First I’ve heard of this, glad Valve does such a good job with warranty coverage.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/17241840

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

Truly epic tier reporting by Kotaku.

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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.

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So you’re saying it was never about ethics in gaming journalism?

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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Correct, just the transparent case limited edition ones.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Just checked mine and same, the same screw too. :/

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