Summary
According to SteamDB,Helldivers 2has been put back up for sale onSteamin certain countries, which hopefully means that those affected by its delisting can get back into the action.
It’s been an undeniably rough month for Helldivers 2 fans following the announcement thatplayers on Steam would have to sign into a PSN account in order to play the game. Thisled to mass review-bombing(something that’s since beentaken on the chin by Arrowhead) andeventually led to Sony removing the game from sale in over 100 countries.
Although PlayStation eventually realised what a mistake it was making with one of its biggest success stories in years andmade the PSN sign-optional, the problem still wasn’t fully fixed. All of the countries that had seen the game removed from sale on Steam were still stuck without access to Helldivers 2, as Sony hadn’t reversed that particular move despite the sign-in no longer being required.
Helldivers 2 Has Been Put Back On Sale In Some Countries
It’s not clear why PlayStation hasn’t put Helldivers 2 back up for sale everywhere following the big controversy, but it seems like things are finally starting to move in the right direction.As pointed out by Twitter user HazzadorGaminandoriginally reported by VideoGamer, a recent change was made to Helldivers 2’s Steam page that caused it to be relisted in several countries.
As you can see from the screenshot above and in thechangelog post on SteamDB, the countries that have been removed from the restricted list include American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It’s not clear why these countries specifically have had the restriction removed, but it is a step in the right direction and hopefully a sign of more to come.
As pointed out by VideoGamer, all of the countries that have just had Helldivers 2 put back on sale are all territories of the US, which might be why they have specifically been brought back.
Considering a total of 177 “countries” had Helldivers 2 removed from sale on Steam, it’s not really making much of a dent in the problem overall, but it does suggest that Sony has started reversing the decision for certain parts of the world. Whether that’ll extend to more in the future is currently unknown, but considering the PSN sign-in is no longer mandatory, there doesn’t seem to be much reason why it wouldn’t happen.
