Steam Deck shortage goes global - Valve's handheld console now out of stock in Europe, Canada, the US, and Japan

• Steam Deck out of stock worldwide, including Europe, Canada, US, Japan. • Shortage caused by memory and storage chip shortages from AI boom. • Valve confirms lack of DDR5 and NAND chips, affecting production. • Some regions still have stock: Australia, UK, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan. • LCD version discontinued and no longer in production, adding to unavailability. • Komodo Station expects restock by end of month in East Asia.

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• Valve’s handheld console, the Steam Deck, is now out of stock in most major markets, including the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan, after a global shortage of memory and storage chips. Valve confirmed that the shortage is driven by the AI boom, which has redirected high‑end HBM and NAND production toward data‑center customers, leaving consumer‑grade RAM and SSD supplies scarce. While the LCD version is no longer in production, the OLED model remains available in a few regions such as Australia, the U.K., Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan. Valve’s East‑Asian partner, Komodo Station, expects restocks by month‑end, but no firm timeline has been set for other regions.

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• https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/steam-deck-shortage-goes-global-valves-handheld-console-now-out-of-stock-in-europe-canada-the-us-and-japan