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Valve confirms Steam Deck is out of stock due to memory and storage shortages — supply of popular gaming handheld in trouble because of massive AI demand

What happened

Valve reports Steam Deck OLED out of stock due to memory and storage shortages driven by AI data centers, while RAM prices are expected to rise further.

Impact and signal

High impactImpact score: 90/100

Affected components and suppliers

DRAMNAND Flash

ValveApple

shortageprice-hikeAI-demand

Source and time

Source: Tom's Hardware · 2/17/2026 · View original source

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Valve confirms Steam Deck is out of stock due to memory and storage shortages — supply of popular gaming handheld in trouble because of massive AI demand

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