Sony Interactive Entertainment is eliminating the need for a PlayStation Network account for certain single-player games on PC, the company announced Wednesday. That includes this week’s release of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and the upcoming release of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered,

The PC port of The Last Of Us Part 2 Remastered is set to come out in April 2025. Thus far, the account requirement is in place. Helldivers 2, released in February 2024, also kept the need for a PSN account despite the public outcry.

A PlayStation account will "become optional" for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarok, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. Sony hasn't lost hope that players will still go ahead and use a PlayStation account,

The company detailed its shift in strategy in a recent PlayStation.Blog post, explaining that it will drop its PSN account connection requirement starting with the release of Marv