Maligned Epic Account Login Requirement Results In New Steam Game Getting Review Bombed

Earth Defense Force 6 launched this week for PC, PS4, and PS5, and the Steam version has faced criticism for requiring an Epic Games Store login for online play. But a change to this controversial requirement is already being explored by the game's developer."

The announcement seemingly came out of nowhere, as the Epic requirement wasn't communicated to players until launch day when the developers revealed it in a Steam post. Of course, players weren't thrilled about this, and the review status of the game was "mostly negative" upon launch, as Gamesradar reports.

Developer Sandlot responded to the backlash with a new post on Steam, saying, "The EDF 6 development team for Steam is reviewing and planning changes to the specification that requires sign-in to Epic Games account, which has received the most feedback."

Maligned Epic Account Login Requirement Results In New Steam Game Getting Review Bombed

Maligned Epic Account Login Requirement Results In New Steam Game Getting Review Bombed

Maligned Epic Account Login Requirement Results In New Steam Game Getting Review Bombed

Maligned Epic Account Login Requirement Results In New Steam Game Getting Review Bombed

Maligned Epic Account Login Requirement Results In New Steam Game Getting Review Bombed