Valve's Steam Deck OLED Will Be 'Intermittently' Out of Stock Because of the RAM Crisis

Source: Slashdot

Steam Deck OLED Stock Update

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 Verge).

The PC‑gaming handheld has been unavailable in the US and other parts of the world for a few days. This update explains why: ongoing memory and storage shortages are affecting production.

The announcement follows Valve’s recent decision to delay the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller—originally slated for early 2026—because of the same memory and storage crunch.

“We have work to do to land on concrete pricing and launch dates that we can confidently announce, being mindful of how quickly the circumstances around both of those things can change,” Valve said in a post about that announcement from earlier this month. “Its goal is to launch that new hardware sometime in the first half of 2026, and the company is working to finalize its plans as soon as possible.”