A Sony-funded upcoming game, which the company will also be publishing, has apparently dropped PSN account requirement on PC. The game is none other than Final Fantasy inspired PlayStation China Hero project by Ultizero Games, Lost Soul Aside, which is set to release on the PS5 and PC simultaneously.
Sony possibly making exceptions when it comes to PSN requirement on PC
As spotted by TwistedVoxel, the SteamDB entry for Lost Soul Aside shows that Sony “removed 3rd-Party Account – PlayStation Network” requirement back in December. PlayStation LifeStyle can confirm that at the time of this writing, the change appears in Lost Soul Aside’s changelog.
To be clear, Sony doesn’t classify games like Lost Soul Aside and Helldivers 2 as third-party titles since they’re fully funded and published by PlayStation. Sony picked up Ultizero’s game as part of PlayStation China Hero program nearly a decade ago, and it’s a PS5 console exclusive.
With the above in mind, there are two things to note here: 1. This change signals that Sony is prepared to make exceptions in some cases. 2. Seeing Black Myth: Wukong‘s unprecedented success in its homeland China and beyond, which also helped push up PS5 hardware and software sales, Sony possibly doesn’t want to limit Lost Soul Aside’s reach.
Games that require PSN aren’t available for purchase in countries where the network isn’t officially supported. Dropping PSN requirement ensures that Lost Soul Aside is available worldwide.
