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The PSN account being mandatory was always a thing. The only reason why it wasn’t implemented was technical issues at launch.

Interestingly, there is no NDA if you don’t sign up for the “Official Content Creators” program and just get regular access. Check the FAQ on the official page: https://www.marvelrivals.com/news/official/20240506/40185_1153552.html

Making a PSN account wasn’t the main issue it was players that can’t officially make an account no longer being able to play. If it went ahead, player numbers would’ve gone down substantially, hurting the game in the long run.

A huge chunk of those sales took place on consoles

Well it has been released on every major console since the 360/PS3 era. So a major chunk is console sales.

a reference to the iconic and memed start of FO4. “War. War never changes”.

All the Fallout games start that way. Not just 4.