Johan Pilestedt, CEO di Arrowhead Game Studioreacted in a sad and resigned way to the many negative reviews that Steam users have saddled with Helldivers 2 after the announcement of the last few hours.
As reported, in fact, Helldivers 2 will require a mandatory PlayStation account also on PC and this constraint has inevitably sparked controversy, which then resulted in the punctual review bombing on the Valve digital platform.
“Ouch, right in the review score!”, wrote Pilestedt commenting on the incidence of negative reviews, which changed the general opinion on Helldivers 2 on Steam from “mostly positive” to “mixed”.
“Well, I guess it’s justified. I apologize to everyone for the way things went. I hope we can make amends and regain your trust continuing to offer you a great experience. All I want is to make great games.”
Can one misstep ruin everything?
Sony’s announcement regarding the obligation to create a PlayStation profile even to play Helldivers 2 on PC represents a misstep that could impact multiplatform strategies of the Japanese house.
In fact, Steam users do not look favorably on this type of operation, and from a future perspective the company will necessarily have to take it into account.