tl;dr - Helldivers 2 was removed for purchase on Steam for countries unable to create PSN accounts. This was not reverted.
tl;dr Steam Console command - Replicable results by performing: Run > steam://open/console
> Execute command: package_info_print 137730
As many are aware, on May 6th Sony has rescinded their mandatory PSN account linking that was scheduled for May 30th. Although this is a big win, many are not aware that the same countries that were going to be restricted due PSN limitations have already been restricted on Steam as of May 4th (SteamDB - Change 23416542 - https://steamdb.info/changelist/23416542/). This was not reverted.
You can find current information regarding this through Steam console:
- Open Steam console (Run > steam://open/console)
- Execute command
package_info_print 137730
(This is the command to print current information for 137730, which is the sub/package for Helldivers 2) - Here's the current output for that as of this posting:
] package_info_print 137730
PackageID : 137730, change number : 23416565/23416565
"137730"
{
"packageid" "137730"
"billingtype" "10"
"licensetype" "1"
"status" "0"
"extended"
{
"allowcrossregiontradingandgifting" "false"
"AllowPurchaseFromRestrictedCountries" "0"
"PurchaseRestrictedCountries" "AF AG AI AL AM AN AO AQ AS AW AX AZ BA BB BD BF BI BJ BL BM BN BQ BS BT BV BW BY BZ CC CD CF CG CI CK CM CU CV CW CX DJ DM DO DZ EG EH ER ET FJ FK FM FO FX GA GD GE GF GG GH GI GL GM GN GP GQ GS GU GW GY HM HT IM IO IQ IR JE JM JO JP KE KG KH KI KM KN KP KY KZ LA LC LK LR LS LY MA MC MD ME MF MG MH MK ML MM MN MO MP MQ MR MS MU MV MW MZ NA NC NE NF NG NP NR NU PF PG PH PK PM PN PR PS PW RE RS RW SB SC SD SH SJ SL SM SN SO SR SS ST SX SY SZ TC TD TF TG TJ TK TL TM TN TO TT TV TZ UG UM UZ VA VC VE VG VI VN VU WF WS XD YE YT ZM ZW"
}
"appids"
{
"0" "553850"
"1" "2506210"
"2" "2506220"
"3" "2506240"
"4" "2506250"
"5" "2506260"
"6" "2506280"
"7" "2506300"
}
"depotids"
{
"0" "553851"
"1" "553853"
"2" "553854"
}
"AppItems"
{
}
}
- Notable fields: AllowPurchaseFromRestrictedCountries=0 (Meaning do not allow from Restricted Countries); PurchaseRestrictedCountries={List of Countries}
You can also find a better formatted version of these limitations on SteamDB here: https://steamdb.info/sub/137730/info/
Hope this helps put things into perspective. Come to your own conclusions regarding this.
Edit: https://lemm.ee/post/31661746 - Steam announcement that these restrictions were requested by the publisher Sony and to find more information about this decision through them.
Edit2: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/third-person-shooter/helldivers-2-gets-delisted-in-more-countries-without-psn-access-blindsided-devs-call-for-it-to-be-available-worldwide/ Gamesradar post from another community post.
Edit3: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2024/05/ghost-of-tsushima-psn-steam-refunds/ Ghost of Tsushima related issue.
Just pure conjecture here, but I'd read that the decision to restrict countries of sale could have been Steam itself, so Steam would also undo that change when they confirm it can be sold in non-PSN countries.
Yeah this might be Valve wanting to get something in writing from Sony before so they don't have to go through this mess again if Sony changes their mind in 3 months.
Can't really blame them for that... I can't imagine they were thrilled with how this played out...
This seems like the most likely reason for the delay.