Steam Deck Hong Kong Pre-Order｜Steam Deck, a mobile phone for PC games developed by Valve, has been sought after since its launch last year, and was in short supply when it was first launched. Try it out and order parallel imports from far away in the United States. But starting today, Hong Kong players will not only have to buy Steam Deck through parallel channels, because Valve has officially opened Steam Deck pre-orders in Hong Kong and other markets.
Steam Deck is open for pre-order in Hong Kong and will be available this year
Valve announced earlier that it will cooperate with Japanese online shopping platform Komodo to bring Steam Deck pre-order service to players in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong from now on.
The pre-order process is very simple, just go to the official website of Steam Deck, enter your personal information after selecting the model, and then pay HKD 60 to reserve a spot. According to the official statement, Steam Deck will arrive in batches in 2022. Players will receive email notifications one after another, and there will be 72 hours to decide whether to pay in full or not. If the payment is not made, the quota will be postponed to the next round of buyers.
Steam Deck starts at $3288, 3 reasons to buy the cheapest version
The Steam Deck, which is open for pre-order in Hong Kong this time, has three different configuration versions to choose from, just like the US market. The three versions have the same processing power, and the biggest difference lies in the storage capacity. The most affordable version is the 64GB version, priced at $3,288. The 256GB and 512GB SSD versions are priced at $4,388 and $5,488, respectively.
Now that there is a choice, naturally some players have difficulty choosing, should they buy the cheap version, or the expensive version with larger capacity and higher access speed? After summarizing the following reasons, the reporter himself highly recommends buying the entry-level version of $3288.
First of all, Steam Deck supports MicroSD card to expand the capacity, and the current price of MicroSD card is also very affordable, even a 512GB capacity, as long as $400~500, there are transactions. If you are interested in the access speed of SSD, Steam Deck itself also supports disassembly and replacement of SSD hard drives. Although there are certain requirements for hands-on ability, the price will be more cost-effective than the difference of $1100.
As for the “anti-glare glass” that comes with the most advanced version, in fact, only a protective sticker can be solved, so it is not a unique feature that must be paid for.