It looks like those eagerly anticipated Valve Steam Machines and the innovative Steam Frame VR headset are facing a bit of a roadblock. Originally announced last November without concrete pricing or release dates, it's now clear why. The global RAM and storage shortage, fuelled by the AI industry's immense appetite for memory, has dramatically escalated. This crisis isn't just impacting these Valve devices; it's also starting to affect the prices of GPUs and other tech reliant on memory chips.

Valve has officially confirmed that they are still unable to provide a firm announcement on when these products will hit the market or how much they'll cost. While the company still aims for a launch in the first half of the year, the volatile situation surrounding RAM and storage prices means they need more time to establish definite pricing and release schedules. Valve acknowledges that the circumstances can change rapidly, necessitating a re-evaluation of their plans.
The company stated that they had initially expected to share specific details by now. However, the escalating costs and limited availability of essential components like memory and storage have forced them to revisit their shipping timelines and pricing strategies, particularly for the Steam Machine and Steam Frame. This means that, similar to the pricing of comparable gaming PCs, we might see fluctuations in the cost of Valve's hardware as component prices shift.
For those who can't wait, it's worth noting that some enthusiasts have already built their own Steam Machines using readily avail able AMD hardware, similar to what powers the Steam Deck. However, early testing revealed some performance issues on dedicated GPUs, with games sometimes running slower than on Windows, and GPUs with only 8GB of RAM performing particularly poorly. Valve is reportedly working on memory management improvements and investigating advanced upscaling techniques, along with driver optimisations for ray tracing, to boost performance, which should also benefit custom-built machines.
Fuente Original: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/ram-shortage-delays-valves-steam-machine-desktop-and-steam-frame-headset/
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