Sony Removes the PSN Requirement on PC For Some of Its Games

According to Sony’s official statement, the mandatory requirement to have a third-party PlayStation Network account will be removed from the upcoming PC version of The Last of Us Part II, as well as God of War Ragnarök, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 itself.

Instead, there will be an option to sign into a PSN account on PC, with Sony incentivizing players with benefits like trophies and friend management (which doesn’t seem particularly useful on Steam), along with free in-game items. All four games listed above will offer small bonuses, such as cosmetic items and extra XP, to players who choose to link their PSN accounts.

Please note that while most of Sony’s PC ports no longer require a PSN account, the company is not abandoning the practice altogether, stating that “game creators at PlayStation Studios will continue to work on bringing more benefits to players who sign up for a PlayStation Network account.” As it stands, the PC versions of Until Dawn and Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut still have PSN listed as mandatory, with no information on whether Sony will make it optional for these titles as well.