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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
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Christopher Harper

God of War Ragnarok PC port suffers review bombing on Steam due to PlayStation Network account requirement

Official screenshot from the God of War Ragnarok PC port.

Earlier this week, God of War Ragnarok made its way to Steam a year and ten months after its initial PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 console releases. Unfortunately for many users, it has launched with a PlayStation Network account requirement despite being a single-player game. 

Mandatory check-in also means users can't launch the game while offline. It's a little surprising that the game is seeing a high concentration of negative reviews on its Steam page— particularly in the aftermath of the Helldivers 2 incident, where Sony actually reversed course.

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