Modder removes God of Battle PC PSN remover to keep away from potential authorized motion

A modder who launched a mod permitting gamers to bypass God of Battle Ragnarok‘s PSN requirement has mentioned they’re eradicating it to keep away from potential authorized motion.

Earlier this week VGC reported {that a} mod had been launched that bypassed God of Battle: Ragnarok’s PSN requirement. Nonetheless, following this, the mod was eliminated, main many to take a position why it  had been taken down from modding websites.

Now, modding platform NexusMods has launched an announcement from the modder.

“Hiya, that was my private resolution as a result of the mod has obtained an excessive amount of consideration,” wrote iArtoriasUA.

“I believed that it might be higher to take away it from public to keep away from any potential threats from the Sony facet (regardless that the undertaking by no means modified something reminiscence associated to Sony merchandise, however higher be protected than sorry.”

There is no such thing as a suggestion that Sony has pursued any motion towards the mod on the time of writing. The modder seems to be doing it preemptively.

The PSN requirement for Sony’s PC ports continues to be a sore topic with gamers.

Earlier this yr, Sony applied the PSN requirement right into a breakout hit Helldivers 2. This led to the sport being delisted in 177 nations, as a result of the PlayStation Community wasn’t out there in these areas.

The information was met with big backlash from gamers, and the sport was hit with over 100,000 damaging opinions on Steam in lower than 48 hours.

Because of the reception, PlayStation delivered a U-turn and scrapped the requirement, saying it was “nonetheless studying what’s finest for PC gamers”.