Valve’s Steam Deck OLED will be ‘intermittently’ out of stock because of the RAM crisis
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Valve’s Steam Deck OLED is currently available only intermittently because of memory and storage shortages, leaving the device out of stock in the United States for several days. The company has updated the product page to reflect the limited supply, and the basic 256 GB LCD model has been discontinued, raising the entry price to $549 while other models remain unavailable.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Verge·Valve’s Steam Deck OLED will be ‘intermittently’ out of stock because of the RAM crisis
Valve's Steam Deck OLED may be intermittently out of stock due to memory and storage shortages. The device has been out of stock in the US and other regions. This issue is also affecting other Steam products.
- TechMeme·Valve says the Steam Deck OLED may be "intermittently" out of stock due to memory and storage shortages; it has been out of stock in the US for a few days (Jay Peters/The Verge)
Valve's Steam Deck OLED is intermittently out of stock due to memory and storage shortages. The device has been unavailable in the US for a few days. Valve updated the Steam Deck OLED website to reflect the stock issues.
- Engadget·Valve admits Steam Deck availability is affected by memory and storage shortages
Valve's Steam Deck availability is impacted by memory and storage shortages. The company faces challenges in meeting demand due to limited component supply. This affects production and delivery of the device.
- Ars Technica·RAM shortage hits Valve's four-year-old Steam Deck, now available "intermittently"
Valve's Steam Deck is experiencing intermittent availability due to memory and storage shortages. The device's basic 256GB LCD model has been discontinued, increasing the starting price to $549. Availability of other models is also affected, with none currently available to buy.
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