Topic: memory shortages
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Steam Deck Faces RAM Shortage, Stock Now Limited
The Steam Deck is experiencing intermittent stock shortages due to industry-wide supply chain constraints on memory and storage components. The effective entry price has increased as the cheapest model is discontinued, shifting the starting point to the more expensive 512GB OLED version. Despite ...
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AI's Memory Crisis: A Decade of Soaring Storage Prices
A severe shortage of NAND flash and DRAM is driving up prices for components like SSDs and memory modules, primarily due to the high demands of AI data centers consuming a large share of global production capacity. After a period of low prices in 2023, 2024 saw a rapid market reversal with synchr...
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Steam Machine Launch Possibly Delayed Beyond This Year
Valve has delayed its Steam hardware launch from early 2026 to a tentative "hope to ship in 2026" due to persistent global shortages of memory and storage chips. The component scarcity is driven by soaring AI industry demand for semiconductors, causing price inflation and supply bottlenecks affec...
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PC Shipments Defy RAM Shortages With Surprising Growth
The global PC market saw strong growth in late 2025, with shipments rising nearly 10% due to factors like the end of Windows 10 support and strategic inventory building ahead of potential tariffs and shortages. A critical memory shortage, driven by high demand from AI data centers, is expected to...
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Hon Hai sales surge 40% driven by AI server demand
Foxconn reported a 40% quarterly sales surge, beating estimates due to accelerating AI server demand, and expects AI rack shipments to continue climbing through the current quarter. The company has become a critical link in the AI supply chain by assembling Nvidia’s server racks, with chairman Yo...
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Steam Machines Still on Track for 2016 Release
Valve has confirmed its Steam Machine and other hardware products are on schedule for a 2026 release, despite supply chain pressures, after editing a blog post to clarify the timeline. Initial confusion arose from ambiguous wording in a company blog post that stated Valve "hoped to ship in 2026,"...
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