Until Dawn Is One of Sony's Worst Performing PC Ports to Date | Push Square

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We noted recently that the novelty of PlayStation’s PC releases appears to be dying off, and Until Dawn is another game that’s struggled to really make an impression on storefront Steam. The remake, which launched late last week, peaked at just 2,607 concurrent players, making it the worst Sony debut since Concord and Sackboy: A Big Adventure.

While many have lamented the remake on PS5, it’s worth remembering that Until Dawn hasn’t been playable on PC until now, so there’s no PS4 version to compete with. It did launch at $59.99/£59.99, however, which is a lot for a title that originally debuted in 2015 – regardless of its various upgrades.

Graveyard shift

Here we go again

In terms of user reviews, the game is currently mixed, with many negative ratings complaining about the game’s performance and its price. To be fair, we also gave the remake a middling review in our Until Dawn PS5 review, noting similar issues.

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

I'm surprised they didn't wait to release it closer to the launch of the movie.
Or maybe they feel it has legs and it'll just chug along in the background regardless.

Either way, it's on my wishlist but I'll get it on sale in a year or two.

I honestly don’t think the juice from the PC-experiment is proving worth the squeeze. Sales of even the bigger Sony games have dropped off and there has to be a point on the cost vs revenue chart where PlayStation exclusivity is the more desirable option from a business standpoint. Don’t think we’re quite there yet but a few more soft releases and we might well get there.

The problem with all of these PC releases of PlayStation games is that there is a good chance that you already own both a