• Deceptichum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    174·
    7 months ago

    I think they knew they would get backlash and factored that in.

    He didn’t say anything like “I hear your concerns and we will look into them”

    • geekwithsoul@lemm.eeEnglish
      561·
      7 months ago

      That’s because there’s nothing he can do - this was Sony’s decision as the publisher and the developers can’t do squat about it unfortunately

      • Mossy Feathers (She/They)English
        106·
        7 months ago

        I’ve heard that their community manager was caught shitting on people who were upset about the announcement. That kinda suggests that it wasn’t a publisher decision, or at the very least, that their community manager(s) are handled by Sony. It’s possible they may be trying to court Sony into buying the company, or that Sony gave them an offer they couldn’t refuse.

        • geekwithsoul@lemm.eeEnglish
          29·
          7 months ago

          This is definitely the work of Sony, not the developer. There is no motivation for the developer to require PSN signups for the game and all the motivation in the world for Sony. In addition, anything dealing with how the game is distributed is solely within the purview of the publisher- the developer almost never has any say in what happens in that case.

        • GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.eeEnglish
          276·
          7 months ago

          That kinda suggests that it wasn’t a publisher decision, or at the very least, that their community manager(s) are handled by Sony.

          Eh, could likely be that the CM is tired of the bullshit. Everyone has a breaking point and a thousand frothing fans is gonna bother anyone.