Pre-orders for the portable game console "Steam Deck" have finally started in Japan! Enjoy Steam titles just like on your PC!

Steam Deck, a portable gaming terminal, is now available in Asia.
Image from Steam Deck product page.

The "Steam Deck" is a portable gaming device familiar to gamers around the world, including world-famous games such as AAA titles, and was released in February in North America and parts of Europe. It is also a full-fledged PC, and is critically acclaimed as a powerful portable gaming device that supports hundreds of single and multiplayer game titles.

It is designed for ease of use, ergonomics, and comfort, and can be customized to suit the gamer's style of play.

VALVE announced today that KOMODO will offer its Steam Deck in the Asian region. The first shipments are scheduled for the end of 2022 in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and online pre-orders are available starting today (Japanese price: ¥59,800).

We hope that the performance and design of the Steam Deck will convince gamers in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan that it is the best way to play the games you know and love," said Gabe Newell, president and CEO of Valve. We are very excited to be working with Komodo to bring the Steam Deck to Asia, and have worked with the Komodo team for years and have high confidence that they will help us make our customers very happy. We are very pleased to be working with the Komodo team." Komodo is pleased to be a part of this project.

In addition to the distribution of "Steam Deck," Komodo is also responsible for the development and publishing of games for Steam. The company plans to unveil its first in-house production for Steam Deck at this weekend's BitSummit in Kyoto, Japan, and at the Tokyo Game Show in September.

Ricky Wooi, CEO of Komodo, said, "We are very honored to be able to offer Steam Deck to Asian gamers and look forward to showcasing "Steam Deck" and our first in-house developed game at Kyoto this weekend and at the Tokyo Game Show next month." ...

▼ Pre-order your copy of "Steam Deck" here.
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<About Komodo.
Komodo was co-founded by Ricky Wooi and Momose Jacques Leung as a new independent company from the games division of Degica, Inc. and brings years of game publishing experience, including the sale of the "Valve Index" VR system.
Mr. Wooi has experience at Valve, where he led the business development of Steam during its rapid growth in Asia. Mr. Momose is also the founder of Digica, and has worked with Valve for many years, both as a publisher and as a regional payment service provider for Steam.