{
"post": {
"title": "Does Helldivers 2 require PS Plus on PS5?",
"selftext": "I've been looking and have found 50/50 answers on if it needs it or not and confirmation from an IRL friend that it doesn't. \n\n\nJust want to make extra sure before I decide what device to buy on.",
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1auhs1b/does_helldivers_2_require_ps_plus_on_ps5/"
},
"comments": [
{
"body": "It does. So crazy we have to pay more money to play a game that only really has multiplayer.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I mean not having ps+ is essentialy just wasting money. You get monthly free games, and if you pay a bit more, you have a lot of games to choose from",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Or get xbox pass and get a significantly better deal, plus day one games lol. The monthly games are rubbish, often heavily discounted.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "We are talking about playstation you filthy rubbish, do not insult my ps+ again you microsoft janitor",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Lmao, you're creative I'll give you that much Tom.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "name one reason parappa the rapper 2 is better than ......... uhhhh yknow what nevermind id rather just buy gamepass I think ps plus is a scam"
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "False"
}
]
},
{
"body": "Amazingly next weekend Sony is having a deal to provide players free access to the multiplayer of Helldivers 2 if they don't have PS Plus. They will not be providing Helldivers 2.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "[deleted]",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Looks like it was a Twitter announcement for this weekend actually",
"replies": [
{
"body": "[deleted]",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I can't find it again so it might have been faked."
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Isn't that, what Sony always has done?"
}
]
},
{
"body": "I'm hearing it requires it. The game looks awesome, but I don't have PS Plus to play it. 80 bucks for a year is pretty steep for playing only one game. I'm tempted to get a month subscription, but then I would own a game I couldn't play once it expires. That's wild."
},
{
"body": "If you play solo with ai bots, don’t still need ps+?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "cant. game is fully online",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Thanks! "
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Should come with at least network usage for a couple of months. That's not ps+, just access to the studios network, which they in fact pay to support. We pay , studio pays , Sony is paid (just not enough I guess)."
},
{
"body": "Yes, you'll need playstation plus it's an online coop shooter",
"replies": [
{
"body": "So is Fortnite.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I don't play Fortnite. Isn't that game F2P? Helldivers 2 isn't F2P, so you'll need playstation plus online.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I'm a little late, but the original Fortnite does not require a PS Plus, although it is a $20 paid game. Also Fortnite and Helldivers have a lot in common, even too much.\n\nAnd I'm not talking about the Battle Royale spinoff."
}
]
},
{
"body": "F2P games are free to play online",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I'm a little late, but the original Fortnite does not require a PS Plus, although it is a $20 paid game. Also Fortnite and Helldivers have a lot in common, even too much.\n\nAnd I'm not talking about the Battle Royale spinoff.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Fortnite is free on PlayStation",
"replies": [
{
"body": "He's talking about fortnite save the world, which is the original game mode of fortnite. The shooter came afterward.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "My bad Mr.Yeet"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "It didn’t require it 2 days ago and now today it does wtf is this",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I think it was a \"free play\" weekend"
},
{
"body": "Yeah I'm in the same boat. I dont really game on my ps5 that much so don't have ps plus, and I was playing it fine over the weekend, I didn't even know it was a requirement on some games before so didn't even know to look. \nNow it won't let me play."
}
]
}
]
}