My coffee aint kicked in yet so I’m like “euthanasia kit? Fucking finally”
Its so everyone that was excited to have one doesnt suffer through life long depression once they announce the price due to all this AI hardware supply issues.
Finally, sword art online.
I wonder if this has something to do with the EU mandating most consumer electronics to have replaceable batteries from next year onwards.
the battery part of the steam frame is already swappable, just not hot swappable.
“Hot-swappable” is above and beyond replaceable. To me hot-swappable sounds like you’ll be able to swap the battery pack without turning off the device, which seems like it would require the device to have another power source to cover the changeover.
i’ve had headsets with it. Just takes a very small battery with some seconds of life.
That is indeed the very definition of the term, yes.
Eh, rumors are the battery life will be low for the Frame. So, this addresses that.
Sounds like a worthwhile tradeoff for something you’re strapping to your face and therefore want to be as light as possible.
Weight distribution is more important - many put a battery pack on the back headrest to offset the weight of the main body. Makes it a lot more comfortable for longer sessions or fast movement.
Considering the Steam Deck has an easily replaceable battery this might just be an increased design complexity for hot swapping = more cost, so they made it “enthusiast” tier to have separate pricing.
It’s a great feature either way though, I’d use it for sure.
Neat!
I guess its highly likely that the kit can be purchased later down the line? Thats kind of cool (like if I can purchase it once it comes out but get the kit as a birthday present…)
Don’t care, want proper blacks.
Get a bigscreen beyond then? (And embrace the burn-in?)
And the blurrier motion
OLED burn-in may not be so much of a concern anymore. Ars has multiple articles on the topic.
