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[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world -3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Why would they knowingly sell a game in 20 countries that would just refund it 10 minutes after first launching it?

Because the refunds stopped after the first day as you said, why would they stop a cash flow coming in knowing it would now no longer be refunded anymore?

And yes of course steam passes that information along, why would you claim they don’t?

Since posting, I've learned some extra context that may or may not be true but would be very relevant here. Supposedly, Sony are the ones in charge of the actual store page. Which would mean that it was their decision to have it listed in countries where you can't make PSN accounts.

Meaning that there are two mistakes here: Sony knowingly listing it, and Arrowhead not making it clear that the optional account linking was temporary. The second of which the CEO of Arrowhead has already taken the blame for on Twitter.