Steam Deck OLED Sells Out in North America Within 24 Hours at $789
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Updated · Ars Technica · May 28
Steam Deck OLED Sells Out in North America Within 24 Hours at $789
13 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · May 28
$789 Steam Deck OLED units went back to “out of stock” in the US and Canada less than a day after Valve restored availability at a sharply higher MSRP.
Valve’s store says some regions may face intermittent shortages due to memory and storage constraints, and stock trackers show only brief purchase windows since February.
Europe, Australia and Asian markets served by Komodo still showed availability on Thursday, suggesting the latest sellout was concentrated in North America.
The handheld still climbed to the top of Steam’s Top Sellers list by 24-hour revenue, though that ranking may reflect the higher price more than unit volume.
Buyers unwilling to wait can still find new or used Steam Decks around retail on eBay, while SteamOS alternatives such as Lenovo’s Legion Go S remain available.
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