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Helldivers 2players are celebrating the victory against PlayStation’s mandate to link with Steam accounts. The community is now optimistic that the company will also listen to its pleas regarding the censorship ofStellar Blade.
The controversy was a learning curve for Sony and proof that the community can influence the decisions of the people who run the company. Although these two issues are unrelated, there’s still hope for change and the right step forward for the industry.
Stellar Blade and Helldivers Are a Learning Experience for Sony
It’s wholesome to see a peaceful resolution to a problem, although the gaming community went to certain extremes, likereview bombing bothHelldiversdeveloped by Arrowhead on Steam, to gain the publisher’s attention. Sony underestimated what the community’s capable of and made the right choice to retract the mandate, but the game isn’t the only problematic project that fans hope to see resolved.
This is a MAJOR win and I genuinely hope they continue to listen to us. Now we just have these to sort out:
– Stellar Blade Censorship– Anime Streaming Service (Near) Monopoly– Playstation Wants To Split Games Into Multiple – Purchases Totaling $150 Dollars– Crunchyroll &…https://t.co/JcvITIilyg
— Vara Dark (@Vara_Dark)July 12, 2025
The fight for a true and free gaming experience is far from over for other players. Passionate fans ofShift Up’s first console gameevenstarted a petition to undo the censorshipby the publisher.
I’m glad for Helldivers bros but not a single comment or acknowledgment of Stellar Blade censorship.
You really just care about the numbers.#FreeStellarBladehttps://t.co/DWa9Kbd505pic.twitter.com/WTPmOUgbMn
— LearningTheLaw (@Mangalawyer)June 30, 2025
Perhaps the mindset of the community is that it was able to pressure Sony to undo its decision regarding the linking situation with Steam for PC players, and it can capture the same lightning twice to save this game.
#Helldivers2#FreeStellarBladeGreat. Now make it available to all the countries you delisted the game from. Still haven’t forgotten about Shift-Up and Stellar Blade. Revert the censorship and gore. Let the devs create what they want.
— FaerieFayeCat (@FaerieFayeCat)July 02, 2025
The conservative nature of the publisher clashes with director Hyung-Tae Kim’s vision, which involvessome daring character designsbut has no malicious intent; it just happened to be the director’s way to appeal to the audience and depict powerful female heroes.
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These two games have achieved incredible milestones. Shift Up’s first attempt at console gaming now hasthe highest user score on Metacritic, and Arrowhead certainly didn’t anticipate this level of success. The latter’s title is the best-selling game of the year, and players are beginning to restore its honor and respectable status.
PlayStation Fans Are Optimistic for Stellar Blade to Receive the Helldivers 2 Treatment
In a perfect world, perhaps all of these issues wouldn’t exist if Sony were considerate of its consumer base and respected the vision of the developers. Unfortunately, it’s all business, and there are reasons behind certain decisions that are questionable in the eyes of players.
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There’s no doubt that these complaints are being acknowledged and discussed within the walls of the publisher, and if the fans can unite and come together again, Shift Up’s title could be redeemed. There are members of the community out there who’re more on the speculative side and deduce that thecensorship is part of an elaborate schemeto weaken the developers into submission, which is highly unlikely and unethical.
Nevertheless, the decision to undo the integration with Steam is a positive indication that the publishers are listening, and they now fear the community.
Are you hoping to seeStellar Bladeget the same treatment asHelldivers 2? Let us know in the comments!
Rouvin Josef Quirimit
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Piqued by his interest in superheroes during the early days of Marvel movies, Rouvin fell in a rabbit hole of pop culture. His passion for movies led to video games and he fell in love with God of War, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Red Dead Redemption, and more great single-player games that paved the way for his career as a gaming writer.
