Gaming handhelds, like the Switch and Steam Deck, will need to have a replaceable battery by 2027 in EU | overkill.wtf

This is a very good thing. Thank you EU for forcing us dirty heathens in NA to have consumer protections.

Steam deck done. https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Steam_Deck

I think there should be a requirement for easily expandable storage as well.

Switch and Steam Deck seem to be OK for this, but I'd like to further piss on Apple's chips.

Excellent, I like that I can replace batteries easily from my old handhelds, the only issue for that case is finding trusted ones.

New switch confirmed before 2027!

Thank you EU! Please come to America and slap the shit outta everyone.

It’s a good thing Valve makes the official parts and tutorials available on ifixit for the deck

This is a fantastic change, every battery powered device should have self serviceable replaceable parts if it is safe for an untrained individual to do so.

3.5mm jack! Sd cards! IR transmitter!

Steam Deck with swappable batteries would be badass.

Hopefully this doesn’t just manifest itself as simply not selling these devices in the EU. Seems highly unlikely that would be the case, but a possibility I suppose.

I have a 2012 asus s46c laptop. Replacing its battery is as easy as sliding a nitendo switch joycon into/out of the console. Other laptops from around that time have similarly easy to remove batteries. There's no lack of know-how and I doubt making it easily replaceable is "more expensive" during production. Any company that solders or glues them must do it out of pure spite against the customers.

Everything with a battery needs to have a replacable battery by 2027.

electric cars, phones, wireless mice, headphones etc etc etc

Some need to be "user replacable"

some needs to be replacable by a professional (electric car batteries, for example)

Really like the initiative by the EU to try and empower consumers again. I think generally the Switch and Steam Deck feature replaceable parts, but device manufacturers need to be held to a consumer-friendly standard.

Isn't pretty much everything replaceable in Steam Deck? Including official guides?

I wish the EU would just stop getting their grubby hands ibto everything they possibly can

Gotta love the reddit-tier "downvote anyone who disagrees" mindset here. It's like I never even left reddit!