The memory shortage caused by the explosion of artificial intelligence has begun to directly affect the portable Steam Deck console, which is increasingly difficult to buy in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan. This is reported by Tom's Hardware. Valve has admitted that the outage is due to limited supplies of RAM and SSDs used in the production of the device. Previously, problems were noted mainly in the United States and individual Asian countries, but now the geographic scope of the shortage has expanded. According to industry sources, the console is currently available in Australia, UK, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. A further impact on the situation was the discontinuation of production of the most affordable version with an LCD screen, which limited supply on the market. Some Asian retailers expect supplies to be restored by the end of the month, but systemic memory shortages continue to pressure manufacturers. Currently, Valve's scope is limited to the OLED version of the Steam Deck. Due to the memory crunch, the company postponed the release of new devices, including the Steam Machine stationary PC gaming console.
