Valve have announced that reservations are now open in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan through Komodo, a site that also sells Valve’s Index VR headset for PC.

By visiting steamdeck.com in one of those regions, you'll be rerouted to Komodo’s site, alternatively you can click here and select your language.

Valve spokesperson Kaci Aitchison Boyle confirmed that the first batch of new reservations will be fulfilled later this year; a press release adds that shipments will begin in Japan, “with additional units planned to ship to customers in Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in the weeks immediately following.”

In Japan, the Steam Deck will start at 59,800 yen (roughly $447) for the 64GB model, going up to 99,800 yen (roughly $746) for the premium 512GB model. To secure your reservation you only have to pay 1,000 yen (around $7.50) now.

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Here are the starting prices elsewhere, according to Valve:

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

Those prices translate to approx $450 USD.

The Komodo reservation queue is separate from the reservation queue in NA/UK/EU regions, so people who have already reserved won't see any impact on their current shipping estimates.

To help introduce players to Steam Deck ahead of availability in those regions, Valve are working with Komodo to put together a large booth at the Tokyo Game Show, which will include a large hands-on section.

Read Valve's announcement here.