The Steam Deck Is Completely Sold Out Right Now. Has the global memory shortage finally come for the Steam Deck? Feb 13, 2026

[Condobloke]

The Steam Deck Is Completely Sold Out Right Now, and Valve Hasn't Told Us Why

Has the global memory shortage finally come for the Steam Deck?

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[kibasnowpaw]

Not completely true you can still buy the 1 TB OLED; the other two are sold out. But I would guess it’s the same reason you can’t buy the Steam Controller anymore or the Steam Link. They were only made in limited numbers and then discontinued. I bet the same thing will eventually happen with the Steam Machine too.

 

[KGIII]

I briefly explored doing some retro gaming. I haven't done any gaming lately, simply because of time limitations and 'better things to do'. To that end, Steam was something I tried. That actually went well. There were a ton of games to play on Linux.

My favorite source for games would be GOG. They're keeping some old games alive, which is nice. They also work on making some of those games available to Linux users. I think both of those things are good things. Even if I don't seem like I'll be a 'real gamer', I like that the old games are being preserved and made functional on modern hardware.

Of course, the licensing is a legal nightmare, but they've made it work.

Had I kept going, I planned on buying the Steam Deck.

Not to despair, they've opened it up for 3rd parties. There are other companies that are making hardware that runs the SteamOS. They've opened it up and now others are making hardware that runs that OS. The Lenovo Legion Go is an example of this.

 

[kibasnowpaw]

My favorite source for games would be GOG. They're keeping some old games alive, which is nice. They also work on making some of those games available to Linux users. I think both of those things are good things.

My problem with GOG is that I hate Galaxy 2, and you need Galaxy to play GOG games unless I missed something. That’s really what makes me not play the GOG games I own.

 

[KGIII]

and you need Galaxy to play GOG games unless I missed something.

?

Now I'm confused.

If it's got a Linux option, make sure that's selected.

Then, just download it and play it. It's a .sh file, so you'll maybe need to set the executable bit. I haven't installed a game lately, but I think you do so via the terminal.

If you're using Windows, you should be able to download the Windows version all by itself, not needing any other software.

You don't need anything more than that. The installer files are readily available without 'Galaxy' of any kind.

GOG isn''t going to require something like that, as far as I know. It's there as an option.

Heck, GOG Galaxy 2.0 isn't even available for Linux. It's entirely optional even if you're using Windows.

 

[kibasnowpaw]

If it's got a Linux option, make sure that's selected.

Then, just download it and play it. It's a .sh file, so you'll maybe need to set the executable bit. I haven't installed a game lately, but I think you do so via the terminal.

If you're using Windows, you should be able to download the Windows version all by itself, not needing any other software.

You don't need anything more than that. The installer files are readily available without 'Galaxy' of any kind.

GOG isn''t going to require something like that, as far as I know. It's there as an option.

Heck, GOG Galaxy 2.0 isn't even available for Linux. It's entirely optional even if you're using Windows.

I know G2 is not available for Linux I used to run it in Wine. You can also just download the offline installer, install it into Wine, and run it with Lutris. I was thinking of downloading and installing it now since it’s a GOG and game in one package.

 

[KGIII]

I was thinking of downloading and installing it now since it’s a GOG and game in one package.

In that case (in your shared image), you can still download and run the files without using Galaxy.

What you can't do is run that game natively in Linux. It is only for Windows computers, as it has no drop-down menu to select the OS you plan on using.

Sadly, not all of their content is available for Linux. I think that if I choose to increase my gaming a great deal, I wouldl have plenthy of native Linux games to keep me occupied for the remainder of my life.

Add to that retro games, and I should be able to do all the gaming I'd like!

I have no experience with this, but I've read that because GOG games don't come with any DRM, GOG games will run on Wine better than other versions. The gist of it is that the lack of DRM means that Wine is more likely to run the game properly. That'd be parroting what I've read.

 

[kibasnowpaw]

In that case (in your shared image), you can still download and run the files without using Galaxy.

What you can't do is run that game natively in Linux. It is only for Windows computers, as it has no drop-down menu to select the OS you plan on using.

Sadly, not all of their content is available for Linux. I think that if I choose to increase my gaming a great deal, I wouldl have plenthy of native Linux games to keep me occupied for the remainder of my life.

Add to that retro games, and I should be able to do all the gaming I'd like!

I have no experience with this, but I've read that because GOG games don't come with any DRM, GOG games will run on Wine better than other versions. The gist of it is that the lack of DRM means that Wine is more likely to run the game properly. That'd be parroting what I've read.

I was just saying that I could install it without G2, but I was thinking about the button called “Download and install now,” because that one includes G2 and the game together, so you need G2 to run the game. Also, it’s been years since I last used GOG, so I kind of forgot whether it had an offline downloader if it even had one at that time. I also own 151 games on GOG.

 

[KGIII]

I was just saying that I could install it without G2, but I was thinking about the button called “Download and install now,” because that one includes G2 and the game together, so you need G2 to run the game. Also, it’s been years since I last used GOG, so I kind of forgot whether it had an offline downloader if it even had one at that time. I also own 151 games on GOG.

I was mosttly replying to this it:

My problem with GOG is that I hate Galaxy 2, and you need Galaxy to play GOG games unless I missed something.

Indicating that you had missed something and that GOG Galaxy isn't required to play the game.

It would be very unlike GOG to require that. They're against DRM. That wouldn't necessarily be "DRM", but it would hinder game portability and the freedom to play the game on your terms. Well, it might be classified as DRM, as I think about it. GOG is very much against DRM.

They're so anti-DRM that it's built into the HTML title on many of their web pages:

<title>Best Video games, DRM-free | GOG.COM</title>

That makes me strongly suspect that you'll never be forced to use their client. They may encourage it, but I don't think it will ever become mandatory.

I suspect a bunch of nerds (I mean that lovingly) will be up in arms if GOG starts including DRM.