Valve is having trouble keeping the Steam Deck in stock. The company officially confirmed “some regions” are struggling with Steam Deck OLED availability due to “memory and storage shortages,” the very same issue that is disrupting the planned triple-header hardware launch for Valve’s new Steam Machine, Frame, and Controller.

The cheapest LCD model has been out of stock in many places for a while (Valve discontinued it late last year), but even the in-production OLEDs are selling out. They sold out in the United States over a week ago. At that time, we could still find the two OLED models available in Europe, including in Germany and the Netherlands – stock in both countries has now dried up.

Steam Deck LCD and OLED are still available in the UK

According to users on Reddit, the entire EU mainland is likely affected; it is reportedly served by a centralized warehouse in the Netherlands. Reports from users all around Europe – Spain, Austria, Italy, and Poland, to name a few confirm a lack of availability. UK consumers, on the other hand, are in luck, as the region uses a different SKU due to the UK-specific 3-pin plug type.

It’s also being reported that stock levels are holding up well in Australia. Gamers down under only got access to the popular handheld from stores in the region in November 2024 (after an announcement at PAX Australia), close to two years after the device launched elsewhere in the world.

As you can see from the screenshot above, UK customers can still even buy the discontinued LCD model. The UK store confirms the £349.00 model will no longer be available once sold out. It’s difficult to say exactly how long these will last, so if you’re in the market for one, it’s safer to buy sooner, rather than later. We’ve already seen other handhelds like the Legion Go 2 get a price hike in the UK as shortages hit manufacturing costs, though we’re yet to see Valve resort to altering prices in the same way.

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