In the endless and growing universe of video gaming, few titles can engender the kind of hype and expectation that the trippy samurai adventure Ghost of Tsushima provokes. The game takes place on idyllic feudal Japan, gorgeous on what it isn’t; and the tale, set on a sort of medieval island paradise, has proved waves of success for the storyline, visuals and playability. But some recent events have done the rounds of introducing a rather unexpected spoiler for Ghost of Tsushima’s well-received, much-hyped, impending PC arrival, and we’re here to explore the baffling twist n all it means for gamers worldwide.
Jaw-dropping frenzy ensued when several of the largest digital retailers in gaming (Steam, Green Man Gaming, Epic Games Store, etc) started cancelling and refunding every preorder of the PC port of Ghost of Tsushima for customers in more than 170 countries without access to PlayStation Network – and all that after an article by Eurogamer published over the weekend outlined in great detail the surprise move made by Valve to delist the game in these regions. What is going on here?
At the heart of the furore is the fact that, without a PSN account, Ghost of Tsushima’s PC edition can really offer only a partial experience, even if it does feature the game’s beastly single-player campaign separately. Although linking with a PSN account is predominantly a need-to-know for Ghost of Tsushima’s critically acclaimed Legends multiplayer mode, the campaign version is helpfully spared from such nonsense. Indeed, the game’s developers went out of their way to stress the difference when the game was announced last summer, evidently hoping to mitigate the likely backlash. But the presence of mandatory warnings on each of the three main platforms seemed to herald the coming storm that would eventually lead to this past April’s pogrom for the trading platforms.
Gamers around the world who had been anxiously waiting to take control of Jin Sakai and live through the tumultuous backdrop of the Mongol invasion of Japan were horrified and saddened when their preorders were abruptly revoked. The chance to explore through forests, seashores and cultivated fields, and fight like a true samurai against other samurais, brought many players counting the days until its PC release. With many parts of the world’s PC gamers unable to play the game, questions and frustration have been mounting.
While the news is disturbing, it’s important to remember that the meat of Ghost of Tsushima’s appeal – its single-player campaign – doesn’t rely on the PSN account link, which is needed to play it. acclaimed for its storytelling power, depth and authenticity I still cherish the opportunity to enjoy this acclaimed storytelling power, depth and authenticity of Ghost of Tsushima’s campaign through other means of acquisition for individuals with unlimited funds, or in unblocked regions around the globe.
But as a community mourns this sudden loss, any positive and productive outcome, whether a solution to this problem or a way around it, offers hope to players everywhere. This might cause the developers to rethink more carefully. It might inspire others to find a workaround that circumvents the issue. After all, players want to experience those dreamy fields of autumn leaves in Tsushima – and with perseverance, they just might.
In the world of video games, ‘ghost’ is often invoked metaphorically to refer to glitches and mysterious forces that can influence game behaviour, for better or worse. In our context, it stands for one’s inability to know if Ghost of Tsushima would ever come to PC, for a billion-and-a-half players – that is, virtually the entire international gaming community – is in no way a certainty. This surprise factor introduces a deeper dimension into the discourse on digital distribution, highlighting the complexities of the licensing, copyright and access regulations that govern the stratified structure of the global games industry.
Is it indeed possible for me to use Gizmogo if I live in one of the blacklisted countries and want to sell a copy of Ghost of Tsushima?
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Ghost of Tsushima was a preorder. What happens if it got cancelled, will I still be able to sell it?
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