This was not mentioned anywhere on the game steam page nor in game, since the PSN link process was fully disabled.
So people played for more than 2 hours (which is valve’s refund limit). And when the news broke out, they realized they couldn’t create a PSN account.
That was the real trigger of the outrage.
This is the store page a couple weeks after launch... It still says psn account required.
If it's being sold in their country, works for their friends, and works for months after they purchased it - I think most people won't have reason to think twice about it (if they noticed it in the first place), or just be given the impression that the account is something handled automatically in the background.
Even if the notice clearly and correctly stated "We're taking payment from people in your country, but will prevent it being played in a few months", I think people are right to protest arbitrary enshittification of purchased products.
People rebelled because this was just enshittification, Sony could have got away with it being "optional with a bonus skin if you do". But this was just kicking a bunch of players off, without offering a refund and no advantage for everyone else by having PSN logins.
You might be fine with that, but the rest of us are tired of being told to rent our software, with features being removed and restrictions being added.
Anyway, enjoy working at Postman.
This is the steam page from 2 weeks before launch. The page clearly states that a psn account is required. Read my post again if you don't understand why someone would see this and still choose to buy a game they could potentially not be able to play.