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内容总结：

Valve公司近日在其年度回顾博客中透露，旗下备受期待的Steam Machine游戏主机、Steam Controller控制器及Steam Frame显示设备在2026年的发售计划面临不确定性。该公司表示，持续存在的内存与存储部件短缺问题已对硬件生产造成冲击，可能导致产品无法在今年如期上市。

今年二月，Valve曾承认供应链问题已导致硬件发布延迟，并可能推高售价，但当时仍承诺力争在上半年完成发货。然而在最新公告中，其表述已转为“希望能在2026年内发货”，同时强调将在最终计划确定后向公众同步进展。

行业分析指出，内存短缺正持续影响全球PC制造业，惠普等厂商此前透露内存成本已占整机成本三分之一。Valve旗下Steam Deck掌机此前就因内存供应问题长期面临库存压力，此次多款新硬件的同时推进无疑加剧了供应链挑战。尽管官方未更新发售时间表，但外界仍对2026年内实现出货抱有一定期待。

中文翻译：

Valve对Steam Machine能否在2026年发售似乎缺乏信心。该公司早在今年二月就曾透露，存储芯片短缺已对其产品计划造成影响。

在近期发布的《年度回顾》博客中，Valve详细介绍了2025年对Steam平台的各项改进，同时披露了硬件计划的细微进展——这对期待在2026年购买Steam Machine游戏主机、Steam Controller手柄或Steam Frame显示器的消费者而言并非佳音。具体来说，该公司首次承认新款硬件存在年内完全无法上市的可能性。

回溯二月声明，Valve虽承认持续的存储芯片短缺导致硬件发布延迟并可能推高售价，但当时仍承诺会在较宽时间范围内完成发货："我们目标上半年推出全系三款产品的计划未变。但具体定价与发售日期仍需最终确认，我们将审慎评估市场环境的快速变化。"

然而根据最新公告，情况似乎变得更加不确定。Valve在《年度回顾》中写道："我们仍希望于2026年发售产品，但正如近期说明，存储芯片短缺带来诸多挑战。待计划最终确定后，我们将第一时间公布进展！"

尽管Valve惯有的保密作风容易引发过度解读，但从"上半年发售"转变为"希望年内发售"的表述，确实为今年不推出新硬件预留了回旋空间。考虑到其他企业同样面临存储芯片采购困境，这种情况并不令人意外。

惠普公司二月曾指出内存条已占其PC成本三分之一，行业分析师预测存储短缺可能迫使厂商提价，从而彻底改变PC市场格局。Valve因内存采购问题本就难以维持Steam Deck库存，为更多设备采购元件无疑将雪上加霜。不过该公司尚未更新官方发售时间答疑页面，因此Steam Machine在2026年面世的可能性依然存在。

英文来源：

Valve doesn't sound confident the Steam Machine will ship in 2026
The company already shared in February that memory shortages have impacted its plans.
As part of a Year in Review blog detailing changes Valve made to Steam in 2025, the company shared a minor update on its hardware plans that doesn't sound good for anyone hoping to buy a Steam Machine, Steam Controller or Steam Frame in 2026. Specifically, the company is now opening up the possibility its new hardware won't ship this year at all.
In February, when Valve acknowledged the ongoing memory and storage shortage had delayed the launch of its hardware and could lead to higher prices, the company was still committing to a (fairly wide) window of when its hardware would ship:
"Our goal of shipping all three products in the first half of the year has not changed. But we have work to do to land on concrete pricing and launch dates that we can confidently announce, being mindful of how quickly the circumstances around both of those things can change."
As of the company's latest post, however, things somehow sound even less certain. "We hope to ship in 2026, but as we shared recently, memory and storage shortages have created challenges for us," Valve wrote in its Year in Review post. "We’ll share updates publicly when we finalize our plans!"
While Valve's air of secrecy can make it easy to read too much into the limited information the company does share, moving from "the first half of the year" to "[hoping] to ship in 2026" certainly gives it wiggle room to not release new hardware this year. And considering the difficulties other companies are facing sourcing memory and storage, it wouldn't be all that surprising.
HP said in February that RAM accounts for a third of its PC costs, and industry analysts expect the RAM shortage could radically alter the PC landscape as companies are forced to raise prices. Valve's already struggling to keep the Steam Deck in stock due to its issues securing RAM, it stands to reason sourcing components for even more devices wouldn't make that process any easier. Then again, the company hasn’t updated its launch timing FAQ, so there’s still reason to hope the Steam Machine ships in 2026.