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Re:Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 C... by jebby on Sunday May 05, 2024 @10:27AM (#40265143)
Not if you consider the point of a review is to either alert people to an awesome game that could make them happier, or warn them that they shouldn't waste their time or money. The latter applies here.

The enforcement makes this game a waste of time and money for 170 countries.

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Re:Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 C... by kohbo on Sunday May 05, 2024 @12:31PM (#40266085)
Don't waste your time or money because of a minor inconvenience?
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Re:Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 C... by anonymousab on Sunday May 05, 2024 @01:00PM (#40266331)
If you are in the majority of the countries in the world, it's not a minor inconvenience; the game straight up will not work for you, because PSN is not supported in your country.

The devs have explicitly warned those users to not create an account in a different region to get around this, as it is an explicit ToS violation.

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Re:Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 C... by rkuykendall-com on Sunday May 05, 2024 @03:30PM (#40267477)
If every country was the same size that would impact half of players, but they aren't.
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