I love Valve but this is so not true, Steam machine only use steamOS, the manufacture are 3rd party like alienware and most of them are just expensive af!
IF YOU REALLY WANT A POWERFUL ( WITHOUT GETTING RIP-OFF ) GAMING SYSTEM, BUILT YOUR OWN PC! THERE ARE MANY TUTORIAL OUT THERE 4 YA :) !
Also, steam controller is just so weird, not ideal for gaming at all.
It's also a digital machine only, you can't use physical copy on it, not consumer friendly at all.
Oh and lack of killer exclusives. The PS4 has Bloodborne, inFAMOUS etc and etc, Xbox One has Halo, Gears, etc and etc and Wii U has Super Smash and Splatoon, etc. Almost every Valve games available on other consoles as well.
Like i said many times before, consoles are not powerful hi-tech gaming cutting edge system. They're affordable gaming consoles with some great exclusives.
If Valve want to enter the consoles market, they need to re-desgin their controllers and put exclusives in there, like Half-Life 3 or Portal 3 in it, and most importantly, tell 3rd party manufacturers to make it more affordable cuz so far, most of the steam machine are just too overpriced for what it offer.
