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Steam is refunding preorders of the director\u2019s cut of Ghost of Tsushima<\/em><\/a> for buyers who live in countries without PlayStation Network access. That\u2019s despite the fact that arguably the most important part of the game is still playable without PlayStation Network account linking. The news comes after Valve abruptly delisted the game yesterday<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ghost of Tsushima <\/em>only requires PSN account linking for its Legends multiplayer mode, a requirement the single player campaign is exempt from, the game\u2019s developer went out of its way to say in a recent post<\/a>. Steam, Green Man Gaming, and Epic Games Store each have disclaimers noting the same thing. In theory, that would mean if you don\u2019t care about multiplayer modes, you could still play, but in practice, not so much. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n You are receiving a refund for a game you pre-purchased – Ghost of Tsushima. The publisher of this game is now requiring a secondary account to play portions of this game – and this account cannot be created from your country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Frustrating as it is, the situation with Tsushima <\/em>feels cut-and-dry compared to that of Helldivers 2. <\/em>Earlier this month, Sony announced it would add mandatory PSN account linking to Helldivers 2<\/em><\/a>, which had already been available to buy in non-PSN countries for almost three months. Steam quickly restricted where the game could be sold to only countries where PSN was available. Players weren\u2019t happy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Following a review-bombing campaign that slid the game\u2019s Steam rating from \u201coverwhelmingly positive\u201d to \u201coverwhelmingly negative\u201d in a matter of days, Sony walked back the change<\/a>. But despite that, Steam didn\u2019t remove the sale restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n