Steam Deck Pre-orders Open in Select Asian Regions

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Published: 08-03-2022, 07:33 PM
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Steam Deck Pre-orders Open in Select Asian Regions
The first units will soon ship to Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Valve just partnered with Komodo to make Steam Deck hardware available throughout Asia. The first units are targeting the areas of Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Those of you living in any of these areas can get your pre-orders in right now by going to https://steamdeck.komodo.jp/.

Once shipments start to ship out, the first devices will hit Japan. Then, additional units will be sent to Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in the following weeks. This move comes about half a year after the initial release of the Steam Deck in North America and parts of Europe back in February.

"We hope that gamers in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan agree with us that the performance and design of the Steam Deck makes it a great way to play the games they know and love," said Gabe Newell, President and CEO of Valve.

Komodo and Valve have worked together several times in the past. Komodo has helped develop and publish games for Steam throughout Asia. Komodo is set to reveal its first in-house production for the Steam Deck this upcoming weekend at the BitSummit conference in Kyoto, Japan as well as in September during the Tokyo Game Show.

The Steam Deck will be priced as such in each region:
Â¥59,800 in Japan

NT$ 13,380 in Taiwan

HK$ 3,288 in Hong Kong

KRW 589,000 in Korea

"We are honored to deliver Steam Deck to gamers in Asia, and look forward to showcasing it and our first in-house game in Kyoto this weekend and at Tokyo Game Show next month," said Ricky Uy, CEO of Komodo.

Steam Deck is a powerful handheld gaming PC that runs thousands of games already known and loved by gamers worldwide, including many AAA franchises popular around the world. It has been designed for ease of use, ergonomics, and comfort, and is customizable to fit each gamer's play style. Customers can reserve a Steam Deck immediately.
Tags: asia, komodo, pc, steam deck, valve
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  K-16 commented
  
  08-04-2022, 02:15 AM
  
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  I wonder which model the prices refer to? Probably the lowest end?
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  K-16 commented
  
  08-07-2022, 12:18 PM
  
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  And my friend in Hong Kong inadvertently answers my question by suddenly texting me about it. So the picture below is the HK$ pricing courtesy of my friend (cropped of course).
  
  I've also looked up the other regions, and found the following:
  Ekianjo from Boiling Steam states Â¥59,800, Â¥79,800, and Â¥99,800.
  
  Also Ekianjo is upset that wishlisting the Steam Deck does absolutely nothing as no notification happened, so people had to see the announcement to know, and no estimation is provided through Komodo. And according to Ekianjo's calculations, they're getting further shafted at being charged an inconsistent premium the higher model you go.
  
  Timi Cantisano from XDA Developers states KRW 589,000, 789,000, and 989,000.
  
  And lastly, I'll use Timi Cantisano's article from XDA Developers again for NT$ 13,380, NT$ 17,380, and NT$ 21,980.
  
  And yes, that article lists all of them, but I didn't come across this until I was looking for Korean pricing and wanted to use the list feature here.
  
  And now to be auto-flagged for review/approval for having way too many links here. Oops. I wanted to give credit! (Also remade my post, because I don't actually know how to use the list feature properly despite examples provided in the Help page.)
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  Shawn Zipay commented
  
  08-07-2022, 02:13 PM
  
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  Ah yeah. Valve's email said those were the "starting at" prices. Guess I just omitted that bit. They did not include other prices outside of those though.
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  K-16 commented
  
  08-07-2022, 07:48 PM
  
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  Fair enough, thanks for approving. And DAMN IT I still didn't use the list feature properly! And now I'm too scared to edit it without re-triggering another auto-flag. That was supposed to be a bullet point list with each item linking to the original article. Ah, crap!
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