Steam is auto-refunding players who bought Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut in countries where PSN isn’t available.
Last week – around the same time Helldivers 2 was being pulled from sale in 177 countries following the disastrous rollout of mandatory PSN linking – Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch confirmed that Steam players were not required to sign up to PSN if they only wanted to play the Director’s Cut’s singleplayer campaign on Steam.
Now, however, it seems digital storefronts like Steam and Green Man Gaming have either decided – or been instructed to – automatically refund pre-orders from people who live in territories where players cannot legally sign up for PSN.
Whilst there’s been no official word from Sony, Steam, or Sucker Punch itself about the automatic refunds, the game’s subreddit and numerous social media channels are being hit with complaints from players who pre-ordered the game only to find that their order was cancelled.