"Less than a week after Valve admitted that the current shortage (and growing prices) of RAM were affecting its hardware plans, the Steam Deck is completely sold out. The Steam Deck has gone in and out of stock in the past, but as Kotaku notes, the timing does raise the question whether Valve's RAM issues could also be impacting its Linux handheld."
"The 256GB Steam Deck LCD, and both the 512GB and 1TB models of the Steam Deck OLED, are completely sold out on Steam. Valve announced that it was discontinuing the LCD versions of its handheld and selling through its remaining inventory in December 2025, so the fact that the 256GB Steam Deck model is currently sold out isn't surprising. That both OLED versions are also unavailable at the same time, though, is a bit more unusual."
"When Valve announced the Steam Machine, Steam Controller and Steam Frame, the company notably left pricing and availability off the table, presumably because tariffs and access to RAM were leaving those details in flux. The company's announcement last week that the memory and storage shortage had pushed back its plans and would likely impact prices more or less confirmed that."
All versions of the handheld PC are currently out of stock on Steam. The 256GB Steam Deck LCD and both the 512GB and 1TB Steam Deck OLED models are completely sold out. Valve announced discontinuation of LCD versions and sold remaining LCD inventory in December 2025, making the 256GB LCD sellout unsurprising. Simultaneous unavailability of both OLED versions is unusual. Valve acknowledged that RAM shortages and rising memory prices have affected its hardware plans and delayed other products. Rising RAM costs have already forced some PC makers to raise prices, and analysts warn AI-driven memory demand could raise prices industry-wide.
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