Valve reports memory shortages impacting hardware supply
Valve 報告記憶體短缺影響硬體供應
更新於: 2026年7月22日 上午04:15
In 2026, the tech industry is grappling with a persistent hardware supply crisis.
2026年，科技產業正與持續性的硬體供應危機進行搏鬥。
Valve, the company behind the Steam Deck, is feeling the pinch as memory and storage shortages disrupt production.
Valve作為Steam Deck背後的公司，由於記憶體與儲存裝置的短缺干擾了生產，正感受到極大的壓力。
The primary culprit is the "AI Tax": explosive demand for high-bandwidth memory from the AI industry and data centers has squeezed the supply of essential silicon, leaving less available for consumer electronics.
主要禍首是「AI稅」：AI產業與資料中心對高頻寬記憶體爆發性的需求，排擠了關鍵矽晶片的供應，導致消費性電子產品可取得的數量減少。
For Valve, this has meant difficult trade-offs.
對Valve而言，這意味著艱難的權衡。
The Steam Machine arrived with a steep $1,049 base price because Valve chose to pass on component costs rather than subsidize them.
Steam Machine以1,049美元的昂貴起售價問世，因為Valve選擇將零件成本轉嫁給消費者，而非採取補貼。
Meanwhile, popular devices like the Steam Deck OLED face frequent, intermittent stock outages.
同時，像Steam Deck OLED這類熱門裝置也面臨頻繁且間歇性的缺貨。
Valve engineers warn that the situation is still worsening.
Valve的工程師警告，情況仍在持續惡化。
Because retail availability often lags behind wholesale market realities by three to six months, the full impact of these shortages may not peak until late 2026 or 2027.
由於零售市場的可用性通常比批發市場的現況滯後三到六個月，這些短缺造成的全面影響可能要到2026年底或2027年才會達到高峰。
To manage this instability, Valve has introduced waitlists and lottery systems for its hardware.
為應對這種不穩定，Valve已針對其硬體引入了候補名單與抽籤系統。
Despite these market realities, Valve confirms it is staying the course, refusing to alter its long-term hardware roadmap despite the current global supply chain strain.
儘管市場現實如此，Valve仍確認將堅持既定方針，拒絕因當前全球供應鏈的緊張而改變其長期的硬體路線圖。
