wes@lemmy.world to Steam Deck@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoNew handheld game consoles will need replaceable batteries from 2027, EU sayswww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkNew handheld game consoles will need replaceable batteries from 2027, EU sayswww.eurogamer.netwes@lemmy.world to Steam Deck@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareJustALeatherBoot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSteam deck already supports this
minus-squareJajcus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoPhones used to have replaceable batteries until they didn’t. And they still won’t in the next couple of years, until the law is in effect. Game consoles could go the same way, but this law can prevent it.
minus-squareelectriccars@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agohttps://youtube.com/watch?v=4T0RZ6ustKQ&feature=share8 ifixit: “Battery replacements definitely seem to be the steam deck’s achilles heel” Easy to open yes, but still very challenging to replace the battery. Doesn’t seem to comply to the new rules to me.
minus-squarePipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=4T0RZ6ustKQ&feature=share8 Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source, check me out at GitHub.
Steam deck already supports this
Phones used to have replaceable batteries until they didn’t. And they still won’t in the next couple of years, until the law is in effect.
Game consoles could go the same way, but this law can prevent it.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4T0RZ6ustKQ&feature=share8
ifixit: “Battery replacements definitely seem to be the steam deck’s achilles heel”
Easy to open yes, but still very challenging to replace the battery. Doesn’t seem to comply to the new rules to me.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=4T0RZ6ustKQ&feature=share8
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source, check me out at GitHub.