I think they were planning to support the first generation fairly long-term, so you probably don't want to wait for a Steam Deck 2.

I think I've seen people that can't get their hands on it through "official" means get their own by arranging a delivery through someone else on Reddit for instance. I don't know if you'd be comfortable with that solution though.

EDIT: they are planning to support the Steam Deck long-term, but they said nothing about the first generation -- my bad[1].

[1]: https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamdeck/images/pres...

I cross-shipped mine via a US proxy address. Cost more but I don’t regret it.

Also — check local resellers, some importers just set up a deal with Valve but don’t appear on Steam.

You can probably ask someone on HN to send it over to you.