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Valve’s smash-hit Steam Deck pocket gaming rig will probably be obtainable in a number of Asian markets from December seventeenth. The fortunate territories are Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The puny powerhouse might be ordered through the Komodo web site within the acquainted 64GB, 256GB and 512GB configs.

Steam Deck availability worldwide has been restricted since launch in February because of a mix of excessive demand and ye olde pandemic-induced provide chain points. At launch, the unit solely shipped to america, UK, Canada and the European Union. Wait occasions have been intermittently painful, and a number of other territories together with Australia nonetheless await information on availability.

Solely final month, we reported that Steam Deck and docking station are lastly obtainable with out reservation within the US . At present, each the US and the UK official Steam Deck web sites are quoting a one to 2 week wait time from order, which is a big enchancment.

That mentioned, Valve has additionally conceded in a weblog submit that, “if order quantity for a selected mannequin of Steam Deck grows greater than our skill to ship it in a well timed method,” that would change.

Pricing varies by territory, so hit up the Komodo site for more information.