前Bluepoint技術主管Peter Dalton近期公開表達了對索尼PC策略的看法，他指出索尼真正的壓力來源並非微軟Xbox，而是Valve在掌機和主機領域的布局。
I read an interesting take on why Sony may be pulling back from pushing PC releases and instead focusing more heavily on exclusives. Some people frame this as a response to Xbox, but I’m not convinced that’s the real driver. A more interesting possibility is the rise of a Steam-based console ecosystem. Consoles largely exist because they provide a cheaper, simpler alternative to gaming PCs. For most households, a dedicated gaming console is easier to justify than building or maintaining a high-end PC. However, if Valve releases a new Steam console that provides a console-like experience while still giving players access to the entire PC game library, that could become a very compelling option. In that scenario, if Sony were releasing all of its games day-and-date on PC, the Steam console could effectively offer the best of all worlds: console simplicity with the full breadth of PC gaming. It would be quite ironic if, after decades of traditional console competition, Valve ultimately ended up winning the console war.
Dalton認為，如果Valve最終在主機市場勝出，將成為一個頗具諷刺意味的局面。他解釋說，儘管微軟新一代主機本質上也是基於PC架構、搭載Xbox界面，但真正讓索尼感到不安的，是Valve持續加碼硬體的能力。
在他看來，以Steam生態為核心的設備正在迅速崛起。相比傳統高端遊戲PC，家用主機依然擁有更低門檻和更強的普及性。而Valve若能依託自身強大的用戶基礎，打造一款兼具主機便利性與完整PC遊戲庫的設備，除了任天堂之外，其他平台可能都會面臨嚴峻挑戰。
「如果Valve推出一款同時具備主機友好體驗與PC海量內容的新Steam主機，無疑會極具吸引力。」Dalton表示，「屆時如果索尼第一方作品繼續跨平台登陸PC，玩家完全可以在Steam主機上同時享受主機的便捷與PC的豐富生態。」
當前Steam Deck雖在性能上不及PS5，但已能流暢運行絕大多數PS5平台的遊戲。而傳聞中正在開發的新版Steam Machine，不僅兼容全部PS5遊戲，部分表現甚至超越基礎版PS5。當跨平台內容足夠豐富時，玩家是否還需要專門購買一台PS5，正成為一個值得思考的問題。
如今PC生態持續擴張，越來越多遊戲選擇在PC平台首發，甚至有部分作品已開始以Steam Deck為最低配置標準。PC正逐步成為多平台玩家的首選入口，不少遊戲在PC端的銷量也遠超PS和Xbox兩大平台的總和。
