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God of War Ragnar\u00f6k<\/a> has a \u2018mixed\u2019 user review rating on Steam following its PC launch, with most of the complaints revolving around Sony\u2019s controversial PlayStation Network Account requirement.<\/p>\n

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Sony had made it clear on the God of War Ragnar\u00f6k Steam page that a PlayStation Network account would be required to play Sony Santa Monica\u2019s purely single-player adventure, but that doesn\u2019t seem to have prevented a number of negative reviews singling out the policy.<\/p>\n

One negative Steam review, from a user who refunded the game after just 20 minutes of play, called out the PSN requirement. \u201cCreating a PSN account was something I knew was necessary in advance and I was prepared to do so, until I was met with the reality of it,\u201d they said. \u201cFor UK residents at least, it requires submitting a mobile phone number to verify your age just to start with, and if that fails (which it did, no texts were ever received) your only recourse is to submit a photograph of your face or a government-issued ID to a third party website. If you’re happy with that, go right ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah I’m not linking my account to PSN especially for a single-player game,\u201d reads another negative Steam user review, which also includes a list of Sony data breaches.<\/p>\n

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Sony\u2019s PSN account requirement for its PC games was thrust into the limelight with the release of Arrowhead\u2019s explosive PC and PS5 co-op shooter Helldivers 2<\/a> earlier this year. Helldivers 2 suffered a review bomb campaign on Steam after Sony made PSN accounts mandatory for PC gamers on Valve\u2019s platform (Arrowhead subsequently decided to turn the user review history graph into a cape, which is ready for launch but has yet to release<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Sony eventually backed down and reversed Helldivers 2\u2019s PSN account requirement<\/u><\/a>, but the game remains unavailable in the many countries that lack PSN. And indeed all Sony\u2019s games on PC now suffer from this problem, which means God of War Ragnar\u00f6k is unavailable on PC in over 100 countries.<\/p>\n

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It seems unlikely that Sony will change its mind again for God of War Ragnar\u00f6k, which means the game may have to live with its \u2018mixed\u2019 Steam user review rating for some time. As for how popular God of War Ragnar\u00f6k is on PC, Steam’s official concurrent figures show 25,471 playing at the time of this article’s publication. That’s down significantly on the PC launch of God of War, which saw a peak of 73,529 players on Valve’s platform.<\/p>\n

God of War Ragnar\u00f6k continues the stories of Kratos and his now teenage soon, Atreus. The sequel was praised as an enthralling spectacle on its release, earning a 10 in IGN’s review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Impeccable writing, pitch-perfect performances, knockout action \u2013 it\u2019s a complete work of art from top to bottom. Reflecting its core themes, it’s everything a sequel should be: respectful of its legendary lineage, but not afraid to take it to exciting new places,” we wrote at the time. “God of War Ragnarok is an almighty achievement and creates a new high that makes many of its peers look positively mortal by comparison.”<\/p>\n

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Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

Go to Source (IGN.com)<\/a><\/p>\n

All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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