The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered will launch on PC with PSN account required

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is finally heading to PC in April, giving PC gamers a chance to experience the second half of Joel and Ellie's adventure. Unfortunately for some, the game will require a PSN account to play on PC, despite all of the fan backlash from last year, when PSN account linking was first introduced. 

Initially when Sony first began bringing its PlayStation titles over to PC, it did so without any kind of PSN integration, allowing the titles to just run as-is on PC, with launchers like Steam providing things like Achievements. This changed in 2024, starting with Helldivers 2.

While Helldivers 2 didn't launch with PSN integration, it was added several weeks after release and as a result, hundreds of countries were locked out from purchasing the game. Many saw this as an unfair change, and Sony received plenty of online backlash for it, as did the Helldivers team, despite the situation being out of their hands.

Since then, PSN account linking has launched with all PlayStation PC games, starting with the likes of Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut and God of War: Ragnarok. This trend will continue into the future with games like Spider-Man 2, which hits PC later this month, and The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, which comes to PC in April.

KitGuru Says: Much like Microsoft has begun tying the Xbox ecosystem in with PC games, Sony is looking to do the same with PlayStation. Perhaps in a few years' time, Nintendo will start doing the same. 

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