Former Xbox exec and Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra thinks the way forward for Valve is to allow third parties access to SteamOS to build their own Steam Machine hardware.
In a tweet reacting to rumours the Steam Machine will be more expensive than some are hoping, Ybarra tagged Valve and said, "please just let 3rd parties use SteamOS and make the HW with many different configurations. SteamOS will take off and your Store revenue will only go up." And to Valve's credit, it has let other parties make hardware – with Lenovo releasing the Legion Go S SteamOS earlier this year – but as of right now, third-party Steam machines are unconfirmed.
