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.

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.

During a blog post uploaded today, Sony confirmed that having a PlayStation Network account for many of its PC ports of PlayStation hits will be optional, effective immediately. The move comes after months of debates,