Eh, rumors are the battery life will be low in the device. So, this addresses that.
Comment on The Steam Frame Will Have An Enthusiast Kit With A Hot-Swappable Battery
turdas@suppo.fi 20 hours ago
I wonder if this has something to do with the EU mandating most consumer electronics to have replaceable batteries from next year onwards.
paraphrand@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
grue@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Sounds like a worthwhile tradeoff for something you’re strapping to your face and therefore want to be as light as possible.
kif@lemmy.nz 19 hours ago
Weight distribution is more important - many put a battery pack on the back headrest to offset the weight of the main body. Makes it a lot more comfortable for longer sessions or fast movement.
nialv7@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
the battery part of the steam frame is already swappable, just not hot swappable.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 hours ago
Considering the Steam Deck has an easily replaceable battery this might just be an increased design complexity for hot swapping = more cost, so they made it “enthusiast” tier to have separate pricing.
It’s a great feature either way though, I’d use it for sure.
ryper@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
“Hot-swappable” is above and beyond replaceable. To me hot-swappable sounds like you’ll be able to swap the battery pack without turning off the device, which seems like it would require the device to have another power source to cover the changeover.
WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 19 hours ago
That is indeed the very definition of the term, yes.
Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 17 hours ago
i’ve had headsets with it. Just takes a very small battery with some seconds of life.
jnod4@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
We have hot swappable batteries for our zebra android phones at work