UPDATE (06/11/24)

Valve has now announced that the Steam Deck will go on sale in Australia on November 19th at 10 AM AEDT.

Consoles will begin shipping at the same time. There was no word on how limited the consoles may or may not be at launch, but if you want one, I’d advise setting a reminder.

ORIGINAL STORY (18/10/24)

At PAX Australia last weekend, we walked onto the show floor and made a b-line for the Steam area. We knew that Valve was going to be at PAX but were unsure what mysteries they would have on show. As it turns out, they were announcing that the Steam Deck would be coming to Australia very soon, and they even had an announcement video play on a TV to everyone lining up in the q-hall.

You can wishlist the Steam Deck now ahead of its release in November. Valve haven’t announced the exact date that the portable gaming device will begin shipping, but after spending long-enough before bringing the handheld to Australia, they’ll hopefully have more than enough units to go around for everyone looking to pick one up.

Surprisingly, the Steam Deck will be debuting in Australia with quite reasonable pricing, as it seems to have skipped any aggressive Australian pricing upselling.

Here’s the prices for the Steam Deck units being released in Australia:

Steam Deck 256GB LCD: $649 AUD

  • 1280 x 800 LCD display
  • 7″ Diagonal display size
  • up to 60Hz refresh rate
  • Wi-Fi 5
  • 40Whr battery; 2-8 hours of gameplay (content-dependent)
  • 45W Power supply with 1.5m cable
  • Carrying case
  • Steam profile bundle

Steam Deck 512GB OLED: $899 AUD

  • 1280 x 800 HDR OLED display
  • 7.4″ Diagonal display size
  • up to 90Hz refresh rate
  • Wi-Fi 6E
  • 50Whr battery; 3-12 hours of gameplay (content-dependent)
  • 45W Power supply with 2.5m cable
  • Carrying case
  • Steam profile bundle

Steam Deck 1TB OLED: $1,049 AUD

  • 1280 x 800 HDR OLED display with premium anti-glare etched glass
  • 7.4″ Diagonal display size
  • up to 90Hz refresh rate
  • Wi-Fi 6E
  • 50Whr battery; 3-12 hours of gameplay (content-dependent)
  • 45W Power supply with 2.5m cable
  • Carrying case with removable liner
  • Steam profile bundle, exclusive startup movie and keyboard theme

You can wishlist the Steam Deck on Steam here.

Are you interested in picking up a Steam Deck when it is released in Australia in November? Let me know in the comment section below.