"Earlier this month, Valve also confirmed that the memory and storage shortages may end up delaying the launch of the Steam Machine. The PC/console hybrid was supposed to launch in "early 2026", but the launch window has been readjusted to "first half of the year". In its announcement, Valve said it had planned on sharing Steam Machine's pricing and launch date by now, but the rising hardware prices forced it to "revisit" those details."
"In December, Valve announced that it had stopped production of its most affordable Steam Deck model, the 256GB Steam Deck LCD. The LCD model, which comes in at $399 in the US, will no longer be available once it is sold out. Memory shortage has now affected the availability of the 512GB and 1TB Steam Deck OLED models, priced $549 and $649, respectively, as well."
AI-driven memory and storage shortages have reduced availability and increased prices across gaming hardware. Valve confirmed that RAM and memory shortages impacted Steam Deck OLED stock in the US, leading to all Steam Deck models being sold out after halting 256GB LCD production in December. The Steam Deck store showed the 256GB LCD, 512GB OLED, and 1TB OLED out of stock. Valve warned that Steam Deck OLED may be intermittently out of stock in some regions and did not provide restock timing. Valve also said shortages could delay the Steam Machine launch from early 2026 to the first half of the year and that pricing decisions were being revisited.
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