Less than a week after Valve admitted that the current RAM shortage (and rising prices) was impacting its hardware plans, the Steam Deck is completely sold out. Steam Deck has gone in and out of stock in the past, but as Kotaku Note, the timing raises the question of whether Valve’s RAM issues could affect its Linux handhelds as well.
Both the 256GB Steam Deck LCD and the 512GB and 1TB models of the Steam Deck OLED are completely sold out on Steam. Valve announced that it is discontinuing the LCD versions of its handhelds 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. However, not having both OLED versions available at the same time is a bit more unusual.
Engadget has contacted Valve for more information about Steam Deck availability. We will update this article if we get a response.
When Valve announced the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame, the company notably took 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 memory and storage shortages have pushed back its plans and are likely to impact prices has more or less confirmed this. At no point did Valve mention that Steam Deck would be similarly affected, but perhaps it should be.
The rising cost of RAM has already forced other PC manufacturers to adjust the price of their computers. Framework announced in January that it was raising the price of its Framework desktops to $460. Some analysts believe that the memory shortage driven by the AI industry could lead to rising prices and even an economic downturn in the broader PC industry. Ideally, Steam Deck being out of stock is a temporary issue and not a sign that Valve is doing something drastic. However, if things continue as they are, changes to the Steam deck will be unlikely.
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