Slow information day? You betcha. But look, it’s Thanksgiving, and there’s a very good likelihood persons are cooking and consuming absolutely anything they’ll discover proper now. Please, if we are able to save only one individual from attempting to prepare dinner their Steam Deck, then it should have been price it.
As reported by Dexerto, one Redditor found that leaving Valve’s improbable 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 further 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 seem like the insides have obtained an excessive amount of of a baking, with the actual injury—clearly except for the case—being to these two rear-right bumpers. Although who is aware of which tiny wires (I no teknollegee) may need melted within the course of.
Even higher is that MisterColeman, unabashed, went to Steam Deck Support to ask if they may assist. In an replace he wrote, “Steam Deck Support stated no assist from them and that restore would price extra then shopping for a brand new Steam Deck. I feel it’s only a new battery and backplate. Maybe not even a brand new battery. We’ll see.”
Come on Valve! What are you considering, not recognising this as a design fault? How can this presumably invalidate the warrantee? While I’m certain there’s some small print about not overheating the system someplace, I guess it doesn’t particularly say, “Do not broil.”
For the avoidance of doubt, listed below are another belongings you shouldn’t do together with your Steam Deck:
- You shouldn’t steam your Steam Deck, regardless of how a lot it would seem to be it desires that.
- You shouldn’t use your Steam Deck as decking, though it appears closely implied.
- You shouldn’t examine your Steam Deck to a Nintendo Switch.