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The list just goes on here, but to boil it down: Sony wants dat sweet sweet data.
Your problem is associating what is common with what is acceptable.
Sony allows cross-play on Rocket League/PC without PSN, so tell me how are they able to allow that game for years and years but not Helldivers?
This game has been going just fine for months without needing a PSN login (in fact Sony themselves openly admit that it contributed to server issues). It very clearly is not necessary, but they demand it anyway purely as a supplementary revenue model.
Corporations everywhere thank you for your assistance in their exploitation of the general population in exchange for checks notes…nothing.
Yeah. History has shown, companies don’t want more money, they want all the money. Doesn’t matter how little they make, if they can gather your information, they’ll sell you.