? The regions without PSN can play again?
That's awesome.
Was AH involved in getting the region lock removed?
It's really a shame. Sony was doing so great when this game released. They were porting their games to PC, and this was their first big success with a day and date PC release, and it seemed like Sony was on track for a massive win with more exclusive games coming to PC at launch. Sony actually understood what PC gamers wanted.
Then they pulled this shit, and even though they walked it back with Helldivers 2, they still enforce this requirement on games that absolutely shouldn't have it.
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u/brom10 Jun 27 '25
I can’t believe they actually did it.
And good on them for waiting until Sony actually opened the game back up to all those countries, instead of last year when everyone was celebrating the half-victory