Overview
- Steam Deck listings in the U.S. and Japan showed both OLED and LCD models unavailable to purchase.
- Valve updated its store to warn of intermittent OLED availability in some regions and confirmed the 256GB LCD model will not return once current stock is gone.
- Coverage links the shortages to surging DRAM and NAND demand from AI data centres, with analysts citing steep price rises and tight allocations.
- Availability remains uneven, with the UK still showing new stock or limited refurbished units at the time of reporting.
- Valve said pricing and launch timing for upcoming Steam hardware are under review due to component costs, and Bloomberg has reported Sony now targets 2029 for PlayStation 6.