Until Dawn will also require a PSN Account to play on Steam. I think we already got the message, every playstation game will now require a PSN account
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It’s likely that you and your friends are not indicative of the average user. I’m certainly not, the games I play are not reflective of what is popular in market.
It’s not pull of console franchises that would win people over but ease of access that will. It’s the whole reason consoles exist in the first place.