As part of its ongoing desire to expand the userbase of PlayStation Network users amongst PC gamers, Sony has enforced the need for a PSN account for Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition on PC. As a result, the game is unavailable for players from various countries.
The list on SteamDB coincides with areas where Sony hasn’t yet begun supporting PlayStation Network. It matches that of the region locking seen in Helldivers 2, which saw a similar move and a wave of controversy when it enforced a PSN account requirement.
It is notable, however, that Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition has no multiplayer component, and enforcing the need for a PSN account is a strange move. However, the most recent change log for God of War Ragnarök indicates that Sony might be getting ready to introduce region locking through a mandatory account.
For context, Helldivers 2 was de-listed from more than 170 countries back in May 2024. This came about due to Sony wanting to enforce PSN account linking for the multiplayer title, but also not supporting the existence of PSN in these countries. Before the region-locking happened, however, there was plenty of backlash from players before Sony backtracked.
Despite this, however, Helldivers 2 has gone on to do quite well, selling more than 15 million copies as of November last year. The game has since seen constant updates fixing issues, re-balancing gear and adding new content, including the Illuminate.
As for the PC release of Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition, you can check out our review, as well as our graphical comparison between the PC and PS5 release. The PC release did well enough to push it into the US best-selling charts when it came out last year.
