Valve has confirmed that supply constraints linked to RAM and storage components have disrupted Steam Deck availability, leading the company to discontinue its most affordable LCD model as inventories tighten across multiple regions.
The company stated that shortages of both memory and internal storage have affected production which resulted in temporary stock shortages for certain Steam Deck OLED configurations depending on regional supply conditions.
At the time of reporting, Steam Deck models appear sold out in the United States, while availability continues in markets such as the United Kingdom and Australia, reflecting uneven distribution patterns across global storefronts.
Valve confirmed that the entry-level Steam Deck with an LCD display and 256GB of storage is no longer in production and will not return once existing inventory fully depletes.
That model previously served as the lowest-cost entry point into Valve’s handheld ecosystem, offering access to the Steam library at a price below competing Windows-based gaming handhelds.
Component shortages across the broader technology sector have already influenced GPUs, SSDs, and other gaming hardware categories, and handheld devices rely on similar memory and storage supply chains.
Rising component costs have already reshaped pricing across the PC gaming market, and handheld systems such as the Steam Deck depend on the same DRAM and NAND supply pools that serve laptops and graphics cards.
Valve continues to offer refurbished Steam Deck units in limited quantities, though availability fluctuates quickly as demand intersects with constrained supply.
The Steam Deck OLED remains part of Valve’s lineup, but its stock levels vary by region as memory allocation pressures persist throughout 2026.
The company has not announced a successor or replacement for the discontinued LCD model, leaving the OLED variants as the primary options within the current Steam Deck range.
Valve has not provided a timeline for when broader stock stability may return, and pricing or launch details for a potential next-generation Steam Deck remain unconfirmed.
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