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Valve’s Steam Deck OLED Will Be ‘Intermittently’ Out of Stock because of the RAM Crisis
Valve cites memory and storage shortages caused by AI data-center demand, leading to intermittent stockouts of the Steam Deck OLED in some regions, with 256GB LCD model discontinued.
- Valve's Steam Deck store page now warns the Steam Deck OLED may be intermittently out of stock in some regions due to memory and storage shortages, and Valve has not said if the $550 price will change.
- Demand from AI model training has drained affordable memory and storage markets, pushing consumer electronics and gaming to the brink as hyperscale companies invest billions in data centers.
- The original $400 Steam Deck LCD model was sold out last fall and discontinued after inventory depletion, with no plans for it to return once sold out.
- Valve postponed pre-orders as it hunts for components, while Sony reportedly weighs a PS6 delay to 2029 and Nintendo may raise Switch 2 prices amid developer efforts to avoid a $200 RAM upgrade.
- Valve's broader hardware plans sit amid uncertainty, with Valve's hardware described as being `in purgatory` and market uncertainty as `No one quite knows where it's all headed`.
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Valve’s Steam Deck OLED will be ‘intermittently’ out of stock because of the RAM crisis
Valve has updated the Steam Deck website to say that the Steam Deck OLED may be out of stock "intermittently in some regions due to memory and storage shortages." The PC gaming handheld has been out of stock in the US and other parts of the world for a few days, and thanks to this update, we now know why. The update comes shortly after Valve delayed the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller from a planned shipping window of early 2026…
Yep, the Steam Deck OLED going out of stock is due to the AI-fuelled RAM and storage shortages, Valve confirm
As feared, the recent uptick in Steam Decks being noted as out of stock is down to the ongoing memory crisis. RAM prices have been driven through the roof by AI companies gobbling up memory sticks en-masse, with the other downside of that being the tech's very scarce at the moment. Cue companies like Valve stuggling to keep on securing as much as they need to make and sell hardware without interruption.
Valve Confirms Steam Deck OLED Shortage Is Due To The AI-Led Memory Crisis
See full bio Abdullah Waseem At T4G, my task is to cover the latest news around the gaming globe ASAP and with the utmost precision. I adore all the games and respect all the devs behind the amazing games that we get all year. So, whether it’s a PC or a Console game, I got it all covered. See full bio Story Highlight Steam Deck OLED is facing a shortage and could soon be out-of-stock in some regions. Valve has confirmed that the supply issue …
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