"Helldivers fans – we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward.
We’re still learning what is best for PC players and your feedback has been invaluable. Thanks again for your continued support of Helldivers 2 and we’ll keep you updated on future plans."
“How did we not see this coming?” - Some asinine executive at Sony who apparently sees Origin and UbisoftConnect as success cases. I know it’s not directly related, but several games on Steam from EA and Ubi require you to also have their launcher and people complain about that all the time.