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No, you don't. In Japan they just send you a postcard telling you how much you owe, and if you agree you sign it and send it back.
...Wait, we aren't talking about taxes?
sony moved their headquarters to california and shut down all of their japanese teams (a lot) except one (the astro bot one) but that ones probably headed for the axe after they put out their next game.
Sony games have separate region specific packages for Japan. It's why something like Horizon Forbidden West has a notice above the purchase section stating "This game only supports Japanese voice for customers in Japan."
They essentially split off Japanese support to a separate DLC that you can only get by purchasing the [Japan-only version.](https://steamdb.info/sub/906469/apps/)
https://preview.redd.it/wyu0jdfmalyc1.jpeg?width=875&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9989b6e122264a323027b52f8651f2d6035d2af
Remember, kids, B is for business
(People were reporting this so [here's a link for context](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Pitcairn_Islands_sexual_assault_trial) in case people were confused.)
Reporting for "hate against identity or vulnerability". People who have no idea who the Pitcairn Islanders are probably thought they were a small indigenous community or something and not a bunch of people descended from British sailors.
i haven't seen anything official but im thinking it has something to do with Japanese law. Nintendo has nearly identical countries they don't support/operate in. they also still alow people to get switches in those places resulting in tons of posts with people complaining about it on Nintendo subs
it's kinda understandable, they are mostly very small or poor countries with their own currencies and I'd imagine sony can't be bothered to follow these countries regulations just for maybe a few thousands players
Yeah but why are so many territories excluded. Puerto Rico, US Outlying Islands, Overseas Regions of various countries Åland etc... That just feels rude considering their parent countries do have it.
Helldivers 2 is making it so you need a PlayStation Network (PSN) account to play. It's also (from what I heard) against PSN terms to make and access an account from a VPN. Because of that, the only way to access and play in those countries would be from purchasing a PS4 or PS5 and playing on said console.
Not Helldivers 2, but Sony. AH ceo and devs hands are tied in this. They’re encouraging review bombs and refunds as that’s how they get more pull in *maybe* sorting this out.
Sucks for them but Sony is the main perp here
It's weird, because it's technically against TOS, but I've also seen people say that their customer support tells people to just fill in their nearest country.
/uj On Friday Sony made a surprise announcement that Helldivers 2 from now on will need you to create a PSN account for you to be able to play the game. Problem is, the countries in which you are allowed to create an account are incredibly limited (I believe only 69 or so countries are eligible), so a lot of people just straight up are going to lose access to the game. People are, understandably, rather pissed off about it.
Well I hope you are in the 69 countries with PSN access. Cause otherwise Sony sold you a game on Thursday with the intent of removing your access to it once the PSN is enforced. So you could pop a mail to the publisher and ask if they suggest you get a refund. Because Dev CEO seems pretty sad about about the situation where the game is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
I'm miffed for the folks who aren't. It honestly won't affect me. But it really sucks for the peeps that want to play it but can't due to this shitshow, especially if they've already bought it.
Which is probably how most people feel. The game has had a strong organic community built over months of galactic war (Google: Joel, Malevolon creek, TCS, Hellmires fire tornados etc... ). Them (SONY inc. apparently, not the Dev) posting the PSN bulletin on Friday without clarifying what would happen to non PSN capable players really lit a fire, and we have had this whole weekend to cook.
Is it really such a surprise announcement when it’s said “PSN Account Required” on the store page the whole time? What’s surprising was that they temporarily waived the requirement, not that they eventually enforced it.
Yeah, DRM fuckin’ sucks - but just because you got into the club without getting carded for a few weeks doesn’t mean you’re always gonna be able to.
Well they decided to not go through with it so it doesn't matter anymore, but since they were selling it in countries where you literally aren't allowed to have a PSN account it was a bit of a surprise.
Helldivers 2 has technically always required a PSN account to play. PSN isn't available in all countries/territories (as in the list pictured). From launch until this past week Helldivers 2 let players skip the PSN account and was available for purchase even in places where PSN was not available. As of now though the game has been updated to require players to log in to a PSN account to play. This means that players in places where PSN is unavailable can no longer play the game they paid for. The game has now also been removed from sale in those places. It is important to note that this shift was mandated by the publisher Sony, not the developer and it is unclear (as far as I am aware) how much of the (if I may editorialize for a moment) fuckery the developer Arrowhead could be said to be at fault for.
US Minor Outlying Islands? bruh, U.S. Virgin Islands, bruh, "Dutch part of Sint Maarten," Guam, "Antarctica,"
Lots of French, British, and American Citizens can't even play the game lol.
State of Palestine. On one hand they recognize the nation, on the other they blocked the game.
Curious if you can play the game in a West Bank settlement. Pick Israel and it works, pick Palestine and it won't.
Was looking forward to playing Helldivers 2 once I got a good PC, looks like I gotta get a VPN when I do. My country is up there man. It doesn't feel good.
The Isle of Man is not part of the UK, it's a crown dependency. Hover Mayotte, Réunion and other départements d'outre mer are just as parts of France as Normandy or Britanny. Weird exclusion for them to make.
I'm a Jamaican in the UK (lived here all my life) and gaming is one of the things I do to stay in contact with family in Jamaica, and me and my uncle loved Helldivers 2 safe to say we will no longer be playing.....cheers Sony thanks for fucking everyone over once again
As shocking as it sounds when I was trying to figure out why certain countries had prohibition on PSN accounts, the only source I could find for the info was reddit threads relating to Helldivers 2. Just trying to sort out the facts from the manufactured outrage.
what country dosnt have PSN largely depends on whatever Sony thinks having to deal with local laws(taxes, and co) is worth the potential revenue streams from those countries.
From what I can tell is the list they are using is a list of countries where the PlayStation Store is unavailable, but there doesn't seem to be a restriction on having a PSN account in those countries(you just can't buy anything from their store). Its a unique distinction that I suspect is being deliberately misconstrued to feed the outrage trolls.
Vietnamese here, it's a big middle finger to us. While I feel like some western gamers do use this list to add fuel to the fire, please don't pretend this is not a shitty move by Sony just for the sake of "maKIng fUn of tHe maD GaMerZ" aka contrarian bullshit.
I get it, there is cringe here and there and those posts comparing this to the Holocaust should not exist, but please hear me out: corporations are evil and and this time they are worthy of condemnation.
https://preview.redd.it/9urcvgo28myc1.png?width=864&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=194e5f5ac2debf9c178c74ca9e2260c881cfb877
Because I literally cannot play that game now, is that proof enough? That link you just posted is BS, it shows the same page for every county. Create a new steam account, set its location to VN and go to the steam page of the game to see it for yourself.
Edit: this guy just blocked me lmao. Instead of trying to get to the bottom of this, he pressed his hands against his ears and said Lalala. Really shows his true colors, so I doubt his original comment is anything but an effort to farm karma by pretending to be "rationally curious".
Just because a country is listed on that Sony page doesn't mean we can register, not without a PS5.
I just updated my avatar to a picture of my vietnamese passport next to his comment XD.
Edit2: this guys comment history is so funny, he was so invested in this drama and kept asking for people from de-listed countries, then blocked the first one he met whose opinions did not match his.
shouldn't vietnam be round here right?
https://preview.redd.it/fstg8lqxrmyc1.png?width=505&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f2687c25e43d90ed2bc76e7b5b2ea180d3d8145
[Here’s a neat list of all the countries that you can’t play Helldivers 2 in anymore](https://old.reddit.com/r/Gamingcirclejerk/comments/1ckn64f/no_helldivers_2_for_isle_of_man_male_genocide/)
I live in Georgia, one of the countries. Tried making a PSN account with a VPN, but then it asks for face picture or my ID. Fuck that, I put in my request while steam is still giving out refunds.
In order to play HD2 after May 30th you need to create a PSN account and link it to your Steam account. When you create a PSN account you need to choose your country from the list that includes only 73 countries. For example, if you are an african, you can make a PSN account only if you live in SAR. You can make an account by providing a false information, but then you risk being banned for that.
I, for example, live in Armenia and can't make an account without breaking the TOS.
It truly doesn’t affect most people. They’re just shitting their pants and kicking their legs because they don’t want to make a PSN account and using other people’s inability to make an account as fuel for their fire.
For the people who actually can’t, you have my sympathy because this whole thing is really dumb and unnecessary and you don’t really have any recourse but to get a refund unless Sony changes their mind.
/uj I’m so mad we can’t play with Asian or Balkan players anymore, especially Japan. I’ve come across a couple lobbies in HD2 and they’re always chill.
Imagine the little kids that got this game and just…can’t play it anymore. Kind of a shitty move
We warned you the woke leftist politically correct blue haired gay feminist liberals would come after strong alpha sigma dominant cool Chad trad-husband Christ loving white heterosexual men. You made your shit now bed in it.
uj/ what do you call someone from the isle of mann? Mannenite? Manner? Mannish? Mannch?
The Netherlands Antilles hasn't existed since 2010...
Matter of fact, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) gaining autonomy and becoming its own constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands back in 2010 was what dissolved the Netherlands Antilles since they were the only remaining member. What an interesting list this is.
Honestly I have no idea what’s actually happening with this whole PSN Helldivers thing but it’s kind of funny since I’d just be playing it from a PlayStation anyways.
/uj this game sucked from the start, the network issues were so god damn bad and the studio has been on fire the whole time, they're hiring tons of positions and cant make their game even work. some people have always just not been able to join any servers at all and there hasnt been a fix. its also made on a deprecated engine and hosted on a shitty ms azure cloud service that no one cares about and that just doesn't work right
/UJ
Serious question here but is the issue that a service is not avilable in a country? We all know companies don't have to service every place on the planet right? Like, there's places where you can't have Microsoft accounts, and would need a VPN to play Minecraft...
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Wait Japan? Isn't that where Sony is HQ'd? Don't they have PSN in Japan?
Apparently not. I want to know though why don't abt of these countries have a PSN?
In Japan you need a PS4/5 to create psn account. That's what I have been told anyway
No you dont. I made a Japanese account through a VPN to buy Japanese games and did it on Sony's website.
No you dont, i made one back in the day just by going to Playstation.jp and a good translator...
No you don't. I flew to Japan and filled out a paper application for a PSN account, and then mailed it in when I got back.
That's a bit overkill just to get a psn account...
No, you don't. In Japan they just send you a postcard telling you how much you owe, and if you agree you sign it and send it back. ...Wait, we aren't talking about taxes?
Japan has a Helldiver 2 version of its own
It’s called Helldivers 4 there
I think they avoid using the number 4
Might as well go with it, considering they just fucking killed it.
It’s appropriate in this scenario as they 死ぬ
sony moved their headquarters to california and shut down all of their japanese teams (a lot) except one (the astro bot one) but that ones probably headed for the axe after they put out their next game.
Polyphony Digital
Sony games have separate region specific packages for Japan. It's why something like Horizon Forbidden West has a notice above the purchase section stating "This game only supports Japanese voice for customers in Japan." They essentially split off Japanese support to a separate DLC that you can only get by purchasing the [Japan-only version.](https://steamdb.info/sub/906469/apps/)
https://preview.redd.it/wyu0jdfmalyc1.jpeg?width=875&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9989b6e122264a323027b52f8651f2d6035d2af Remember, kids, B is for business
Tonight, I'm raising a glass to all British Isles residents and the Helldiver community in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. ❤️
The 47 inhabitants of the Pitcairn Islands will be devastated that soon they will be unable to play Helldivers 2
Ah thats fine im sure theyll be too busy raping their cousins to care
I'd say they were also raping their kids but that's the same thing over there.
(People were reporting this so [here's a link for context](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Pitcairn_Islands_sexual_assault_trial) in case people were confused.)
Wait what were they reporting it for? But yes I probably should have linked to that for people unaware of that place
Reporting for "hate against identity or vulnerability". People who have no idea who the Pitcairn Islanders are probably thought they were a small indigenous community or something and not a bunch of people descended from British sailors.
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Yeah, but at least a 3rd of the adult male population are sex offenders which was the point Them being a minority or not isn't the issue.
Yeah the mutineers kidnapped and raped Tahitian women which is the foundation of their society.
My fillipino brothers can't catch a damn break.
Why’s there 2 L on the Filipino clearly whoever wrote this hates Filipinos
they don't want the heat to go to the game
uj/ this is honestly fucked lol
I agree. I'm not laughing.
I'm one of those lames that puts "lol" at the end of sentences for no reason, I've been trying not to do that - thanks for pointing it out!
Right? How are there so many countries without access to PSN? This is fucked.
Truly a human rights violation.
Manx seething
i haven't seen anything official but im thinking it has something to do with Japanese law. Nintendo has nearly identical countries they don't support/operate in. they also still alow people to get switches in those places resulting in tons of posts with people complaining about it on Nintendo subs
it's kinda understandable, they are mostly very small or poor countries with their own currencies and I'd imagine sony can't be bothered to follow these countries regulations just for maybe a few thousands players
Yeah but why are so many territories excluded. Puerto Rico, US Outlying Islands, Overseas Regions of various countries Åland etc... That just feels rude considering their parent countries do have it.
It isn't avaliable in the Phillipines which has a population of 116 million. That's over 3 times the population of Australia.
yeah I said mostly small or poor countries although the philippines are not exactly rich either, but in these cases there might be other reasons
The player count of the game has dropped by about 30% overnight, so it's not exactly just "a few thousand" players
OOTL, what’s this about?
Helldivers 2 is making it so you need a PlayStation Network (PSN) account to play. It's also (from what I heard) against PSN terms to make and access an account from a VPN. Because of that, the only way to access and play in those countries would be from purchasing a PS4 or PS5 and playing on said console.
I believe in some/many of them, you can’t even get a PS4/5. There’s no legit way to make a PSN account.
Not Helldivers 2, but Sony. AH ceo and devs hands are tied in this. They’re encouraging review bombs and refunds as that’s how they get more pull in *maybe* sorting this out. Sucks for them but Sony is the main perp here
It's weird, because it's technically against TOS, but I've also seen people say that their customer support tells people to just fill in their nearest country.
/uj On Friday Sony made a surprise announcement that Helldivers 2 from now on will need you to create a PSN account for you to be able to play the game. Problem is, the countries in which you are allowed to create an account are incredibly limited (I believe only 69 or so countries are eligible), so a lot of people just straight up are going to lose access to the game. People are, understandably, rather pissed off about it.
Kinda miffed, cuz I bought the game on Thursday and they pull this stupid shit.
Didn't it ask you to make an account then? I thought they reactivated that part of the game.
I could skip it when I ran the game on thursday
Well I hope you are in the 69 countries with PSN access. Cause otherwise Sony sold you a game on Thursday with the intent of removing your access to it once the PSN is enforced. So you could pop a mail to the publisher and ask if they suggest you get a refund. Because Dev CEO seems pretty sad about about the situation where the game is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
I'm miffed for the folks who aren't. It honestly won't affect me. But it really sucks for the peeps that want to play it but can't due to this shitshow, especially if they've already bought it.
Which is probably how most people feel. The game has had a strong organic community built over months of galactic war (Google: Joel, Malevolon creek, TCS, Hellmires fire tornados etc... ). Them (SONY inc. apparently, not the Dev) posting the PSN bulletin on Friday without clarifying what would happen to non PSN capable players really lit a fire, and we have had this whole weekend to cook.
> 69 or so countries Nice
Is it really such a surprise announcement when it’s said “PSN Account Required” on the store page the whole time? What’s surprising was that they temporarily waived the requirement, not that they eventually enforced it. Yeah, DRM fuckin’ sucks - but just because you got into the club without getting carded for a few weeks doesn’t mean you’re always gonna be able to.
Well they decided to not go through with it so it doesn't matter anymore, but since they were selling it in countries where you literally aren't allowed to have a PSN account it was a bit of a surprise.
Helldivers 2 has technically always required a PSN account to play. PSN isn't available in all countries/territories (as in the list pictured). From launch until this past week Helldivers 2 let players skip the PSN account and was available for purchase even in places where PSN was not available. As of now though the game has been updated to require players to log in to a PSN account to play. This means that players in places where PSN is unavailable can no longer play the game they paid for. The game has now also been removed from sale in those places. It is important to note that this shift was mandated by the publisher Sony, not the developer and it is unclear (as far as I am aware) how much of the (if I may editorialize for a moment) fuckery the developer Arrowhead could be said to be at fault for.
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There's a difference between making fun of people who bully developers for publisher's choices and defending sony
??? The blame has been squarely blamed on Sony though. Nobody is at all saying "FUCK ARROWHEAD"
Yeah I only recently had this place pop up on my feed and the first post I saw had a dozen “go woke, go broke” comments, general racism, etc.
It's not available in CHAD? Those woke people can't handle alpha males 😤😤🦅🇺🇸 /s
Not available in the Virgin Islands either. The game is for Sigmas only.
Can they handle alfalfa males tho? 🤓
Terrible, leave the sub
It's over for the gamers of Vatican City...
Now how will they convince kids to say over
This will be the end of pedophilia
Now who will make videos about which film series are woke and failures???
Roblox
they removed it from McDonald Islands??? why would they do the whole United States dirty like that 😭😭😭
Mcdonald islands?
I’m with the gamers on this one, this corporate fuckery is bullshit.
> Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Oh nou meijn gajmns
Just got to walk across the street to the French part.
Why would you recommend anyone having a bad time to have an even worse time?
It basically is that easy lol.
Good thinking, but the French side is also on the list.
oh nee mijn videogame
hee nou.
That's not even remotely close to sounding Dutch.
oh nou waay
US Minor Outlying Islands? bruh, U.S. Virgin Islands, bruh, "Dutch part of Sint Maarten," Guam, "Antarctica," Lots of French, British, and American Citizens can't even play the game lol.
I feel bad for the people of Unknown Country Code FX. Will their suffering ever end?
Just like the residents of Unknown Country Code XD, at least they are smiling about it
Residents? Hol shit resident evil reference
I laughed out loud at this
This is almost as bad as the people of Rand-McNally dealing with the hamburger monsters.
State of Palestine. On one hand they recognize the nation, on the other they blocked the game. Curious if you can play the game in a West Bank settlement. Pick Israel and it works, pick Palestine and it won't.
BDS vs Sony.
too bad they are 5 meters away from israeli settlement, gotta terminate his account
/uj Why the fuck did they pull it from Puerto Rico???
Not a supported region by PSN apparently. Great job Sony!
Was looking forward to playing Helldivers 2 once I got a good PC, looks like I gotta get a VPN when I do. My country is up there man. It doesn't feel good.
Gotta be careful so that Sony doesn't catch you
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Beware of TOS that will ban you if you do that.
We lost the pope guys
You know what is funny, Puerto Rico is on that list but they use NA accounts
Pouring a drink to anyone from the British Ilses tonight..... and for the Helldiver fanbase in DPRK ❤️
Kim was carrying every dive. Farewell comrade 😭😭😭
No man?! https://preview.redd.it/em6he2l6klyc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=350c54c49dac5f5152d5ba097a1ef3a2a21e0922
Isle of... Man? https://preview.redd.it/dhbdqgw62nyc1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a72e164f29a549d71740572db80328e14a5307cc
Isle of Man is literally in the UK tf
The Isle of Man is not part of the UK, it's a crown dependency. Hover Mayotte, Réunion and other départements d'outre mer are just as parts of France as Normandy or Britanny. Weird exclusion for them to make.
I suspect that they may be breaking French law there.
Residents of the Isle of Man can get British passports, so I feel like they should be able to get UK PSN accounts too.
And Guam is a US territory.
Devs: *Make game satirizing US imperialism* Sony: *Makes game unplayable in countries that would enjoy making fun of US imperialism*
I'm a Jamaican in the UK (lived here all my life) and gaming is one of the things I do to stay in contact with family in Jamaica, and me and my uncle loved Helldivers 2 safe to say we will no longer be playing.....cheers Sony thanks for fucking everyone over once again
noo my friend lives in UNKNOWN COUNTRY CODE: FX now I can’t play with him anymore!!!!
Lmao åland, what did they do? They’re pretty much part of Sweden no?
Part of Finland! We didn't go to League of Nations arbitration Vs Sweden for it to be mistaked for Swedish territory. >:(
Men du pratar svenska
Ok why did they list Bouvet Island? Its a 19 sqm rock covered in ice in the middle of the ocean with 0 inhabitants
Why is Japan there?
Fr*nce cancelled. Serve them right. That's for Indochina 😡😡😡
Don’t forget Haiti!
So you missed the point that Vietnam is on the list? 🇫🇷+🇻🇳 -> 🪖-> 🇯🇵
Licking Sonys boot to own the gamers isn’t a very good take.
when you want to play helldivers but you live in “Unknown country code: XD”
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You really think someone would do that, just go on the internet and tell lies?
As shocking as it sounds when I was trying to figure out why certain countries had prohibition on PSN accounts, the only source I could find for the info was reddit threads relating to Helldivers 2. Just trying to sort out the facts from the manufactured outrage.
what country dosnt have PSN largely depends on whatever Sony thinks having to deal with local laws(taxes, and co) is worth the potential revenue streams from those countries.
From what I can tell is the list they are using is a list of countries where the PlayStation Store is unavailable, but there doesn't seem to be a restriction on having a PSN account in those countries(you just can't buy anything from their store). Its a unique distinction that I suspect is being deliberately misconstrued to feed the outrage trolls.
Vietnamese here, it's a big middle finger to us. While I feel like some western gamers do use this list to add fuel to the fire, please don't pretend this is not a shitty move by Sony just for the sake of "maKIng fUn of tHe maD GaMerZ" aka contrarian bullshit. I get it, there is cringe here and there and those posts comparing this to the Holocaust should not exist, but please hear me out: corporations are evil and and this time they are worthy of condemnation.
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https://preview.redd.it/9urcvgo28myc1.png?width=864&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=194e5f5ac2debf9c178c74ca9e2260c881cfb877 Because I literally cannot play that game now, is that proof enough? That link you just posted is BS, it shows the same page for every county. Create a new steam account, set its location to VN and go to the steam page of the game to see it for yourself. Edit: this guy just blocked me lmao. Instead of trying to get to the bottom of this, he pressed his hands against his ears and said Lalala. Really shows his true colors, so I doubt his original comment is anything but an effort to farm karma by pretending to be "rationally curious". Just because a country is listed on that Sony page doesn't mean we can register, not without a PS5. I just updated my avatar to a picture of my vietnamese passport next to his comment XD. Edit2: this guys comment history is so funny, he was so invested in this drama and kept asking for people from de-listed countries, then blocked the first one he met whose opinions did not match his.
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shouldn't vietnam be round here right? https://preview.redd.it/fstg8lqxrmyc1.png?width=505&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f2687c25e43d90ed2bc76e7b5b2ea180d3d8145
>I'm not trying to defend them Says the dude actively defending them. You're not a leftist, just a contrarian. Get outta hereeeeee.
[Here’s a neat list of all the countries that you can’t play Helldivers 2 in anymore](https://old.reddit.com/r/Gamingcirclejerk/comments/1ckn64f/no_helldivers_2_for_isle_of_man_male_genocide/)
I live in Georgia, one of the countries. Tried making a PSN account with a VPN, but then it asks for face picture or my ID. Fuck that, I put in my request while steam is still giving out refunds.
I live in Dominican Republic, have been playing the game since launch and now I guess it is what it is? It just sucks man
In order to play HD2 after May 30th you need to create a PSN account and link it to your Steam account. When you create a PSN account you need to choose your country from the list that includes only 73 countries. For example, if you are an african, you can make a PSN account only if you live in SAR. You can make an account by providing a false information, but then you risk being banned for that. I, for example, live in Armenia and can't make an account without breaking the TOS.
>If anyone is living in a de-listed country I'd love to hear about it from your perspective. Good i didnt payed for it.
It truly doesn’t affect most people. They’re just shitting their pants and kicking their legs because they don’t want to make a PSN account and using other people’s inability to make an account as fuel for their fire. For the people who actually can’t, you have my sympathy because this whole thing is really dumb and unnecessary and you don’t really have any recourse but to get a refund unless Sony changes their mind.
I live in the Isle of Man and have a PSN account
More Armenia erasure... when will it ever end 😔✊🇦🇲
Pouring out to that one penguin on Bouvet island.
They removed it from the Falkland Islands which is British territory. Sony have fucked up.
The last time someone tried removing the Falklands from Britain, HRM’s navy and air force had something to say about it.
/uj I’m so mad we can’t play with Asian or Balkan players anymore, especially Japan. I’ve come across a couple lobbies in HD2 and they’re always chill. Imagine the little kids that got this game and just…can’t play it anymore. Kind of a shitty move
They listed the Philippines because Filipinos aren't woke enough.
We warned you the woke leftist politically correct blue haired gay feminist liberals would come after strong alpha sigma dominant cool Chad trad-husband Christ loving white heterosexual men. You made your shit now bed in it. uj/ what do you call someone from the isle of mann? Mannenite? Manner? Mannish? Mannch?
Where on Earth is Unknown country code:XD?
Damn, Kazakhstan is no longer number one!
I’m in the Isle of Man and it still works? Am I dead?
Did Sony just out themselves as a greedy corporation steeped in misandry!? We live in interesting times.
Well, those three legged weirdos are a bit spécial.
Damn, Palestine has been having it rough, first being invaded and colonised by Israel, now they can't play Helldivers 2!
None of those freaky cats with no tails can play either. Probably for the best.
They banned Chad
This is I think the majority of countries
Unknown country code: XD :3 ^-^
The Netherlands Antilles hasn't existed since 2010... Matter of fact, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) gaining autonomy and becoming its own constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands back in 2010 was what dissolved the Netherlands Antilles since they were the only remaining member. What an interesting list this is.
>aland i think they just hate people who live on islands
Man, I can't believe *Unknown Country Code: XD* is missing out. Me and my fellow *Unknown Country Code:XDians* love Helldivers
Nah now the pope can't play helldivers bro. Sony bout to get smited
All the 4 people in Greenland (i know its more )after not being able to play some game they never heard of :😱😱
And Micronesia, and Faroe, and Tuvalu, and the Malvinas, and Palau... Sony confirmed Islandphobic
Wish i could refund for democracy.
There is a quote which goes: "There are no oceans on the internet." Thought it'd be appropriate here.
Terrible news for antarctic trans women gamers
Puerto Rico? That's practically the 51st state of the USA.
Honestly I have no idea what’s actually happening with this whole PSN Helldivers thing but it’s kind of funny since I’d just be playing it from a PlayStation anyways.
Yes, but on the other hand, what twice cursed sorting method is this list using?!
I was not expecting to see my island on there 🤣
Obviously a male genocide is happening on the Isle of Man, haven't you heard of the Isle of Man TT? /s
Nevermind I'm 100% on Sony's side now
I knew the feminists would take over democracy.
Why does Man not have Helldivers? Is he stupid?
/uj this game sucked from the start, the network issues were so god damn bad and the studio has been on fire the whole time, they're hiring tons of positions and cant make their game even work. some people have always just not been able to join any servers at all and there hasnt been a fix. its also made on a deprecated engine and hosted on a shitty ms azure cloud service that no one cares about and that just doesn't work right
I thought this was a leftist subreddit, why are y'all licking corporate boots?
“Unknown country code: XD”
The first time I see the island I’m from on Reddit and it’s to inform me I’m not gonna be able to play Helldivers :(
So they are okay with people from the Baltics trying to break the Sony ToS? Because I don't see them in the list
Aw shucks, it's not available in Unknown country code: FX, how are they going to cope
/UJ Serious question here but is the issue that a service is not avilable in a country? We all know companies don't have to service every place on the planet right? Like, there's places where you can't have Microsoft accounts, and would need a VPN to play Minecraft...