Slow information day? You betcha. But look, it’s Thanksgiving, and there’s a great likelihood individuals are cooking and consuming absolutely anything they’ll discover proper now. Please, if we will save only one individual from attempting to prepare dinner their Steam Deck, then it’ll have been price it.
As reported by Dexerto, one Redditor found that leaving Valve’s unbelievable handheld PC on a scorching stovetop has the sudden results of making it get scorching. Still with me? And being made from plastic, scorching isn’t its favourite factor to be.
There’s one thing about that image that gloriously tells the complete story. But if additional particulars have been wanted, MisterColeman wrote on the r/SteamDeck subreddit, “Don’t let your steam deck come into contact with a range high.”
Looking intently, it doesn’t appear to be the insides have obtained an excessive amount of of a baking, with the true harm—clearly apart from the case—being to these two rear-right bumpers. Although who is aware of which tiny wires (I no teknollegee) might need melted within the course of.
Even higher is that MisterColeman, unabashed, went to Steam Deck Support to ask if they might assist. In an replace he wrote, “Steam Deck Support stated no assist from them and that restore would value extra then shopping for a brand new Steam Deck. I believe it’s only a new battery and backplate. Maybe not even a brand new battery. We’ll see.”
Come on Valve! What are you pondering, not recognising this as a design fault? How can this probably invalidate the warrantee? While I’m certain there’s some small print about not overheating the gadget someplace, I wager it doesn’t particularly say, “Do not broil.”
For the avoidance of doubt, listed below are another stuff you shouldn’t do along with your Steam Deck:
- You shouldn’t steam your Steam Deck, irrespective of how a lot it would appear to be it needs that.
- You shouldn’t use your Steam Deck as decking, though it appears closely implied.
- You shouldn’t evaluate your Steam Deck to a Nintendo Switch.
