Sony’s biggest single-player games on PC will no longer require you to link to a PlayStation Network account to play them. In a press release Wednesday, the company said that linking a PlayStation Account will now be optional for select PlayStation titles on PC. The news hits just one day before Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is set for release on PC.

PC players will soon no longer require a PlayStation Network account to play Sony’s first-party games, but having one will now also unlock in-game extras. With the release of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for PC on January 30, having a PSN account to play the game will be optional.

Sony will no longer require players to link a PlayStation Network account to enjoy some of its PC games – but there are a few new bonuses in store for those who do.

Announced in a recent PlayStation Blog post, a PSN account is no longer required for players to enjoy PlayStation PC titles.

Sony has announced it will no longer require PSN accounts for certain PC ports of PS5 games, including the upcoming Spider-Man 2 for PC.

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, though, as it's tying several benefits to signing in.

Sony have announced their their PC game releases will no longer force a PlayStation Network requirement. Instead it will be optional and give you certain in-game rewards.

Spider-Man 2, Last of Us 2, God of War Ragnarok, and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered are all dropping their PSN requirements

Sony is dropping its formerly mandatory PlayStation Network account requirements across a select number of its predominantly single-player titles on PC - but it's introducing in-game content "benefits" as an incentive to continue using one.

Following protests, PlayStation maker Sony is backpedaling its PSN requirement policy for several of its games on PC.