c/steamdeck · by cm0002@mander.xyz · 199d

Steam Deck completely out of stock in the US, Canada and Asia

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/steam-deck-completely-out-of-stock-in-the-us-canada-and-asia/

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23 Comments

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 199d

That's not good. There's zero chance they'll just drop a new one before the other stuff is out. Either they can't manufacture them at the current price point any more, or they were caught out by increasing demand, which is likely caused by the current hardware piece increases.

SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 19 pts · 198d (2 replies)

GPU shortage of 2018

Pandemic-related supply chain disruptions

NFT craze

And now Altman's bullshit. All I want is to tinker with computers, learning about their inner-workings, the science behind them and play games. Why do profit-driven enterprises always have ruin our hobbies? Just so we can produce slop content to make the internet more bloated than it is already? Is it the worth the water depletion and the environmental destruction?

despoticruin@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 197d

If all you want to do is learn how they work then you should stop pining for new hardware. Go learn on an old AM3 or LGA 1155 system, stuff generally works the same.

despite_velasquez@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 197d

Because hyperscalers can buy multiple orders of magnitude more of anything consumers can buy collectively. And they won't complain, and if their shit breaks they'll just buy 100,000 pallets-worth more. Consumers have reviews, thoughts, drama and will never have the margins hyperscalers can have.

Thank anti-antitrust, Wall St for this. I'm genuinely depressed at the state of personal computing, I see a future of thin clients and renting compute as a genuinely possible future.

Drusas@fedia.io · 6 pts · 198d (2 replies)

I was just going to buy one of those.

DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth · 5 pts · 198d

They're great!

zanyllama52@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 197d

Best gaming purchase I've made in years

panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · -1 pts · 199d (9 replies)

Because they’re releasing a new one?

UnspecificGravity@piefed.social · 53 pts · 199d (7 replies)

Probably because ram prices have gotten high enough that they cannot price the console at a reasonable price.

Abundance114@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 198d (6 replies)

ram prices have gotten high enough that they cannot price the console

If that was true, then anything that uses RAM would be following a similar theme.

Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 198d

Well, things like raspberry pi’s are already getting more expensive. Big companies are insulated a little bit longer, but they will get more expensive also.

muelltonne@feddit.org · 2 pts · 195d (4 replies)

Yes, that is exactly what will happen. Every device needs RAM and the problem is not only that the prices are going up, but also that the market is empty. So even if you want to buy RAM at higher prices, you can't

nmrb@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 194d (2 replies)

I feel like a tech crash is looming…and consumers are going to be wading in the shit left over by AI and big tech for years.

Abundance114@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 194d

Let's hope not. I'd like to get this AI thing over with, otherwise it doesn't end. Its just restarts.

muelltonne@feddit.org · 2 pts · 194d

I feel that, too. Not only because everything is getting so expensive, but because tech somehow became less and less fun. There was so much joy about new tech, now everything is kind of shitty. The internet used to be fun, now it's influencers doing their sales pitches and people trying to shove ads in your face. And even video games became microtransaction-lootbox-filled-hellholes.

nmrb@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 194d

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DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth · 6 pts · 198d

Not likely. They're waiting for a bigger leap in tech before putting out a truly new version.

U7826391786239@lemmy.zip · -92 pts · 199d (9 replies)

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ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 62 pts · 199d