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Valves approach isn't to bet on a particular instruction set. Instead they are focusing on emulation or translation layers. That way they don't have to worry about what hardware you have or what OS you run, as long as you end up in steam.
Of course they are also print their own OS out there which has a few nice extras, but I don't think they'll ever make it a requirement.