Steam launch of stellar blades mysteriously blocks more than 100 countries

Star bladeIn countries such as Egypt, Vietnam, Estonia and Cuba, steam rollouts were mysteriously blocked.

Although there is no formal statement about why the sale is Blocked in more than 100 countries around the worldpeople think that the list broadly matches where the PlayStation network is not available.

But here's the confusing thing: the stellar blade No Asking players to register for PSN for competitions makes players wonder Why exist Earth Sales are restricted.

The block may not be because the star blade requires a PSN connection, but because it provides Elective one. Although not confirmed by developers Shiftup or Sony itself, some are Speculation Probably because players are invited to register through their PSN account to ensure EVE's optional skins.

The game is unavailable in approximately 130 countries of Steam and Epic Games stores. pic.twitter.com/d79a3hruut

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Even more interestingly, it seems Shiftup itself is surprised by the limitations. Asked the complainant when the team responded to several unpleasant tweets on X/Twitter Where they livethey have not provided any further information on why games have been blocked in certain countries.

Despite offering millions of fans the opportunity to enjoy the experience that would otherwise be locked in console exclusiveness, Sony launched it on PC and with Many players blow up companies based on mandatory PSN connection requirements. This means that players need to have an account and link it up in order to fully enjoy the game of their choice, even if the title is a single player like God of War or the last of us. Requests lead to Bouncing of PC player from PSN unavailable territory player.

The TV series first hit the Hell 2 community in May last year PlayStation announces Steam users need to connect to the PlayStation network account to play. However, the company quickly canceled the decision Reverse course A few days later.

However As a result, Helldivers 2 was eliminated in about 177 countries at the time. Recently, in January 2025, Sony It means it no longer requires players to link to PlayStation network accounts to enjoy some of its PC gamesinstead offer bonuses to those who do it.

PC version Stellar Blade launches on June 11 via Steam In addition to PC-specific features with AI upgrades via NVIDIA DLSS 4 and AMD FSR 3, including unlocked Framerate, Japanese and Chinese dubbing, Ultrawide display support, higher resolution ambient textures, and dual support for haptic feedback and trigger effects.

IGN's Excellent Blade Review Returned 7/10. We said: “In all the most important ways of action games, great blades are great, but the boring character, a boring story, and several frustrating elements of its RPG mechanics prevented it from soaring with the best genres.”

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