US EditionThe Steam Deck Is Out of Stock – What Does It Mean?
Valve's official US Steam Deck store shows all models sold out due to a memory shortage impacting production amid a wider silicon supply chain disruption.
- On Thursday, Valve's US store listed all three Steam Deck models sold out, including the discontinued LCD, both Steam Deck OLED versions, and refurbished units in the United States.
- Valve's blog last week blamed `memory and storage shortages` for impacts on Steam Machine and Steam Frame, saying it still plans to ship `in the first half of the year` but must revisit shipping schedules and pricing.
- Deals hunter Wario64 first flagged the US sellout on February 11, 2026, while Tom's Hardware and Windows Central reported shortages in some Asian markets and Adam Hales noted some UK stock remained.
- Buyers are turning to alternatives like GameStop's certified refurbished Steam Decks, but the secondhand market often features heavy price markups, raising scalper and fraud concerns while Valve remains silent.
- The memory-shortage crisis is hitting multiple electronics, with gaming hardware affected as Valve faced price hikes and delays for Steam Machine and Steam Frame, while observers blame AI industry demand.
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The Steam Deck Is Out of Stock – What Does It Mean?
All three models of the Steam Deck are out of stock and have been out of stock for at least 24 hours, according to a post from Wario64. With prices for gaming PCs and components skyrocketing, it's possible that this could mean a longer-term shortage. It's no secret that PC hardware is in a weird place right now. With memory prices going through the roof, it was only a matter of time before handheld gaming PCs started getting hit by shortages and…
The Steam Deck is out of stock as the RAM crunch hits gaming hardware
Over the past few days, several gamers trying to buy a new Steam Deck have been unable to purchase the machine. Valve's increasingly popular handheld is nowhere to be found on the company's US store, with all three models listed as "out of stock" since Thursday.Read Entire Article
The most popular x86 hardware portable console on the market, the Steam Deck, has begun to run out of availability in key markets. It should be remembered that Valve had already removed the original model, the Steam Deck LCD, leaving the OLED version as the only option in the catalog. But users have found that the availability of this model has begun to disappear. Regardless of the chosen version, all Steam Deck OLED are beginning to appear as e…
Steam Deck's Sudden "Out of Stock" Status Drives Speculation About Component Shortages
Mid-way through the week, computer game hardware observers started to notice the dwindling availability of Valve's Steam Deck OLED handheld. The popular portable gaming PC first launched almost three years ago, first releasing as the LCD screen-based version. The 256 GB LCD model was discontinued last December, leaving the more expensive OLED options—in 512 GB and 1 TB configured forms—in charge of keeping Valve's handheld legacy alive. Unfortun…
All out of Steam: Valve's Steam Deck sales halt, because there are none to buy
The Steam Deck appears to be all out of steam when it comes to sales, but not because the popularity has dropped off a cliff, but because the RAM shortage has caught up with it. The popularity of the Steam Deck is as high as ever, really, but the RAM shortage has impacted even Valve’s handheld, causing a mass rush to the Steam store to buy up stock. Whether consumers have feared higher prices of the handheld following Valve’s announcement of the…
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