It is in all probability not an enormous shock to listen to at this level, however Sony has confirmed The Final of Us Half 2 Remastered will – like quite a few different single-player PlayStation video games earlier than it – require a PSN account with the intention to play when it launches for PC this April.
Sony, after all, confronted a serious backlash final Might when it introduced it could be making PSN accounts necessary for Helldivers 2 on PC – a transfer that meant gamers within the 177 international locations the place PSN is unavailable would now not be capable to play the sport they’d buy. Finally, the outcry was vital sufficient that Sony relented, however that hasn’t stopped it from implementing PSN necessities for an growing variety of PC ports since then.
It is a determination that is continued to attract criticism given the requirement – which was initially justified as being crucial for the “security and safety” of on-line play – is now being carried out throughout each multiplayer and single-player video games. Ghost of Tsushima, for example, does have a multiplayer element, regardless of being a predominantly single-player title, whereas different PC releases requiring PSN – corresponding to Horizon Zero Daybreak Remastered, God of Struggle Ragnarök, and Till Daybreak – are purely single-player experiences.
And now The Final of Us Half 2 Remastered (as noticed by VGC) has joined the steadily increasing record of predominantly single-player PlayStation titles – on-line leaderboards are supported in its roguelike No Return mode – requiring a PSN log-in on PC.
For many, that requirement might be little greater than a considerably irritating inconvenience. However for others – particularly, these based mostly in one of many aforementioned 117 international locations the place PSN is unavailable – it means The Final of Us Half 2 Remastered merely will not be purchasable on PC. And given Sony beforehand confirmed this month’s PC port of the single-player Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 additionally requires a PSN account, it seems it is a path it is now decide to observe.
The Final of Us Half 2 Remastered launches for PC through Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer on third April, the identical month season two of HBO’s acclaimed The Final of Us tv collection begins airing. Digital Foundry known as the remaster – which incorporates the likes of elevated texture decision, elevated level-of-detail distances, and improved shadow high quality – the “finest method to play a real basic” when it arrived on PlayStation 5 final yr.
