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Ahead of the Marathon<\/a><\/em> gameplay reveal on April 12, developer Bungie has promised that folks on non-PlayStation platforms won\u2019t need a PlayStation Network account to play.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarathon will not require a PlayStation Account for players on PC and Xbox,\u201d Bungie said in a post to the game\u2019s official Discord channel<\/a> Wednesday afternoon. The announcement prompted excited emoji reactions from players in the form of dozens of flames, a few hearts, and, inexplicably, a pregnant man. \u201cThis is the biggest news for me!\u201d the user who started the conversation said. \u201cIt feels like now I can truly feel excited for the game!\u201d<\/p>\n

It sounds like a weird concern, needing a PlayStation Network account on Windows PC and Xbox Series X, but players have learned to worry about such a condition thanks to a fiasco last year involving Helldivers 2<\/a><\/em>. Three months after the game launched, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment informed Steam players that continuing access would require linking a PlayStation Network account<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to technical issues at the launch of Helldivers 2<\/em>, we allowed the linking requirements for Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account to be temporarily optional,\u201d Sony\u2019s announcement said. \u201cThat grace period will now expire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Helldivers 2<\/em> players were, naturally, upset by this news. Not only was this requirement an unnecessary hassle, it had the potential to bar folks altogether if they lived in countries without PlayStation Network access. The outcry was so large \u2014 perhaps because players were using tactics they learned in-game<\/a> \u2014 that Sony backtracked after just three days<\/a>. Despite this blip, Helldivers 2<\/em> continued to be a massive success<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fast-forward to today, and it\u2019s obvious why people looking forward to Marathon<\/em> \u2014 which, while not technically published by Sony, is still under the company\u2019s purview due to its ownership of Bungie \u2014 were wondering that it might suffer the same fate. But everyone can breathe a sigh of relief knowing they won\u2019t need an account on an entirely different platform if they want to play on Xbox or PC.<\/p>\n

Bungie has yet to announce a release window for Marathon<\/em>, but we may find out more information during Saturday\u2019s stream.<\/p>\n

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Ahead of the Marathon gameplay reveal on April 12, developer Bungie has promised that folks on non-PlayStation platforms won\u2019t need a PlayStation Network account to play. \u201cMarathon will not require a PlayStation Account for players on PC and Xbox,\u201d Bungie said in a post to the game\u2019s official Discord channel Wednesday afternoon. The announcement prompted excited emoji reactions from players in the form of dozens of flames, a few hearts, and, inexplicably, a pregnant man. \u201cThis is the biggest news for me!\u201d the user who started the conversation said. \u201cIt feels like now I can truly feel excited for the game!\u201d It sounds like a weird concern, needing a PlayStation Network account on Windows PC and Xbox Series X, but players have learned to worry…<\/p>\n

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