Sony has announced it is dropping the requirement for PC gamers to use a PlayStation Network (PSN) account in order to play titles released on the platform.
For single-player games like God of War Ragnarok, Sony says a PSN account is now optional. However, if gamers do sign-up for an account, Sony is incentivising with some neat benefits.
“An account for PlayStation Network will become optional for these titles on PC. Players who still opt to sign into a PlayStation Network account will also enjoy added benefits like trophies and friend management,” Sony says in a blog post today.
As well as trophies and friend list management, there are some per-game benefits, like access to exclusive items. In the case of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which becomes available to PC gamers this week. They’ll include the ability to unlock the Spider-Man 2099 black suit and the Miles Morales 2099 suit early.
There are similar benefits for other PlayStation ports like The Last of Us Part II Remastered (coming April 2025) and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. Sony says game creators will continue to add more benefits for those playing via a PSN account.
Sony has been gradually making some of its bigger first-party games available on PC, through the Steam store and other retailers like Epic Games. The Sony DualSense controller for PS5 is also fully compatible with these games.
Available titles include: Those games include Until Dawn, Helldivers 2, Ghosty of Tsushima, Spider-Man Mile’s Morales, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Horizon Forbidden West, The Last of Us: Part I, Destiny 2, Returnal, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart, Days Gone, and more.
Opinion
Most will stick with the barrier
As well as needing a PSN account to enjoy the multiplayer aspects of these PS5 games, the extra little perks here and there will be enough to ensure most PC gamers continue to use the Sony-based log-in to play games on the PC format.
