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The AI RAM crisis has caused another casualty. Valve's portable Steam Deck has become impossible to find and stock of the Steam Deck OLED is depleted.
Valve’s store page for the Steam Deck now states that Steam Deck OLED models "may be out-of-stock intermittently in some regions due to memory and storage shortages." Meanwhile, “Steam Deck LCD 256GB is no longer in production, and once sold out will no longer be available,” Valve adds.
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Steam Deck Models explained
The Steam Deck OLED comes in two options: 512GB of storage ($549) or a 1TB ($649) option. Both are functionally the same, though. That means whichever you pick up, you’ll find a 1,280 x 800 HDR OLED display that measures 7.4 inches, supports Wi-Fi 6E, and packs a 50Wh battery.
Buying the 1TB option not only gets you extra storage space, though: You also get a handy carrying case, and some digital goodies on Steam like a keyboard theme.
The Steam Deck LCD originally launched in multiple SSD sizes, but the only one left now is the 256GB model. It’s not exactly a whole generation behind its younger, OLED sibling, but it does have a smaller battery (40Wh), Wi-Fi 5, 60Hz refresh rate (down from 90Hz on the OLED), and a smaller LCD display (7 inches down from 7.4).
As Valve says, though, production of the Steam Deck LCD has stopped and if you see it online, you can consider yourself lucky.
What about the Steam Machine?
Valve has confirmed that its upcoming home console/PC hybrid, the Steam Machine, has been delayed because of the ongoing RAM crisis.
The system (and the Steam Frame VR headset and Steam Controller) were pushed back to the first half of 2026 instead of being in Q1. If you’re interested in one, the closest you can come right now is either grabbing a gaming PC (which isn’t particularly easy or affordable in the current RAM gold rush) or the Steam Deck OLED, if you're lucky enough to find it in stock.
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