Valve says iFixit will keep selling Steam Deck batteries after all
He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.Valve has been incredibly friendly to customers who need repairs — which is why it was so surprising to hear that Valve was already discontinuing the battery for the Steam Deck LCD handheld. It would have meant you could no longer just buy a battery from iFixit and install it yourself. Earlier today, iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens confirmed to The Verge that it had indeed heard that Valve would no longer make replacement batteries or screens for the original Steam Deck LCD.But by afternoon, Valve and iFixit had already managed to change that.
- ▪He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.Valve has been incredibly friendly to customers who need repairs — which is why it was so surprising to hear that Valve was already discontinuing the battery for the Steam D
- ▪It would have meant you could no longer just buy a battery from iFixit and install it yourself.
- ▪Earlier today, iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens confirmed to The Verge that it had indeed heard that Valve would no longer make replacement batteries or screens for the original Steam Deck LCD.But by afternoon, Valve and iFixit had already managed to
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