Marvel Tōkon Blocked in 132 Countries on PC Due to Sony's PSN Linking Requirement

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has launched on PC with a familiar and frustrating caveat — the game is blocked in 132 countries due to Sony's mandatory PlayStation Network account linking requirement. The restriction mirrors a controversy Sony ignited back in 2024 with Helldivers 2, when a last-minute attempt to enforce PSN linking on PC players sparked massive backlash and eventually forced the publisher to reverse course. History appears to be repeating itself, as players in regions where PSN accounts are unavailable or unsupported find themselves locked out of the game entirely on Steam.

Adding insult to injury, Eurogamer reports that affected players can still see Marvel Tōkon's Steam store page — they simply cannot purchase or access the game. The block stems from Sony's requirement that PC players link a PSN account to play, a policy that inherently excludes the many countries where PSN is not officially supported. For players in those regions, the storefront visibility without purchase access only underscores the frustration of being sidelined by an account infrastructure issue rather than any regional content concern.

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