Valve confirms that the Steam Deck shortage is due to the memory and storage crisis

A few days ago the alarms went off when the popular Valve console sold out In many markets, we talk about the Steam Deck. The alarms pointed to a clear culprit, although they were only speculations due to the current memory crisis. But confirmation It did not take long to arrive from the manufacturer itself: Valve has specified that some models may be sold out occasionally in some regions, due to the current situation with memory and storage.

Valve confirms that the shortage of Steam Deck stock is due to the memory and storage crisis

On the Spanish page for purchasing a Steam Deck clearly specifies this problem, Valve has added the following note: Steam Deck OLED may be temporarily out of stock in some regions due to memory and storage shortagesa phrase that has recently appeared corroborating that the problem of shortages and out-of-stock models has to do specifically what had been speculated. We have also seen for some time that 256GB LCD version is discontinued and when the stock runs out there will be no more replacement units, although we already knew this.

The situation has not improved since the previous warningwhich has now become official, the cheapest OLED Steam Deck now It is also sold out in Spaina console that only had stock a few days ago.

The 256 GB OLED Steam Deck is also sold out in Spain

But this is not the only console affected by the shortage of memory and storage, since the launch and prices of the next Steam Machine and Steam Frame have also been affected. Valve has announced that at this point it planned to have announced the price of this upcoming hardware, as well as a more specific date for its launch. On the contrary, Valve is checking prices of this new hardware (to upload it safely) although it maintains that its launch is still scheduled for this first half of the year.

The memory crisis is reaching every corneraffecting product launches, availability of others and, above all, at the prices for those who want to get new hardware since practically the last weeks of 2025.