The upcoming Ghost of Tsushima PC port won't require players to create a PSN account when playing the game's single-player mode.
Yesterday we reported that Helldivers 2 PC players will soon need to create and link a PSN account to keep playing the game. Although this was already communicated back in January of this year, making PSN mandatory for PC players after three months has caused quite some controversy with the game now harvesting bad reviews on Steam. Another upcoming PlayStation PC game that mentions the need for a PSN account is Nixxes' upcoming Ghost of Tsushima for PC.
Luckily for those who are worried about this mandatory PSN account linking - this is only required for the game's single-player mode. The official X account of developer Sucker Punch Productions confirmed as much some hours ago by stating that a PSN account is only required for the Legends multiplayer mode. In addition, a PSN account is required to use the PlayStation Overlay.
Thank you for your feedback.
Just so you are aware, A PSN account is required for Legends online multiplayer mode and to use PlayStation overlay. It is not required to play the singleplayer game.
— Sucker Punch Productions (@SuckerPunchProd) May 3, 2024
We're pretty sure that PC players waiting for the amazing Ghost of Tsushima will be happy with this confirmation from Sucker Punch. Ghost of Tsushima for PC launches later this month on May 16. We've included the game's official PC requirements below:
| Preset | Very Low | Medium | High | Very High |
| Avg performance | 720P @ 30 FPS | 1080P @ 60 FPS | 1440P @ 60 FPS / 4K @ 30 FPS | 4K @ 60 FPS |
| Processor | Intel Core i3-7100AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel Core i5-8600AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel Core i5-11400AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | Intel Core i5-11400AMD Ryzen 5 5600 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GBAMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2060AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
| Memory | 8 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 75 GB HDD space (SSD recommended) | 75 GB SSD space | 75 GB SSD space | 75 GB SSD space |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
Wonder what we wrote about Sucker Punch Productions' beautiful 2020 PlayStation title? Be sure to read our full review here. "Ghost of Tsushima is Sucker Punch's best game yet and a great open-world title capable of measuring to some of the biggest names in the genre", we wrote about the PS4 version back in 2020. "The excellent rendition of feudal Japan, along with its well-written characters and story, make Ghost of Tsushima stand out as the last must-have PlayStation 4 exclusive."
