RAM Shortage Hits Valve's Four-Year-Old Steam Deck, Now Available "Intermittently"

RAM shortage hits Valve's four-year-old Steam Deck, now available "intermittently"

Forget launching new stuff—Valve is even having problems with existing hardware.

Valve Steam Deck is latest casualty of global memory shortage

The popular handheld gaming console may not be so easy to find in the coming year, Valve warned shoppers.

Valve confirms Steam Deck OLED stock issues are due to 'memory and storage shortages' — here's what it means for the Steam Machine

The RAM crisis has claimed yet another victim, with the Steam Deck OLED now out of stock intermittently in multiple regions.

Valve confirms Steam Deck OLED is out of stock due to memory shortages

Reports surfaced last week of numerous gamers trying to buy the Steam Deck in the US, only to find all three models listed as sold out. While this is expected of the 256GB LCD model, both of the newer OLED variants should be available.Read Entire Article

Steam Deck OLED stock is drying up, Valve confirms — and the RAM crisis has me worried for the Steam Machine

Valve just confirmed the Steam Deck OLED may be “out-of-stock intermittently” due to the RAM price crisis. That makes me nervous about the Steam Machine.

Valve Admits Steam Deck Is Experiencing Delays and Stock Issues Due to AI-Driven Memory Shortages

Valve has updated its website to acknowledge that customers in some regions are struggling to buy a Steam Deck "due to memory and storage shortages."Memory is in high demand because companies like Nvidia and Google require so much of it for their AI chips, with a recent CNBC report pointing out that these companies "are the first ones in line for the components." This has already pushed up RAM prices for consumer electronics, and has had a knock…