Last week, people started to notice that the Steam Deck OLED was sold out on Valve’s official store, and all three models were unavailable in the US (some regions still have stock to this day). The official store has always been the best place to buy a Steam Deck, as you avoid third-party markups and know you’re getting it directly from Valve. However, right now, all three listed models, the 256GB LCD, 512GB OLED, and 1TB OLED, are out of stock in several regions, including the United States.

As expected, this situation is tied to the ongoing memory and storage shortage affecting the entire tech industry. Due to the AI boom, demand for memory and NAND storage has skyrocketed. A huge portion of the global supply is being redirected toward AI data centers, leaving little to no stock for consumers. Over the past few months, we’ve already seen RAM, SSDs, and GPUs become more expensive because of this crisis. Now, it looks like it has finally caught up with Valve.

Memory and storage shortages are the reason why

If you head over to Valve’s store page, you will see a note revealing that the Steam Deck OLED may be out of stock in some regions due to memory and storage shortages. This confirms that supply constraints are directly affecting availability. Valve has also reaffirmed that the 256GB LCD model is no longer in production, and once it sells out completely, it will not return.

Steam Deck OLED may be out-of-stock intermittently in some regions due to memory and storage shortages. Steam Deck LCD 256GB is no longer in production, and once sold out will no longer be available.

Valve

While some regions may still see occasional restocks, it’s important to remember that this memory crisis is a global issue. If shortages continue, we could see longer gaps between restocks. And once official inventory runs out, resellers and scalpers are likely to step in and list the Steam Deck at much higher prices on platforms like eBay.

For now, anyone planning to buy a Steam Deck may need to keep checking the official store regularly and act fast when stock returns. At the time of writing, we’ve noticed that UK consumers can still pick up any model (including the LCD), while the OLED models remain available in parts of Europe.

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Abdul Haddi

Abdul is a tech writer and Editor for PC Guide, specializing in all things tech, gaming, and hardware.