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Matt Wales @ Eurogamer.net · 01/29/2025 14:59 EDT

Sony pulls controversial PSN account requirements for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and other games on PC

Sony is dropping its formerly mandatory PlayStation Network account requirements across a select number of its predominantly single-player titles on PC - but it's introducing in-game content "benefits" as an incentive to continue using one.
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