Like most PlayStation first-party games, God of War Ragnarök requires a PSN account. A fact that we've known about since the State of Play earlier this year, alongside a short blog post that mentions this in italics at the bottom of the page.

God of War Ragnarok is an incredible game no matter where it's played, with PlayStation delivering yet another quality PC port.

God of War Ragnarok is out now on PC, and that means we can play it on everyone's favorite handheld system, the Steam Deck. The original God of War, i.e. the PS4 version, ran wonderfully on Valve's handheld, and its sequel has also been Deck-verified.

Ragnarök’s PC port. I was hoping this would be a chance for me to reassess a game I probably played under the wrong circumstances (rushing to the end because I had to know what happened). Unfortunately,

It’s been exactly four days since the bombastic PS5 system-seller God of War Ragnarök landed on PC… and modders are already hard at work on it. One of their first priorities? Stripping the game of its Sony software hooks,

Ragnark PC bypasses PSN login requirement. God of War: Ragnark's PC port has more problems than PSN, including performance and crash issues on powerful PCs. The PC gaming community will likely continue to buttheads with Sony if their anti-player behavior continues.

According to Eurogamer, God of War Ragnarök is currently experiencing a surge of negative reviews on Steam as players protest Sony's controversial mandate for PC users to link a PSN account. God of War Ragnarök arrived on PC this week,