This mod addresses the biggest complaint about God of War Ragnarok on PC.

Last week, God of War Ragnarok made its long-awaited debut on PC. However, the reaction from players was not entirely positive. This is largely due to dissatisfaction with the requirements connect your PlayStation Network (PSN) account to your Steam account to be able to enjoy the game. Fortunately, a solution to this discomfort has appeared in a new mod.

PC gamer reports that the user has created a mod called NoPSSDKwhich allows you to skip the annoying request to connect your PSN account when playing God of War Ragnarok on PC. It is really easy to use and according to those who have tried it, it works without any problems for most people.

The mod in question is available on both GitHub and Nexus Mods for those who want to try it out. Of course, those who decide to use it should do so at their own risk. Its creator points out that it does not modify the game code and was not developed for pirate purposes. This library simply removes runtime requirements (lead time) from PlayStation PC SDK for God of War Ragnarok.

Those who want to install this mod for God of War Ragnarok you need to download the latest version and copy the files version.dll And PsPcSdk.dll in the game folder. Once this is done, when you first launch the game you will see overlay asking them to connect their PSN account to their Steam account, and they can select “No” (or press Esc) if they don’t want to.

The mod’s creator also mentions that if it doesn’t work the first time, he should delete the custom settings file that appears in the following directory: C:\Users[Username]\Saved Games\God of War Ragnarok[AccountID]\userpreferences.

Connection with PSN, the main criticism addressed to God of War Ragnarok on PC

Need to connect PSN account to Steam account in God of War Ragnarok the public didn’t like it. What’s striking is that this was never a hidden requirement or anything like that. In fact, the game’s page on Valve’s platform contains a fairly clear warning about this requirement.

“You must have a PlayStation Network account to comply with the PlayStation Network Terms of Service,” the notice states. Despite this, the bad mood of the players did not take long to appear and was reflected in the ratings of the video game. At the time of writing, the PC version God of War Ragnarok It has 67% positive ratings, leading to overall reviews being “mixed.”

The vast majority of negative comments are related to the PSN account connection and contain a link to the mod mentioned here. If there’s one curious thing about this situation, it’s that this isn’t the first time this year that PlayStation has found itself in the spotlight for a similar situation.

In May, helldivers 2 suffered from the campaign bombing review for exactly the same request: to link a Steam account to the PlayStation Network. The public reaction was much more brutal than in the case of God of War Ragnarokresulting in overall reviews being “mostly negative.”

Of course, in case helldivers 2 was different from the Santa Monica Studio name. Arrowhead had been on the market for three months when the mandatory nature of a PSN account was established. Because of this, it was removed from the Steam catalog in more than 170 countries where the PlayStation Network did not work. The scandal reached such a level that Sony backtracked and canceled the requirement.

Let’s see how the situation develops God of War Ragnarok and whether PlayStation decides to make the requirements more flexible or not. Let’s keep that in mind Director’s Cut of Ghost of Tsushima For PC, a PSN account is also required, but only for online multiplayer.