Some theorize Valve’s $680 device has overly tight screws, leading to small stress cracks in the plastic
  • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    941·
    1 year ago

    “I checked mine and it happened to me as well. Oh no,” posted someone else.

    Truly epic tier reporting by Kotaku.

    • Hominine@lemmy.worldEnglish
      261·
      1 year ago

      Frankly, this is to be expected. Are Kotaku’s corporate taskmasters not converting the site from a news/investigative portal to a generic stop for game guides?

      Edit: answered my own question and it is yes. Yes they are.

      • whysofurious@sopuli.xyz
        8·
        1 year ago

        Also quality overall has decreased a lot. Some months ago I started seeing news gathered from random reddit posts as in the worst journalism ever. That’s sad, apart from the site you linked, only a couple more (Aftermath comes to mind) seems to remain as good ones for gaming news.

        • BigFig@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          1 year ago

          I liked aftermath until they started being contrarian for the fun of it. Also their weird “Palworld promotes slavery” shit

    • thorbot@lemmy.world
      8·
      1 year ago

      Kotaku has been parroting Reddit posts for years. Total bottom of the barrel “journalism”

  • narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee
    37·
    1 year ago

    This affects just the US exclusive limited edition, right? So not the most expensive regular model with an opaque case.

  • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz
    9·
    1 year ago

    Unsurprisingly, some of the posts about this have been removed by the subreddit moderators. That post also originally had a message from the automod that it was removed because it was in violation of rule 7 for posting “intentional misinformation” due to the “developing a very common issue” in the title, but they have since decided to remove that comment as well - didn’t restore the post though.

    • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzOPMEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I don’t check the Deck subreddit very often since I left over the API charges, but the last time I did the subreddit was up in arms over moderation issues. Main complaint at the time looked to be that the mods weren’t removing posts that were unrelated to the deck, so it’s weird to now hear that they’re removing stuff that is deck related.

  • darkphotonstudio@beehaw.org
    7·
    1 year ago

    This is kinda critical for them and how they deal with hardware issues. They have a great reputation, at the moment. It seems minor but Valve should just offer a replacement shell, before this turns into a PR disaster.

    • Wahots@pawb.social
      4·
      1 year ago

      First gen product problems. I’m on my third deck and second pair of index controllers despite light usage. Stuff will get better over time.

  • Alice@beehaw.org
    4·
    1 year ago

    Ugh, this is a shame. I loved the translucent consoles and controllers Nintendo did back in the day. This makes me want to learn 3D printing so I can make an atomic purple casing and not make the screws too tight.

  • keyez@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 year ago

    Just checked my limited edition oled model and on the back left center screw there is a small about 2mm crack in the fashion of the photos, no signs anywhere else.

  • blindsight@beehaw.org
    2·
    1 year ago

    Shit. I’ll need to check mine tonight. Hopefully, it’s not too late to loosen the screws!

    Edit: mine is still good. I haven’t loosened the screws yet, though…