it really sucks for me. i was under the impression from valve that this would be a product they'd support for years to come. its why I wanted the damn thing in the first place.
my battery won't last the year I don't think. and now I'm screwed for replacements
valve echoed off all walls that this would be a product they'd support for a great deal of time. they preached that the OLED getting released was the same and both products would be supported.
the idea was to not have a product that needed to be changed out for a new one but to maintain products sold for years and years to come.
granted that was before the AI losers started butchering the parts market, but its still a huge disappointment.
i got mine around 2022 so longer than 4 years? valve was all over the reparability angle.
if you're going to be all about reparability and longevity of a product, I'd say a decade isn't unreasonable. especially considering they'd pushed so hard against talks of "newer" model releases. and instead opted for the "this product should be fine for years and years to come". especially in any media or marketing they had.
why are you pushing so hard against a company being held responsible for their own promises?
On one hand supporting a product with parts only for 6 months after it's discontinued is unacceptable. On the other hand, most manufactures don't even do this or offer parts at all. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when it comes to right to repair.
Yikes, the lcd version of the deck has only been discontinued for a year. Coincidentally, their warranty period is also one year. This is better than never providing the part at all, but not by much.
understood! i used to encourage friends to get steam decks before the price increase. I'll now be telling them to steer clear of valve products and look elsewhere instead.
I guess I'm confused why people are upset. It's been out of manufacturing production for a year. How long should custom manufactured parts be produced after a product is no longer on the market? The device is still repairable, just not with first party parts.
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RmDebArc_5@feddit.org · 24 pts · 19d
Well that sucks
Nima@leminal.space · 4 pts · 19d
it really sucks for me. i was under the impression from valve that this would be a product they'd support for years to come. its why I wanted the damn thing in the first place.
my battery won't last the year I don't think. and now I'm screwed for replacements
offspec@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d
This is six years later of a dead SKU
Nima@leminal.space · 5 pts · 19d
valve echoed off all walls that this would be a product they'd support for a great deal of time. they preached that the OLED getting released was the same and both products would be supported.
the idea was to not have a product that needed to be changed out for a new one but to maintain products sold for years and years to come.
granted that was before the AI losers started butchering the parts market, but its still a huge disappointment.
offspec@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
How long should Valve provide replacement batteries for the original Steam Deck?
iamthetot@piefed.ca · 5 pts · 19d
As long as Gabe can afford a single yacht, as far as I'm concerned.
Nima@leminal.space · 5 pts · 19d
i got mine around 2022 so longer than 4 years? valve was all over the reparability angle.
if you're going to be all about reparability and longevity of a product, I'd say a decade isn't unreasonable. especially considering they'd pushed so hard against talks of "newer" model releases. and instead opted for the "this product should be fine for years and years to come". especially in any media or marketing they had.
why are you pushing so hard against a company being held responsible for their own promises?
massive_bereavement@fedia.io · 8 pts · 19d
:(
Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 19d
On one hand supporting a product with parts only for 6 months after it's discontinued is unacceptable. On the other hand, most manufactures don't even do this or offer parts at all. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when it comes to right to repair.
0ops@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 19d
Yikes, the lcd version of the deck has only been discontinued for a year. Coincidentally, their warranty period is also one year. This is better than never providing the part at all, but not by much.
etchinghillside@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 19d
If there’s a demand and money to be made someone will fill the gap.
Nima@leminal.space · 3 pts · 19d
understood! i used to encourage friends to get steam decks before the price increase. I'll now be telling them to steer clear of valve products and look elsewhere instead.
Jyek@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 19d
I guess I'm confused why people are upset. It's been out of manufacturing production for a year. How long should custom manufactured parts be produced after a product is no longer on the market? The device is still repairable, just not with first party parts.
Cort@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 19d
If you're asking genuinely, I think 3 years after end of production for anything valued above $500 and 5 years for anything over $1500.