Valve’s Steam Deck OLED will be intermittently out of stock due to a RAM crunch

Valve has updated Steam Deck OLED website To say that gaming laptops may be unavailable “intermittently in some regions due to lack of memory and storage.” The Steam Deck OLED has been out of stock in the US and other parts of the world since then A few daysThanks to this update, we now know why.

The update comes shortly after Valve delay The Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller have been removed from their planned early 2026 shipping window due to the memory and storage crunch. “We have to do something to come up with specific prices and launch dates that we can announce with confidence, considering how quickly the circumstances surrounding both of these things are changing,” Valve said. In a post about this ad From earlier this month.

Its goal is to launch this new device sometime in the first half of 2026, and the company is working to finalize its plans “as soon as possible.”

Valve’s website also notes that the company will no longer produce the 256GB LCD Steam Deck, a change the company has made Announced late last year.