Is a PlayStation account required for Ghost of Tsushima? Everything you need to know

Ghost of Tsushima is just a few days away from making its PC debut. However, following the recent Helldivers 2-related PSN account debacle, some might be skeptical about picking up the PC port of the open-world PlayStation title. As such, there is some confusion among players about whether Ghost of Tsushima will require a PSN account or not.

Helldivers 2's most recent update made having a PlayStation account mandatory for players after May 30, 2024 - a move that has since been backtracked. While the game did feature the option to log into an existing PSN account since its release back in February 2024, it wasn't mandatory.

Fortunately, a PlayStation account isn't required to play Ghost of Tsushima. However, there's a catch, you do need a PSN account to access the multiplayer mode of the game.

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Ghost of Tsushima requires a PSN account for the Legends multiplayer, but not the single-player story mode

Sucker Punch confirmed in a post via their official X account that Ghost of Tsushima will not require a PSN account to allow access to the single-player story mode of the game. However, if players want to play the Legends multiplayer mode and utilize the cross-play features, they will need to log in or create a PlayStation account.

Ghost of Tsushima's main draw is its single-player aspect. As such, it's fair to assume that the Legends multiplayer mode will likely be skipped by many players on PC. Thus, the PSN account integration requirement for that one specific mode is a somewhat fair compromise.

If you just want to go through the game's main story, play New Game+, and go through all the single-player content, you're looking at somewhere within the range of 60-80 hours of content. Add to that the Iki Island expansion and you can easily get 90+ hours out of the game's single-player content alone, which is quite good for a $60 title on PC.

The announcement of PSN integration saw massive backlash from players against both PlayStation and Helldivers 2. This eventually led to the game being review-bombed on Steam, bringing its rating down from "Mostly Positive" to "Overwhelmingly Negative."

Following the mass criticism from fans and players, PlayStation eventually reverted its decision to make having a PSN account necessary for Helldivers 2. While it only takes a few moments for players to create or log in to a PlayStation account, some regions don't have access to PSN natively, making the game virtually unplayable in such places.

As it stands, both Helldivers 2 and Ghost of Tsushima do feature the ability to log into a PSN account, but it isn't mandatory to enjoy most of the content available in either of these titles.