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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I wish they did a transparent case!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Atomic purple would be amazing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I did a similar swap for a pair of joycons, that was a real headache. When I finally get a deck I may very well do this

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah the backplate is very simple to swap, but the front is more involved and takes some time to swap

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I wish they did a transparent case!

They did. As in past tense. It was a limited edition as well and the case was prone to cracking.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/9/23953601/here-is-valves-own-transparent-steam-deck

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

This has happened with some Android handhelds as well, for some reason the transparent ones crack more often.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

STOP MAKING WHITE RUBBER THUMBSTICKS (these look more gray, but my point still stands).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are white rubber thumbsticks bad in some way?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Probably if you don't wash your hands very often....or at all? Just guessing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wash my hands after eating if I use my controller (else it depends if they feel dirty).
Even doing that the thumbsticks (of my Shock Blue xbox series controller) are still are a bit discolored.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Tbf unless you're really anal about it, you're never going to have perfectly clean hands all the time. But if your controller is getting discoloured quickly and regularly, then you can probably tell where the problem lies regardless of its colour.
I have similar issue with mouse, but it takes about 3-4 years of regular use for it to get really noticeably discoloured or start rubbing off top coat, to a point where even cleaning with IPA doesn't do anything. And that's a black mouse.
Also worth noting, many hand creams are a big no-no imho. Some of that shit destroys your gear, worse than any dirt.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The controller is about 3-4 years old if I remember correctly with moderate use.
But I also use fluid soap. Afaik that may leave residues on equipment?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Most things in our regular day-to-day lives would leave residue, even water (maybe deionized wouldn't?) just a matter of how much and how noticeable. About the soap, well if you smell it on your hands after wash, then it's still there and you will rub it onto stuff. At least it's just soap tho...

I don't know if you can reasonably remove all contaminants off your skin, unless you plan to like glove up or destroy the skin by washing waayyyyy too often. But you know, good hygiene will keep things you touch nicer for longer so keep at it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I've never had a problem with grey sticks. GameCube and 360 had grey, and they disintegrate before they ever get discolored. My C stick inevitably ends up scuffed and looking like the tip of a yellow marker after you color over black though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

That's not how you make survive a piece of hardware: Valve, stop thinking you are Nintendo, they make almost every new iteration of their hardware to fail, the Switch wasn't even a successful iteration of the WiiU... they had to kill their Gameboy legacy (DS) to make the Nintendo Switch to appear.

SteamOS ecosystem needs to follow the path of Android. Do like Google did, not Nintendo!

You make you own Linux handheld like Google did their first HTC gPhone, then Google Pixel... then push mobile manufacturer to make their own Android smartphone.

Every other PC handheld coming out today is delivered with Windows, you're failing with the SteamDeck... Those handheld come with Microsoft's Store pre-installed, you're losing the war even if winning few battles, Valve, I am telling ya.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago

Jesse what the fuck are you talking about

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

LMAO this is the funniest shit I've read today

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't understand the love for white devices. Thanks to everyone paying a premium price for an inferior color.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Blame Apple, they started the whole “ white accessories luxury” thing. It’s still remains till today.