Valve updated their article about when the Steam Machine/Controller/Frame will ship.
Previous message:
We hope to ship in 2026, but as we shared recently, memory and storage shortages have created challenges for us. We’ll share updates publicly when we finalize our plans!
New message:
We shared recently that there have been challenges with memory and storage shortages, but we will be shipping all three products this year. More updates will be shared as we finalize our plans.
I think they’re just pooling stock because the RAM prices are already screwed.
AYN already announced that their supplier is bumping prices, so their console prices are definitely gonna increase by the next batch.
The bubble will eventually pop, it just won’t be rapid or soon enough to halt product sales and wait it out.
Which sucks because a year ago, the GabeCube would have sold at a seriously competitive price to the point where it would have legitimately challenged Xbox as the superior product, despite much lower unit count.