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Title: Sony unlocks regional restrictions for some PC games in more than 100
countries

Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:22:28 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/s...

It turns out that region-locking your games makes it harder to sell more
copies. First discovered by Wario64, Sony has lifted regional restrictions
for several of its titles that are available to play on PC through Steam.
Sony hasn't officially announced the removal of these region locks, nor the
reason why, but God of War Ragnarok, The Last of Us Part II Remastered,
Spider-Man 2, and the hit co-op shooter Helldivers 2 can be purchased once
again in 177 countries that were previously prohibited, as seen in database
changelogs.

To understand why Sony decided to limit sales of its games in certain
countries, we have to revisit when the video game publisher announced it
would require Helldivers 2 PC players to link their Steam accounts to the
PlayStation Network. This controversial decision prohibited players in
countries that didn't have access to the PSN, so Sony also removed Helldivers
2 from being on sale in those locations. The publisher quickly backtracked on
that move, even later removing the PSN requirements for other titles like
Spider-Man 2.

More recently, the PC release of Stellar Blade on June 11 resurfaced Sony's
PSN login requirement debacle. The game's developer, Shift Up, was able to
work with Sony to loosen restrictions and make a PSN login optional, allowing
for an explosive launch where the game saw a peak of nearly 200,000 players
in its opening week. Now, PC gamers across the world can play Stellar Blade
and Helldivers 2 without needing a PSN account. However, there are still some
Sony titles on Steam that are heavily restricted, like Ghost of Tsushima and
Until Dawn.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/s...
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