Tuesday, February 17th 2026
Valve Confirms Steam Deck OLED Availability Impacted by Storage and Memory Shortage
Valve updated its Steam Deck website with a disclaimer, noting that the availability of the Steam Deck OLED version may be affected by the storage and memory shortage across the industry. While Valve has been able to secure a significant inventory of NAND Flash and DRAM modules for its Steam Deck handheld console, demand might be outpacing supply. The component shortage at Valve is not an isolated case, as many are expressing concerns over not being able to secure sufficient capacity. The only ones able to secure massive DRAM and NAND Flash capacities are hyperscalers building out data center infrastructure, who are securing long-term agreements with storage and memory makers.
Last week, we saw customers facing difficulty acquiring new Steam Deck OLED stock. Unfortunately, potential buyers in North America, Japan (through Komodo, Valve's regional distribution partner), Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong were unable to get their hands on new OLED units. Initial reports suggested a "plentiful" supply for customers in the UK and Australia, but several key markets appear to be suddenly experiencing shortages, as the inventory is depleting across the globe. While other components are plentiful, memory and storage are in a dire shortage situation, which might be prolonged. Regarding the 256 GB LCD version, Valve has reiterated that it will only be available while existing stock lasts, as this model was discontinued in December of last year.
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Valve, via VideoCardz
Last week, we saw customers facing difficulty acquiring new Steam Deck OLED stock. Unfortunately, potential buyers in North America, Japan (through Komodo, Valve's regional distribution partner), Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong were unable to get their hands on new OLED units. Initial reports suggested a "plentiful" supply for customers in the UK and Australia, but several key markets appear to be suddenly experiencing shortages, as the inventory is depleting across the globe. While other components are plentiful, memory and storage are in a dire shortage situation, which might be prolonged. Regarding the 256 GB LCD version, Valve has reiterated that it will only be available while existing stock lasts, as this model was discontinued in December of last year.
18 Comments on Valve Confirms Steam Deck OLED Availability Impacted by Storage and Memory Shortage
Just a dead stop for new tech for probably years, all because of another type of tech that I have ZERO faith in myself.
This whole spiel has gone out of hands years ago and its time for a change.
This trajectory just cannot last, and the largest debtor of the world is pushing hard on a technology that is built primarily for malice, while owning all the companies that can spread said malice (socials). Put two and two together here. This is a strategy and it is pretty obvious at this point. Resist it simply by not giving AI your money or your attention too much, that is all we need to do. Economy will fix the rest.
If it's up to us, it's practically doomed im afraid.
Look at the piece that project the shutdown of consumers store worldwide and the situation continue well into 2030.
Generaly I try to be balanced, but with this AI race it seems that pasimisem is only the tip of the iceberg of how bad it will play out..
So....which one sounds more likely? Is it plausible that a group so horny for money would willingly let a new competitor enter the space and lay content with their limited sales, even through they could increase production, keep the inflated prices, and sell twice as much as they are now?
Does this sound like something that goes together with the entire AI bubble?
Which one makes more sense to you? Or do you have another explanation? That looks like some AI generated presentation for a cringy corporate conference.
Not even going to give that tinfoil crap the time of day, as reality is bad enough.
It is better for the environment, save earth resources, less transportation so less fuel and emissions, it can be distributed easly for every place with cellular reception hance contributing to equality and so on.