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"It's quite ironic if Valve wins there after decades of console wars." The other day, it was reported that Sony has drastically changed its strategy, stopped developing its single-player games on PC, and will remain a console monopoly. It was speculated that one of the reasons for the change in strategy was to avoid PlayStation games being playable on the next-gen Xbox (which also allows PC games to be played), but this time, the developers at the Sony-owned studio took a different view. Peter Dalton, who was the head of technology at Bluepoint Games, said that Sony may have been aware of the existence of the recently announced hybrid PC-console hardware "Steam Machine" as a "more interesting possibility". "Consoles exist mainly because they offer a cheaper and simpler alternative to gaming PCs," Dalton said. "For many households, it's easier to justify buying a gaming-focused console than building and maintaining a high-performance PC." "But if Valve launches a new Steam console that offers a console-like experience but gives you access to the entire library of PC games, it would be a pretty attractive option. If Sony had released all its games on PC at the same time in that situation, the Steam console would have practically all the advantages. It's both the ease of consoles and the huge lineup of PC games." "It's quite ironic if Valve wins in the end after decades of console wars." Valve recently hinted at a possibility that it will not be released until 2027, but has since corrected this and said it is still aiming for a release within 2026. Although the price was not mentioned, it will struggle to keep the price of the Steam Machine down amid the impact of rising PC hardware prices due to AI demand. Bloomberg reported that Sony's change in policy is due to the recent slump in sales of PlayStation titles sold for PC, the risk to the PlayStation brand, and the possibility of affecting PS5 and even PS6 sales. At the same time, he also pointed out that the possibility of PlayStation titles running on the next-generation Xbox may have been a factor in Sony's return to console exclusivity. Sony has been rolling out PlayStation games to PC in recent years, but not as much as Microsoft, which releases all of its games on PC at the same time as consoles. However, it adopts a phased approach, releasing single-player PlayStation titles exclusively and then releasing them on PC after a certain period of time. In addition, live-service games like HELLDIVERS 2 took a different strategy by releasing them on PC from day one, and in the case of HELLDIVERS 2, it was a record-breaking success. In fact, Bungie, a subsidiary of Sony, will release the live service escape shooter "Marathon" on PC/PS5/Xbox Series X|S at the same time. On the other hand, "Ghost of Yōtei" developed by Sucker Punch Productions and Insomniac ......

The linked article is in Japanese.