Valve explains why it’s not offering money on the Steam Machine

Although this may seem like a simple answer, it does not fit our beliefs about how natural ecosystems are formed. If there’s anything we believe in at Valve, it’s our belief that open systems are better in the long run, both for us and for customers. The openness of the PC environment in particular has made it a major driver of new hardware and software, because anyone with an idea of ​​a way to do things well has been able to shoot. When companies sell their equipment at a low price in order to profit from it, or buy exclusive products, they are doing this to create a closed system, in which you cannot choose which software you want to use.

We don’t need this on PC devices, and we don’t think you should. You don’t have to feel like you have to buy Valve gear; you have to see it as a single option along with all the gaming tools, and choose what makes sense to you. This means you can choose which device best suits your business on factors such as price, performance, features, edge support, and anything else you care about. That’s the strength of the open-source PC platform, and hardware support goes against it.