Sony is standing firm in the face of backlash over its PSN account requirement on PC. The topic popped up in a recent earnings call, where CFO Hiroki Totoki made it clear that PSN accounts will be required to play PlayStation games come what may.

We all know that Sony's PSN requirement on PC is very unpopular, but the company has made it clear it has no intention to scrap it in the future.

Do you feel safer logging into the PlayStation Network? According to Sony's president, forcing PC gamers onto the PSN is all about safety.

A HEFTY PRICE TAG The improvements make the PS5 Pro sound like a winner until players check the price. At $699, the console costs $200 more than the original console at launch. The price puts it on par with budget gaming rigs, bringing up a value proposition and one big question: Who is the PS5 Pro for?

It's fair to say that Sony's insistence on requiring a PlayStation Network account for PC versions of its games is not widely popular. Don't expect Sony to back off on it anytime soon, though. Speaking in today's investors call,

There have been two massive questions hanging over Concord, the expensive PlayStation 5 hero shooter that almost nobody played. The first one is: how did a game that wasn’t busted or terrible bomb so spectacularly?

Sony president says that the PlayStation division needs to have more checks and gates to make sure another situation like Concord doesn't happen again