Sony, having tried the stick to convince PC gamers to sign up for PlayStation Network accounts to access their games on Steam (with, let us say, mixed results), has now decided that maybe it's time to give the carrot a try.

Sony is dropping its formerly mandatory PlayStation Network account requirements across a select number of its

Sony is dropping the need to link some of its PC games to a PSN account, but it will offer in-game rewards to those who do sign in.