Submitted 3 weeks ago by FirmDistribution@lemmy.world to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
Well fuck. A lot of the OG decks are getting into battery replacement time, this is unfortunate if they are discontinuing parts. I can’t blame valve to stop producing the older hardware but hopefully ifixit can work with them to find third party suppliers.
I’m confident that third-party batteries will come along in short order. I remember the early days when it took a week of research to find a “compatible” SSD replacement; a year later, scads of SKUs were being marketed as such, and at better prices.
Well, It will be much cheaper to source the battery replacement than any SSD for the next few years, that is for certain.
That sucks. Right at the point where needing spare parts is getting more likely for Steam Deck owners. What’s the point in selling replacement batteries if you only sell them while almost everyone’s batteries are still fine?
Hopefully they’ll be able to stock some good third-party parts.
Update: [theverge.com/…/valve-ifixit-will-keep-selling-ste…](Valve says iFixit will keep selling Steam Deck batteries after all)
Why would Valve stop stocking the most important replacement part just as people are starting to need it?
Here is Valve’s answer to The Verge, as of 5PM ET: “We just confirmed with iFixit that they plan to have batteries back in stock by next week.”
“iFixit will be getting the same OEM parts sourced through Valve’s partners that they always have,” spokesperson Kaci Aitchison Boyle tells me.
Hopefully I can trust the Aliexpress batteries I guess.
Maybe wait a tick until iFixit blesses them.
Article really only mentions battery. My LCD model has needed a replacement LB for a while, and I’ve been putting it off. Looks like maybe I shouldn’t do that now
Goddamn, it’s two and a half times more expensive than the last time I looked at one. And many other parts are just full out of stock.
Oh good. That was the whole reason I bought a Steam Deck lol. Not that I blame Valve particularly.
Why don’t you blame Valve particularly?
iFixit said: “To add clarity: it’s not that we’re choosing to not stock these anymore. Unfortunately, Valve is just starting to sunset these parts.”
Well, because they’ve struggled with their suppliers of late. In any case, it’s a non-issue now that they won’t be sunsetting the batteries after all.
More focus should be made on repairability for products like this.
I’ve had mine damn near 4 years now and I upgraded to a 2tb when I first bought it, and I just recently installed a new battery. Ifixit didn’t have the battery in stock when I looked, so I ordered a third party. It’s higher density, like 5000 mah and it fit just fine in the LCD deck. Honestly the hardest part of the install was loosening the adhesive, but if you follow the guide it’s not too bad, just gotta be patient.
No idea how well it’ll hold up, but it’s been fine so far. It’s nice to have some actual battery life available again for now at least. But with how these things have gone up in cost, I got to try to get as much life out of these things as I can.
Right as prices for the steam deck oled skyrocket
That sucks. I’m kinda glad I didn’t wait for another month to replace my dying battery, but I’m sad for other people in the same boat.
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 3 weeks ago
Kinda feel like a 600 dollar device should be supported for at least a decade.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I doubt this is even Steam’s fault at this point, I’d almost guarantee every supplier has cut them off due to volume requirements and redirecting production to you know what.
tanisnikana@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Towards the Torment Nexus, right?
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This is exactly the point I was making in my comment. It’s basically impossible to find a supplier that will guarantee a decade lifespan for a nontrivial IC.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
How do we get silicon manufacturers to get on board with this concept?
0tan0d@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Fix income and wealthy inequality and break up large businesses to force competition. .
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 3 weeks ago
Woah is me, whatever will the biggest name in the PC gaming industry do?
PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They dropped support for the 2015 Steam Controller 3 years ago. If you want to use it on modern versions of steam, you need to use a 3rd-party firmware update tool.
example@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
what do you mean? I can still play with the old steam controller