You can now preorder the Steam Deck in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan

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Some regions that could take the handheld PC-to-console to new heights are being expanded by Valve. The company just announced that reservations are now open in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan through Komodo. If you visit steamdeck.com in one of those regions, you should be directed to Komodo's site, or you can choose your language.

The first batches of new reservations will be fulfilled by the end of the year, with additional units planned to ship to customers in Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in the weeks immediately following, according to a press release.

Australia is still waiting on news of a launch after Valve name-dropped the country during its November 2020 developer summit.

The price of the steam deck in Japan will range from 59,800 to 99,800. $400 and $650 are the prices in the US. You only have to pay a small amount of money to get your reservation.

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Here are the starting prices in other places.

• NT$ 13,380 in Taiwan
• HK$ 3,288 in Hong Kong
• KRW 589,000 in Korea

Around $450USD is how much each equates to.

Delivery estimates for those who have already reserved a deck will not be pushed back because of Valve's recent increase in production.

If you are in Kyoto this weekend for the annual BitSummit gaming conference, you will probably see Valve at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2022.

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In places like Japan, where huge swaths of the population commute in and out of major cities daily by rail, handheld gaming is very popular. Having the option to purchase a moderately powerful, well-built, and relatively compact handheld where they can play those PC games is a big deal.

The past couple of months have delivered a lot of good news regarding Deck availability, most notably that you can reserve one right now and probably get it by the end of the year. In June of this year, Valve announced that it would double the shipments of the steam deck, which could lead to many people getting their deck hardware earlier than anticipated. In late July, Valve shared that it was ramping up production to better meet demand after clearing some supply chain issues.

Pricing info has been added.