More than 20 Thousand Steam Accounts Banned Due to Helldivers 2

Valve has never been a company that is merciful to cheating players, and has even chosen to publicly share the accounts it bans. On the other hand, recent banning cases fall into a slightly more gray area. Because the reason for the ban is Sony’s Helldivers 2 iChina requires a PSN account.

PSN account cannot be used in all countries and players who have purchased the game Helldivers 2 They use VPN to continue playing. On the other hand, those who want to play the game but live in countries where there is no PSN buy the game from third-party sellers in other regions. Those who undertake such initiatives more than 20 thousand The user’s account has been banned.

The issue of who is right is quite complicated.

The game with the PSN arrangement, in 180 countries It is closed to users. On the other hand, the controversial point here is that PSN became mandatory later. Users who bought the game in the first stage, Sony technically gave them “You will not be able to play the game you paid for because we require a service that is not offered in your region.” They believed what he said.

Most of the users whose accounts are banned in Russia and Belarus became users. Both countries’ access to Sony games was restricted in February 2024. Additionally, game sales from the PlayStation store to these countries will begin in 2022. Ukraine war It was blocked due to.

Players from these countries both bypass regional restrictions Steam’s reaction seems to have been harsh against their moves to buy the games from cheaper stores such as Argentina.