Arrowhead are literally saying that requirement was always there, it was just temporary not enforced/supported. It's not Sony that suddenly introduced that new requirement.
Arrowhead were the ones having this delayed-change-of-contract.
Arrowhead allowed their game to be sold in countries where you will not be able to play.
> Arrowhead allowed their game to be sold in countries where you will not be able to play.
This is the thing that I'm not sure of and that I think the question of whether to blame Arrowhead depends on. Who authorized selling it in non PSN countries in the first place? Is that Arrowhead's responsibility as a studio, or Sony's responsibility as a publisher?
Considering you can find locations to buy the physical game on Playstation's official website, even in unsupported countries, I'm leaning towards the latter
Arrowhead are literally saying that requirement was always there, it was just temporary not enforced/supported. It's not Sony that suddenly introduced that new requirement.
Arrowhead were the ones having this delayed-change-of-contract. Arrowhead allowed their game to be sold in countries where you will not be able to play.