Helldivers 2 is joined by Ghost of Tsushima - both Sony games are limited to 180 countries on Steam (Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia have been added)

After Helldivers 2 was removed from Steam in 177 countries following the linking of PlayStation Network accounts, Sony seems to have abandoned such practice, but a new move suggests otherwise.

The list of "banned" countries for Helldivers 2 now includes the Baltic countries, as indicated by SteamDB. But more importantly, Ghost of Tsushima has also been restricted on Steam in the same countries. So both games are now restricted in Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia in addition to 177 other games on the list.

The restriction appeared just a few days after Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch clarified the situation regarding linking to PSN accounts in the upcoming Director's Cut edition for PC, which is set to release on May 16. The studio stated that a PSN account will be required for multiplayer online mode, but not for solo play. The situation also raises concerns about other Sony releases on PC.

On May 5, Sony decided not to require Helldivers 2 players to link their Steam accounts to Playstation Network, but the game is still restricted in countries where PSN is not available. While the Helldivers 2 Steam review page started to recover after an influx of negative reviews, fans perceived the addition of Baltic countries to the restriction as a troubling sign. Sony has not yet responded to IGN's request for comment.

Source: IGN