"When that Year in Review post was first published Friday afternoon, it included a surprisingly vague line saying 'we hope to ship in 2026, but as we shared recently, memory and storage shortages have created challenges for us.' As stray chatter about that stray line started to filter through message boards and comment threads, Valve quickly issued a clarification."
"By late Friday, the blog post had been updated to note that, despite the global supply chain challenges, 'we will be shipping all three products this year. More updates will be shared as we finalize our plans.'"
"Valve announced an 'early 2026' target in November and later said that 'our goal of shipping all three products in the first half of the year has not changed' in a February update. Valve said in February that it still has 'work to do to land on concrete pricing and launch dates we can confidently announce.'"
Valve's 2025 Year in Review blog post initially contained vague language suggesting a potential 2026 shipping delay due to memory and storage shortages. The ambiguous phrasing prompted speculation about possible delays across message boards. Valve quickly issued a clarification, updating the post to confirm all three hardware products will ship this year despite supply chain challenges. However, the updated language removed previous qualifiers like "early 2026" and "first half of the year" that had narrowed the launch window. Valve acknowledged ongoing work to finalize concrete pricing and launch dates, noting how quickly circumstances can change.
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