But they are not going out of their way to make it hard.
There you go. that's how you do right to repair.
Of course in an ideal world they'd also design the device to be easy to repair, but this is a massive leap in the right direction IMO.
I wish more companies, and people for that matter, would take this "don't do this, but if you do here's how" approach.
People are curious what it looks inside and you don’t want them to open it? Just show them what’s inside and take their reason to open it.
It’s similar to warnings. “Don’t do x” is easy to not take seriously since people can say it for all kinds of reasons, “... because it would kill you” is pretty convincing.
You can repair a car. Doesn't mean you should repair your own car. Making a mistake can be dangerous. But professionals who know what they are doing have easy access to components and information about the layout of your cars internals if they need them.
Other than that, to me the message of this video is that if anything goes people will have replacement parts available and a repair shop can take care of it. Assuming that's the intention it's still pretty good.
I recently destroyed my Index's tether cable, mostly my fault, and their tech support sent me a new one for free with very little hassle, and with instructions on how to replace it.
How is this even remotely true? The only similarity is that they are both portable, or what am I missing in your argument here?
> What happened to everyone talking up the “customization” aspects?
This video proves that it'll be dirty easy to customize the components that are being removed. Want your own thumbsticks? Go ahead, here is a instruction video for how to change them. Not sure what's missing for you here?
But i'm sure when it actually releases they will have an entire driver suite for windows. You could gut the linux install, load up windows with the drivers. Get two docks, one for the desktop and the other for your tv. Dock it on the desk for a normal desktop experience, You have SD Card and Network Shares for expanded storage. If you want to game on the TV just connect a Xbox controller to it, otherwise just time before we get another steam controller.
For me this is temping largely for the fact that windows can be installed and I'd be able to boot up games off my Gamepass.
The pervasive practice of designing hardware that is difficult to take apart or service needs to end, full stop.
I applaud Valve for doing this video. They’re admitting that the device is too complex for the average user and that they shouldn’t mess with it, but they also are going to provide replacement parts and a teardown guide should you know what you’re doing. That’s a step in the right direction.
[a]: yes, I’m sure some would want this (especially if you asked on here), but I’d bet that the majority of non-tech people don’t care
Non-removable batteries are almost always the first parts that go bad in handheld devices, and there are absolutely no excuses for using them other than greed and incompetence.
I think I disagree that this is gaslighting. It's kind of cheeky, in a way, but maybe I'm missing something. There's an inherent tension between "design something that is easy to repair" and "give me a form factor that I actually like for hours of hand held gaming".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxnr2FAADAs
I haven't seen anything so pro-consumer from a major electronics manufacturer in years. It's so refreshing being talked to like an adult with agency.
That said, I would call BS on SSD vs Wi-Fi interference and semi-BS on the ESD gloves and anchoring. Unless you are handling 100 devices per day while wearing your comfy sweater and sitting on a carpet, just make sure you touch any grounded object beforehand, and you will be fine in most of the cases.
It’s choose two situation, no?
