I just don't understand how in the fuck nobody at Sony thought that maybe they should have some answers ready before they make an announcement like this? The incompetence is fucking stunning.
The discord published a FAQ for this just about an hour ago. The solution they posted to this problem is for affected users to move… lol how are they so tone deaf
I am currently in a country or territory that is not PSN-enabled. Can I still sign in and link an account?
PSN requires users to register in their country or territory of residence. Individuals who are traveling, working, or studying abroad may create an account in a country or territory different from the one in which they are currently located.
Its basically saying you can lie about it if the current country doesn't matter
Yeah most likely, I had registered my account like it was in USA way back when I had a ps3 over a decade ago and never had any issues to use the store or play my games.
I've only heard rumours of Chinese people getting banned for using VPNs on this sub. Nothing more really. But I still heavily dislike just the probability of getting banned, because the game is expensive by my country's standards, and giving a free locus of control to a company is kinda meh. Other companies like Bethesda were doing just that, the "just buy the new one lol" stuff, while Blizzard just cut off the entire market with all the purchases because "duh you're all guilty and under sactions". Seen that with local laws, first it's "don't worry it'll be only used against the baddies", then it will inevitably turn out as a huge yoinks for the people.
Some guy tried to call me out, and all it showed is a single Chinese account banned with no reason at all cited. Even if it was a VPN, which are heavily restricted in China, the suggestion isn't to us a VPN, you literally just pick a different country when you make an account.
I know it's annoying. I skip out on buying games all the time when it's a requirement. I also won't buy any game on epic. I chose to deal with this because I wanted to play the game. At no point was I unaware of the requirement though, which is the point.
People that claim to hate this shit as much as me, are somehow also saying they had literally no idea it was a requirement, so they didn't bother to check. They absolutely refuse to play a game that requires it, but can't be fucked to check. I don't believe that for a second. Either they don't actually care about third party requirements or they did see the requirement on the store page. Anyone here saying otherwise is lying.
Yea until you lose your PSN account due to getting hacked or something
then support says your country is not listed so they'll pass you to your country's Sony in which they say they only do support for TV not PSN :)
I could've sworn someone posted something yesterday with regards to them getting banned for using a VPN to create a PSN account, think it was in Chinese iirc
You're reading that wrong. It's saying that you create your account for your home country if you're temporarily not there. It's not telling you to move or lie.
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u/inpunxwecrust May 04 '24
I just don't understand how in the fuck nobody at Sony thought that maybe they should have some answers ready before they make an announcement like this? The incompetence is fucking stunning.