Like most PlayStation first-party games, God of War Ragnarök requires a PSN account. A fact that we've known about since the State of Play earlier this year, alongside a short blog post that mentions this in italics at the bottom of the page.

God of War Ragnarök is an excellent game; most honest Steam reviews indicate as much. It was also voted "Most Wanted Game" by the Golden Joystick

Sony's insistence on forcing PC players to have a PSN account has caused problems once again, as it sparks a backlash against God Of War Ragnarök.

Sony's latest heavy hitter to reach the PC, God of War Ragnarök, is experiencing minor turbulence. The word on the port itself is mostly good so far—some folks are having technical issues and others cite a possible memory leak—though easily the loudest piece of negative feedback on Ragnarök's Steam page is that pesky PSN sign-in requirement,

Ragnarök’s PC port. I was hoping this would be a chance for me to reassess a game I probably played under the wrong circumstances (rushing to the end because I had to know what happened). Unfortunately,

God of War Ragnarök has the makings of a quality Steam Deck game, but bugs and a silly PSN requirement spoil its chances.

Ragnark PC bypasses PSN login requirement. God of War: Ragnark's PC port has more problems than PSN, including performance and crash issues on powerful PCs. The PC gaming community will likely continue to buttheads with Sony if their anti-player behavior continues.

According to Eurogamer, God of War Ragnarök is currently experiencing a surge of negative reviews on Steam as players protest Sony's controversial mandate for PC users to link a PSN account. God of War Ragnarök arrived on PC this week,