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God of War Ragnarök Launches to ‘Mixed’ Steam User Reviews — With Most Complaining About the PlayStation Network Account Requirement (www.ign.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm not sure I get the rationale of having accounts for a single player game even from a corporate suit perspective. They already have your email and other details about you what is the point of an account?

[–] tb_ 12 points 2 months ago

Once the account has been made, the barrier to more services is lowered.

PlayStation is likely going to want to make their own store on PC at some point.

[–] Badeendje 11 points 2 months ago

They can turn off the game when they choose to.