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Ghost of Tsushima’s PSN login requirement will stop you playing multiplayer on Steam DeckCross-play will be in beta at launch
Cross-play will be in beta at launch
Image credit:Sucker Punch
Image credit:Sucker Punch
We’re just a couple of days away fromGhost of Tsushima’s PC release date, as the former PlayStation exclusive prepares to drop its Director’s Cut - including its expansion and multiplayer DLC - on Steam. Having recently cleared up the question around whether you’ll need to sign in with a PSN account afterthe Helldivers 2 debacle- yes, if you want to play the co-op mode - developers Nixxes and Sucker Punch have now revealed that the login requirement will mean multiplayer won’t work on Steam Deck.
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“You may notice that Steam marks the game as ‘Unsupported’ for Steam Deck. This is due to the Legends co-op multiplayer mode requiring Windows to access PlayStation Network integrated features,” Nixxes and Sucker Punch explained in ablog postannouncing the game’s pre-load going live.
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It’s hard to imagine that that many people would consider a portable handheld to really be the best way to play an online multiplayer mode, but it’s still frustrating to see the restriction - especially as the much-bemoaned PSN login requirement appears to be directly to blame.
That’s also despite one of the arguably positive features of the PSN connection - cross-play between PlayStation and PC users - only being available in a ‘beta’ form at launch, with the devs saying it’ll be functional but won’t automatically match users on different platforms to begin with. You’ll have to invite your friends to make the most of it - which is probably the best way to play Legends regardless, but not ideal if you’re flying solo and looking to hop into a game as quickly as possible.
It’s worth mentioning that all of this follows the news that Ghost of Tsushima’s PC portwon’t be sold on Steam in nearly 180 countries- including Japan,the very country in which the game is set- due to the PSN login requirement for Legends. (Helldivers 2 was similarly pulled from sale in dozens of countries, including those where PSN accounts can’t even be created.)
Y’know, I’m really starting to question whether forcing a separate login for PlayStation Network on top of these games is all it’s cracked up to be.
