Valve said in a message on Steam that the aim is still to create a competitive gaming platform. According to the company, the previous removal of a link to Steam Machines on Steam was only the result of a 'cleaning' of the navigation interface.
Valve states that this section of the Steam Store is still available and that it was previously removed solely on the basis of user traffic. According to the game company, the previous removal was only a routine cleaning of the Steam Store navigation and there are no significant changes to Valve's commitment to the system.
The company does indicate that the Steam Machines do not sell very well. Furthermore, Valve reports that the Steam Machine initiative has taught us a lot about the Linux ecosystem and that feedback has solved a number of shortcomings. Valve says that there is still work going on to support the Vulkan-api properly, also on Linux platforms. Finally, the company reports that SteamOS remains important in this respect.
Valve released SteamOS in 2013, with the intention that manufacturers would use it for their gaming hardware: the Steam
Machines. Alienware, Alternate and Zotac, among others, have released such devices.
