Recently, Helldivers 2 received a lot of criticism for something that caused a grievance between fans of PlayStation and players on PC. Due to Sony’s requirement for PS accounts to be linked to a player’s Helldivers 2 copy on PC, several users on Steam took to the reviews and vented out their opinions and frustration.
This resulted in a review-bombing of sorts, but there has been a silver lining to this. According to the latest sources, it’s likely that Steam will slowly remove irrelevant reviews from the platform. This should help Helldivers 2 get back to its ‘mostly positive‘ ratings soon enough.
Steam Might End up Reverting Helldivers 2’s Negative Reviews
Even if users don’t do it themselves, Steam might. Well, that’s a speculation by user Bucky on Twitter. According to their insights, Steam has already done something like this in the past and it won’t be surprising to see the gaming giant take down what’s irrelevant to a game at the time of writing.
The recent controversy around the game has left a bitter aftertaste in the minds of many, and it is all reflected in how players have been writing about it online. Still, this feels more like a negative reaction rather than a heartfelt response.
Fortunately, everything seems much better now, and the Helldivers 2 team and fans are cherishing a newfound sense of victory. This is an important time in the game’s life cycle, and it’ll be interesting to see how this turns into a historic moment for fans.
This Can Mark the Future of Review Bombing
In most scenarios, review bombing hardly ever comes out of a fair reflection. It’s almost as if players have free will to rank a game based on something that doesn’t truly reflect the game’s quality in the long run. Arrowhead has been well aware of this narrative and has done its best to handle all the criticism with utmost care and respect.
It’s Not PlayStation, Arrowhead, or the Players, but the Helldivers 2 Controversy Does Have 1 Winner
If Bucky’s analysis of all this is indeed right, it’ll take no time for Steam to sort out the actual reviews from something that reflects poorly on the game’s reputation. There’s no saying how much time this will actually take, but this will mark an important comment on the future of gaming reviews.
After this, players are likely to separate a game’s controversial aspect which may have to do with its login/sign-up experience from the game itself. However, this speculation can go the other way too. What if Steam has trouble sorting out the legal aspect of removing reviews in the first place?
While we wait and see how things unfold, what are your thoughts on this entire debacle? Do you think the reviews will be sorted out? Let us know your opinions in the comments below.
