The good RAMaggedon of 2026 might need simply claimed the Steam Deck

Lower than per week after Valve admitted that the current shortage (and growing prices) of RAM have been affecting its {hardware} plans, the Steam Deck is totally offered out. The Steam Deck has gone out and in of inventory prior to now, however as Kotaku notes, the timing does elevate the query whether or not Valve’s RAM points may be impacting its Linux handheld.

The 256GB Steam Deck LCD, and each the 512GB and 1TB fashions of the Steam Deck OLED, are utterly offered out on Steam. Valve introduced that it was discontinuing the LCD versions of its handheld and promoting by way of its remaining stock in December 2025, so the truth that the 256GB Steam Deck mannequin is presently offered out is not stunning. That each OLED variations are additionally unavailable on the similar time, although, is a little more uncommon.

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When Valve introduced the Steam Machine, Steam Controller and Steam Frame, the corporate notably left pricing and availability off the desk, presumably as a result of tariffs and entry to RAM have been leaving these particulars in flux. The company’s announcement final week that the reminiscence and storage scarcity had pushed again its plans and would possible influence costs roughly confirmed that. At no level did Valve point out that the Steam Deck can be equally affected, however possibly it ought to have.

The rising price of RAM has already pressured different PC makers to regulate the pricing of their computer systems. Framework announced in January that it was elevating the value of its Framework Desktop by as a lot as $460. Some analysts assume that the reminiscence scarcity pushed by the AI trade may result in greater costs and even an financial downturn within the wider PC trade. Ideally, the Steam Deck being out of inventory is a short lived difficulty fairly than an indication that Valve is doing one thing drastic. If issues proceed as they’re, nonetheless, modifications to the Steam Deck possible will not be off the desk.