VR will probably be different.
From what I understand each of those hardware things Valve pursued for a reason.
Steam Machines were pursued because they were worried about MS and apple would be tightening their grip on what apps could be run.
So they started pushing Linux as a gaming alternative. Instead Proton was a more feasible push than SteamOS.
I think there are a lot of differences with the VR market.
They have a better idea of what they are getting into, and they have some long term plans with games and hardware plans. They've even discussed BCI.
From what I understand each of those hardware things Valve pursued for a reason.
Steam Machines were pursued because they were worried about MS and apple would be tightening their grip on what apps could be run.
So they started pushing Linux as a gaming alternative. Instead Proton was a more feasible push than SteamOS.
I think there are a lot of differences with the VR market.
They have a better idea of what they are getting into, and they have some long term plans with games and hardware plans. They've even discussed BCI.