Gaming handhelds, like the Switch and Steam Deck, will need to have a replaceable battery by 2027 in EU | overkill.wtf (overkill.wtf)

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[-] kratoz29@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Excellent, I like that I can replace batteries easily from my old handhelds, the only issue for that case is finding trusted ones.

[-] Sneptaur@pawb.social 0 points 1 year ago

It’s a good thing Valve makes the official parts and tutorials available on ifixit for the deck

[-] damnYouSun@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

The battery is still unnecessarily glued in with permanent adhesive that requires a heat gun to melt it though.

I never understand why batteries need to be glued in at all, surely pure friction will keep them in place. If you really need them stuck down use pull tabs.

[-] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago

3.5mm jack! Sd cards! IR transmitter!

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Steam Deck has 2/3 but an IR blaster would be dope. I wish phones still had them too.

[-] degrix@lemmy.hqueue.dev 0 points 1 year ago

Hopefully this doesn’t just manifest itself as simply not selling these devices in the EU. Seems highly unlikely that would be the case, but a possibility I suppose.

[-] Nioxic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hopefully this doesn’t just manifest itself as simply not selling these devices in the EU. Seems highly unlikely that would be the case, but a possibility I suppose.

EU is ~450 million people

lots of potential customers, with money.

its almost always worth it.

it's 25ish % of apples revenue, for example.

[-] ninchuka@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago

I doubt they would do that since the EU is such a big market

[-] damnYouSun@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

The EU market is almost as big as the US market so yeah they'd be giving an awful lot up.

[+] MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works -6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wish the EU would just stop getting their grubby hands ibto everything they possibly can

Gotta love the reddit-tier "downvote anyone who disagrees" mindset here. It's like I never even left reddit!

[-] Nioxic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wish the EU would just stop getting their grubby hands ibto everything they possibly can

its for the environment.. EU has set carbon emission goals etc by 2030, and 2050 ?

batteries are terrible for the environment..

but one thing that is worse is.. throwing away a used phone because the battery is terrible, because replacing the battery is gonna cost the same as a new phone.

my last 3 phones, for example, where all replaced because the battery was shit. unable to replace it without paying the same as a new phone..

making products having a replacable battery (available to purchase as well) will cause fewer products to be produced, meaning fewer emissions.

also the old batteries have to be recycled 100%.

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