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"Don't do this! But if you did want to do this, here's how..." Recommending parts suppliers is the biggest move from a hardware supplier. Huge props to Valve, this needs to become industry standard.
It will never be coming industry standard because companies can't make as much money that way. Apple is the world's most valuable company, and they did that by being as anti-consumer as they could get away with.
Apple: designing their hardware specifically to be impossible to repair in any way Valve: "Here's a Tutorial how you can troubleshoot your Steam Deck Hardware properly, but be careful."
It's like a crazy high school science teacher going: "Solidified salt bombs are highly dangerous and literally explode when it contact with water. Here's how to make it!"
@@Yupi_mun Facts. If you don't care about the accessories that come with the higher capacity models, buying the cheapest one and upgrading the SSD yourself is the way to go.
And to be fair,even with laptops and normal pcs its still the case,if you dont know what you're doing yore fakin ded if you do something incorrectly, even if you do know what you are doing you still need to be careful
I'm wondering if someone's going to make an m.2 riser cable to move the ssd out of the shell or into an third party expanded back shell. Or maybe expanded back shell for a larger battery and improved cooler and a riser cable to move the ssd into where the old battery was. All things that seem possible.
if someone just tells you that something is bad to do you're probably will not listen, but if you know why exactly something is bad to do, at least you could try avoid bad when doing something
In fairness though, no one has experienced any issues with inference or power consumption by replacing the SSD. I upgraded to a 2TB one and everything works just as well
Oh, you broke your iphone screen? you have no option but to buy another one; repairing it is illegal, we don't sell new parts and it will void your warranty
"Unless you really feel like taking big risks with your property, and your life, which could end if you do this wrong." That being said in as calm a voice as it was said it made me smile and I don't know why.
@@DuxAT yup, which is why it's good for it to be easily replaceable since wherever the 200+pound bald monkey interacts with things is where they're most likely to break
Unfortunatly the battery is still glued down and doesn't appear to even have a strip the help pull it out and the battery is the main definitly will fail and it'll only take a year or two if you use it a lot part.
And yet the switch is like one of their easier devices to open and service. Nintendo has been greasey but not when it comes to repairing- in fact its all mostly modular
This is an transparency is an insanely smart marketing tactic from Valve, and a pretty respectable one at that. Really hard to get both of those things right, nice job guys.
I'm almost crying thats how happy it makes me to see a tech giant release an offisal dissassembly video AND saying that replacement parts are an option. Valve got a place in my heart
I mean, I like the fact that they said “fuck it. We’re warning you big time to not do this but it’s not like we can stop you, so if you really want to and you know what you’re doing then sure, go ahead! Just don’t say we didn’t warn you.”
It's also major bum covering if someone does do something stupid and injure themselves etc. Then try it on in a litigious manner. Public proclamation of yes, but here's why you shouldn't.
I like how open Valve is being with their product. Unlike Nintendo. When I get a Steam Deck and the sticks start drifting if they do that. I’ll know how to fix it! Also modders are going to have a field day with the Deck when it releases! Thanks for this video Valve!
don't fix it yourself, unless you _really_ know what you're doing remember the "Unless you really feel like taking big risks with your property, and your life, which could end if you do this wrong." line
@@griss295 It's not as dangerous as they say it is, they're just being careful. Replacing those components is about as dangerous and difficult as doing so in any PC is.
@@Zebo12345678 yeah the "you could die" part is similar to the warning labels in products. It's just to idiotproof your lawsuit, most people that will do this will do it successfully
Apple: *"what, you want to replace your iphone battery? WELL YOU CAN'T! stop being entitled and buy our $700 pc wheels."* Valve: *"so anyways here's how you open it up, you might die but at least you can do it."*
"hello, cave johnson. i am legally required to warn you that the following steps may kill you. with that out of the way, here is how to dismantle a steam deck."
I love how Valve is actually talking to us like we know what we're doing and filling in blanks specific to the Steam Deck rather than talking down to us like we're idiots. They chose the one option that would actually prevent units from being damaged because it communicates to both sides respectfully enough that people are actually hearing what's being said.
they apear to be getting better with comunication (and updating), some of the recent tf2 update patchnotes were credited to comunity members, so i think that they're starting to talk more with the comunity, if i remember right, L4D2 had a recent major update, and it was a comunity made update, so i think VALVe is starting to regain trust after invasion, the point is, i think valve is regaining lost trust from the invasion update
Valve's got more users that are PC builders than console manufacturers do, so it makes sense. Most people who bought these are probably going to want to open them up at some point.
"The Valve Corporation would like to remind you, that modifying the Valve Steam Deck, can, and will, lead to: electrocution, second degree chemical burns, death, and most notably, voiding the warranty of the Valve Steam Deck." "Please make sure under no circumstances t--*radio static*"
The good thing about this video is that it shows that they are willing to provide repair details to professionals. Sure, most people won't be able to do this stuff properly, but maybe they have a friend who can do it for them on the cheap, or for free.
Not only did they not glue everything together for no reason: They had the guts to do their *own* teardown video. And on top of that they alluded to being able to get replacement parts. They may not be doing it perfectly, but this definitely puts them well ahead of like 99% of consumer electronics companies in terms of respecting right to repair.
Why are you making our like this revolutionary or something. Console companies have been doing teardown videos for a while now and they didn't spend the entire time whining and telling people constantly not to because they are too stupid not to kill themselves. Worst video I have seen in a while. What a bore.
Basically, “You shouldn’t but it’s yours and you can. Here are some of the trappings and pitfalls to be aware of.” That’s Right to Repair-friendly in my book. Knowing that some can have issues we can look for specific SSDs and other components that fit and don’t interfere. My only criticism is that they should have suggested you try to reuse threads when putting the screws back into the plastic. Repeatedly cutting new threads will damage the plastic screw post whether you use a torque wrench or not… and then you’ll need a new front housing.
To me the video is anti right to repair, they are using some typical fear mongering points because i doubt people will be getting battery's blowing up or that much of an important difference in drop resistance. But its nice that the actual technical side is very right and repair friendly with sourceable replacement parts. Update: To clarify i am criticizing them for the dramatic way in which they present these points in a fear mongering way. I am not saying they should not be warning the user or adding disclaimers. What i am saying is that i think they went to far in this direction in the exact same way company's do to try to get people to vote against right to repair. All they had to do was mention that the quality of the product depends on their assembly and that by opening it up they can no longer guarantee the performance of the device to be as advertised while advising you to leave it to an expert if you are not familiar with handling an electronic device that has a battery. The way they did this was deliberately to scare people from doing it, which is a step beyond a mere "don't sue us".
@@Henk717 The video is more of a cover our ass in the off chance that someone attempts to sue, stating that they will reveal more information in coming months on a source of replacement thumbsticks, SSDs and more is the complete opposite of anti right to repair.
@@Henk717 It strikes me as pretty middle-of-the-road, which I don't think is an unreasonable position for them to take with pre-production hardware, etc. I mean, they're no Apple, but they also haven't released board schematics; though they actually might
There are 14 screws removed in total and the underground hes working on has 2 stripes. 14-2= 12 Half of 12 is 6, which is also the number of screws closest to the left stripe. Both of those screwpiles are seperated into piles of 3. He also used 3 tools to take the steam deck apart. 🤯 HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED 🤯
I love how they specifically show how to replace the joysticks, especially after all the shade directed at Nintendo. "Did your joysticks break? Don't worry, you *don't* have to buy a completely different console, you can just replace it like this!"
@@ToniMorton i am prettttyyy sure it is because you removed the screws and not designed to be like that. Also i dont think valve would make it "design" it that hard to make it unuseable. Though they definitely will not, since there will be a lot of criticism there.
Shout out to Valve for being pro right to repair. It's genuinely refreshing to see a company show you step-by-step how to replace parts AND mention that you'll be able to purchase replacement parts from them directly in the future.
Not only that, but explaining exactly why third-party components might cause issues, without explicitly saying so. So anybody who'd provide steamdeck repairing services would know what to do. No need for walled gardens this way, and you get the same level of quality.
Probably because they are a software company, not a hardware company. They cant sell you games if your stick fails, and your can't get a whole new deck instead of just replacing the thumb stick.
The fact that valve will let people buy the official or endorsed parts with no restriction is a huge step in right to repair. Fucking love these engineers and all of the steam deck team
Valve should get an award for having the best classics (You know, HL, L4D, TF, Portal and others), having the most popular platform to buy games and giving out a great repair guide for its product. 👏
Techinically, since Steam Deck is a PC, you can just use Google Voice & treat Steam Deck like a phone... But I know what you're saying, a device that also dedicates itself as a phone, so it won't be awkward as to use Steam Deck as a phone. But it's great that it's even possible that anyone willing can use Steam Deck as a phone.
I feel like that'd be a waste. valve is kinda unique cause they have such a prominent company, yet they're not publicly traded, and they have almost infinite money because of their massive income and small workforce. this allows them to take risks that would just be arguably illegal if they had to answer to investors. something as generic as a phone would not be the right use.. unless it was really out there. also it doesn't really synergize with their chart of income, unless steam wanted to enter the mobile space. but I think valve is more interested in growing with pc than growing beyond pc.
Imagine Valve would create a phone, I Invision it as an expanded version the steam phone app with steamOS features. Design wise it would have a hard plastic body for durability, removable back, 4k-5k mah removable battery, sd card slot*, fingerprint scanner, modern networking, basic sensors 3.5mm audio,dual front firing speakers, basic front and back camera, usbc, 6" 1080p LCD at 90hz or 120hz* It will only boil down on how valve would want it to be as niche possible, is they put a galvanized android in there then a sd card is a no brainer, but if they put a mobile version of steamOS they could probably run away with it only having an internal storage. In terms of functionality, it could be valve's gateway to the mobile market, selling mobile curated apps through their own store, imagine having a mobile version of wallpaper engine, it could have a potential for steam to transition from a game store and a game community to gamer space(gaming social media), community forums, profiles, chatrooms, marketplace, let's see if they could add 3rd party apps such as twitch, youtube, spotify heck why not twitter, authenticate steam with the use of biometrics. In terms of feature we gamers only want the good stuff and the others just okay but not terrible, cameras are good but not as good compared to a flagship one, I still have no idea what would the storage part would be 64,128,512??? It could do what the steam deck could do but it isn't as fast because it's only running on a SOC. Thats pretty much my take on SteamMobile* a niche product and a watered down version of the steam deck. There are some drawbacks,it could have some or hardly any text and call features it's probably for the betterment of the industry since discord, facetime and messaging apps are a thing, you wouldn't want to lose that device since it got your authentication, we don't want to lose that progress, games we spend time and money, remove that gaming stuff about it and it's just another one of those dumb phones.
"Don't disassemble it" "Here's how to disassemble it" lmao, seriously though, cool to have a guide for maintenance if you really want to do it from the experts themselves.
Not only are they so open to users messing with their hardware and software, I also love how they mention the safety risks and the fragility of all the parts.
Valve: Look at all these people breaking NDA... Someone's bound to open it up and show the internals. Someone else at Valve: What if we did it for them?
@@reecesx These kinds of videos are still miles in the right direction. Even with all the dev kits in people's hands, and the obvious leaks that are going to happen, Valve could have easily gone with an Apple approach. People who open their machines and fix things on their own either don't have the means to replace/pay to repair their devices, or are experienced enough to be confident to work on it. Both of these categories are massive minorities in they're advertised market. They still chose to show their consumer openly on how to fix vital and high wear parts. This is the right direction for where we are at.
Pro tip: when dealing with self tapping screws in plastic, thread the screw in reverse until it clicks or abruptly sinks, then you can start screwing them in the correct direction. This technique ensures that you aren't cutting new threads into the plastic, weakening it.
unfortunately the cringey profit motive makes other companies incentivized against repairs and longevity. Thankfully Valve is doing the right thing for society
Guy at valve: “can I do a steam deck tear down?” Valve: “no. The customer shouldn’t think they can open the console” Guy at valve: “can I do a steam deck tear down if I tell them they shouldn’t open the console?”
omg, I just realized this was a legit Valve video and not just your average device disassembly youtubers, massive prompts to Valve for being the absolute king of a company that it is!
Wow. I feel so much respect for Valve making this: giving us all the information we need and acknowledging that our property is ours while also cautioning people against unwise decisions so they don't break their Steam Deck. They're doing the right thing. Why can't more companies just do the right thing?
Could be multiple things, but usually it's obv more money for companies if people don't know what they are doing and breaking stuff themselves, one fine example could be even apple blatantly scamming their own customers adding fake charges on repairs, but that comes with a balance, valve are entering a big competition by allowing tampering and even essentially giving a guide, brings lots of reputation and people switching over, honesty in business also pays off, if done smart.
"For replacing the battery on any of our devices you'll need this special tool called spudger and a heatgun, but you'll want to have precise control otherwise you'll explode the battery."
What a nice move of valve, on many levels: Not only allowing (I'd almost say encouraging) parts replacement, but also making a video guide for it AND offering spare parts. I like this. #respect
@@con6911 They warned you not to do it. That's different than just flat out saying "don't do it". If they believed in the latter, this video wouldn't exist.
Of all laptops, one of my absolute favorites to work on was the IBM, (now Lenovo), Thinkpad series back in the early 2000's. One thing that you really had to pay attention to was the little number next to the screw holes. It told you the size of the screw that went there. In some cases, you had to pay close attention because the size difference between two screws was probably just shy of a millimeter, but if you happened to not be paying attention and put a wrong screw and it happened to be the one that was just under a millimeter too long, it would damage part of the keyboard so that only the keys on the left side would work. There was no way to fix that, so you had no choice but to order a whole new keyboard. This particular series was popular with businesses, (I think it was the T-60). I worked on quite a few of them for businesses, and I could almost immediately tell that the customer had taken it apart and, not being experienced, (at least not with that particular model), they didn't pay attention and of course lost function of half of their keys. ...And that, boys and girls, is why you should make sure you either know the system you are working on, or have very good attention to detail. -The End. 🙃😁🤪
valve is not a public company and probably has very few investors, its what allows them to do all of this genuine stuff, the moment a company sell themselves in that kind of way, the main business becomes being a profit earning company instead of an artistic game-making for money company, it was very smart to make steam since they have now both a legit profit business and a platform to make great games and products without having to drop the point entirely, making an industry giant like valve and staying that way is a very humble-ish thing, they're possibly the biggest company and the less-corrupt at the same time. god. damn. (well maybe steam is kinda sus but you get me)
Valve's market is PC gaming. They are embedded in that culture of freedom, tinkering, modding etc which defines PC. Apple is a totally different ethos, it's less of a community conversation and more product focused.
"Remember, if you have followed these directions correctly, you've done absolutely NONE of the preceding steps..." : Priceless !! Nice work Valve thanks !
I don't get it... Is it about opening it super carefully and being able to deny that you opened it, for warranty? Or is it about if you actually rewound time like they do in the vid, you literally would not have opened it in the first place? Or just that it is actually physically impossible to do these steps in reverse, and so if you think you did exactly that, you're wrong? ?
I love this mentality. "We don't want you to do this for these reasons, but it is you own it and you can do whatever you want with it. If you are going to, here is how to do it safely." I wish companies were all like this. So many products are designed with the intent to make it as difficult as possible for a user to edit or customize what they own. Especially with phones which have new cases and custom parts that make it impossible to self-repair. The steam deck is such a cool piece of hardware, I can only imagine it was incredibly fun to design and optimize.
This. This is tech-parenting win - "we don't recommend doing this, but we also can't stop you. So if you're going to, here's how not to die" Major props Valve!
This video is so transparent and relaxed that I didn't realize it came from the Valve megacorporation itself. The Goofy edits made me think it was just some engineer RUclipsr who accidentally blew himself up with the Steam Deck and is now trying to warn us
yet they scare you into thinking a lithium battery can kill you and lying that removing the screws will forever ruin the structural integrity of the case which will prevent most people from ever opening it up
@@visceraeyes525 it covers valve's ass from lawsuits and accidents due to customer stupidity, protects customers from the few true situations in which opening the device could be unsafe, and creates business for repair shops
THANK YOU for not soldering in the thumb stick. Knowing recent controllers, the sticks are bound to catch a drift, if you catch my drift. Steam deck made it infinitely easier for average consumer to replace stick when it eventually fails. They are also providing replacement sticks, awesome!!! Love you guys, don't change.
@@SuperFinGuy And how long have you been using it? I’ve got three 20 ish year old PS2 controllers, two of them have control sticks which are very loose and crusty. The one that is working is an aftermarket controller, and even it has a split cable sheath. Use it enough and it will wear out. That’s why having replacement parts are nice. “Lifetime” parts only lasts as long as the manufacturer’s intended lifetime, which may be just one console generation.
Thank you so much for being so transparent about the product, its a huge breath of fresh air when looking at the rest of the current market's 'closed off, no information for customer at all, you cannot tamper or fix the property you justbought off of us, we still own it' attitude
transparency should be a complete rule at this point. Tired of companies not TELLING me what I'm actually getting at launch, especially in games. Only two companies I've seen that's really good in terms of transparency so far imo is 343 and ID software.
I love Valve, you guys are literally the best, instead of locking everything down and hiding all the design documents. You freaking make a video showing how to safely work on the steam deck even though you suggest customers don't mess with it. I love the freedom and, as a Linux user, the amazing Linux support throughout the years. Keep up the amazing work guys!!
@@nikkoa.3639 True. I love Valve for how pro-consumer they are being with the steam deck, but another part of me is a little spiteful for what they did to Half Life fans and TF2 fans.
Massive props to valve for being massively repair friendly, makes me respect them a 100x even more, and I love they are doing this at such a critical time as well (basically as a FU to apple too)
"And you have every right to open it up and do what you want" "The warranty doesn't cover any damage that *you* do." AKA Valve is one of the very _very_ *VERY* few companies in the world that FOLLOW THE LAW.
This is just a nice way to tell you warranty void if device is opened. Which is nothing new.... This video is here to basically telling you "We even told you how to do it in case you still wanted to go forward with. So, if you fuck it up, IT'S 100000000% YOUR FAULT AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITY"
@@algis-kun8777 Warranties arent actually void if you open up hardware, no matter what they say, warranties are only void if you damage it yourself in the process.
@@algis-kun8777 It's them saying, "Hey, you still have warranty, but if YOU caused the damage by opening it up then we can't cover that" instead of the "WARRANTY VOID IF REMOVED" stickers (which are illegal, and also why OP said they "FOLLOW THE LAW")
@@JohnSmith-fq3rg "damage it yourself" which can totally happen while opening the device. broken covers or the plastic clips, or even short something on the motherboard just by opening the device can totally happen.
yes and no?. yes- its marketing to make them look good during this whole right to repair debate and im all for that no- just because of this video you wont just go a buy one now anyone who was going to buy it already have it reserved and its practically impossible to try to get your hands on it now
@@night2957 it’s still good advertisement for the company and for its brand and name. Eventually the Steam Deck will become publicly available to buy on Steam; their focus now is to build a good reputation and shed good light on the product. Sorry if the grammar of the sentences that I wrote is bad, I’m not an english native speaker.
@@night2957 My circle of friends are very much console gamers, despite this, I still have a friend who wanted to reserve a Steam Deck but is now stuck waiting for the *eventual* second batch. I'm sure a majority of the people who were interested in owning one (and willing/able to spend on it) have already done so. But there's also a good amount of people who didn't make it in time or are currently very much interested but waiting to see what us in the first batch have to say after we get our hands on it. Also, remember that Valve may be incentivized/enthusiastic to make another piece of hardware (Steam Deck 2 or otherwise) if this does well. In the same way that the way the handled and produced the Steam Controller and Steam Machines has made people more cynical about them developing their own hardware, and in the same way that the the Index have very much helped some people be excited again, what they do all through this product's buildup and post-release will affect their ability (and enthusiasm) to sell us another piece of hardware. Staying relevant is important right now, even if people cannot actually buy anything at the moment. Sorry for the ramble :p
dude, they can be keep those details about parts and components a secret and prompt sales for Valve in every single line of these, but they tell us all of this in detail!! this is amazing, i love it. much much respect to you Valve :D
Thank you for the charming informative video. Please consider changing to having your yellow text outlined in black/navy so it is more readable. Presenter was sooo good, good pace, nice composition of instruction, nice friendly tone
I'm so happy Valve is on the side of right to repair. I'm probably never gonna do any of this myself, but it's nice to know that people who know what they're doing have some documentation on hand now.
Every part has a signature code and an authorised repair is just sending your phone away and getting back a different one. Which is why you back up your data.
@@kidmosey it actually doesn't prevent hardware mods. it's entirely to make you buy a whole ass new iPhone. you can also still jail break the newer iphones too...
@@forevercomputing you can replace anyway your iphone display, battery, camera, backcover, speaker, charging port, and they will all work. In the newers they may send a notification, in the others not, but that's it, they work
You guys have my respect. 1. For Making a repairable product and not gluing everything up or just straight up preventing repairs. 2. Linux gaming & Proton / Steam Play 3. For Making Half-Life 4. Making Steam. You guys helped many gamers who used to pirate for the sake of convenience by Centralizing and managing the Game Library. Prior to Steam, we had to store & protect discs and other shenanigans to preserve it and so on.
This is exactly what all companies should do!! Showing how to open it up and do a basic replacement but heavily emphasizing that you should not do this is perfect. It leaves Valve with no liability yet still informs consumers and let's them make their own decisions. Great job Valve!
As usual with any device with a lithium based battery, mishandling can kill you (That's why any manufacturer that allows rooting a phone warn you before giving the code that unlocks the device, that the device can kill you if miusconfigured and they will they will ignore any type of guarantee or responsibility for any lethal injury caused by this). Any sold phone since 10-15 years ago comes with this warning in small letters, but like licenses and other documents, most people just never read them. Valve at least is pretty clear about it, so they comes as classy for doing so.
this is really awesome. I don't even own a steam deck, but this has increased my chances of buying one. perfectly honest and wholly genuine. love it :)
Apple: "noooo you can't open our products you have to buy a new one" valve: "your machine, your rules and here's a guide on how to do it" stuff like this makes me love valve even more
I think valve contradicts themselves though. They are telling you you should not open this or you could die in which in my opinion causes confusion. if I need to open something to replace a component (resistor, capacitor, battery, SSD) I'm gonna do it to get it working again!
i think by "you should not open this" they meant "you shouldn't open it just to see what's inside but if you're having problems then you can because it's your device and here's how to do it"
@@EdnovStormbrewer ever heard the phrase "even if you could, doesn't mean you should" ? like they totally ok with thr owners tinkering with the device, they just said some precautions like it can be dangerous and can void the warranty.
@@EdnovStormbrewer if you consider yourself to be smart enough to open a device to repair it, I also think you should be able to understand that this video is not for the avarage tech enthusiast but for little Johnny at home that got this for Christmas and tried to replace his thumbstick
"its your property, your choice"
"but you might die"
major GladOS vibes from this man
Then goes on to show you how not to die very effectively.
You monster.
They should have used her voice or the one they used for the prerecorded messages at the beginning of Portal 2
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"Don't do this! But if you did want to do this, here's how..."
Recommending parts suppliers is the biggest move from a hardware supplier. Huge props to Valve, this needs to become industry standard.
heck
@@gimubatulo be gone
It will never be coming industry standard because companies can't make as much money that way. Apple is the world's most valuable company, and they did that by being as anti-consumer as they could get away with.
@@MrGamelover23 same with playstation
@@cinzley244 same with xbox
Apple: designing their hardware specifically to be impossible to repair in any way
Valve: "Here's a Tutorial how you can troubleshoot your Steam Deck Hardware properly, but be careful."
Here at valve we do not reccomend this unless you know EVERYTHING but fuck it bro its your property
more like: "Heres a tutorial to potentially risk your life"
@@Rafelandroid2 what is so risky? When you remove the battery, all of the electricity will be removed.
@@chrisi7127 if you dont it might blow up
@@Rafelandroid2 I mean they specifically teach you how not to die in this video
It's like a crazy high school science teacher going:
"Solidified salt bombs are highly dangerous and literally explode when it contact with water. Here's how to make it!"
valve is like that uncle who give you candies and chocolate despite mom said no snack after dinner and said "don't let your parents know"
JESSE! WE NEED SALT JESSE!
Люди, берите версию на 64 гб, и покупайте ссд, и ставте ссд, и все чики пуки.
@@Yupi_mun Facts. If you don't care about the accessories that come with the higher capacity models, buying the cheapest one and upgrading the SSD yourself is the way to go.
That also sounds like ChatGPT.
"It's your PC, you have every right to open it"
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"But you may die"
This is why we love Valve.
cuz they're dumb?
@@yeetyeet7070 Precisely, and we love that
@@yeetyeet7070 to be fair its really tightly packed, a high end gaming pc is really hard to cram into a small switch sized case
And to be fair,even with laptops and normal pcs its still the case,if you dont know what you're doing yore fakin ded if you do something incorrectly, even if you do know what you are doing you still need to be careful
@@chillmanmax775 I didn't ask what it is.
Apple: repair yourself is heresy !
Valve: hipity hopity, this is how you disassemble your property.
but also may or may not damage your property/life
Apple: This offends me on a whole new level
Value: Hipity hopity, you fucked up your property
@@Toast10i if you can't fix it was it ever yours to begin with?
@@refroggy wise words i hear
Valve: "It's your property, your choice"
Apple: "What kind of sorcery is this?!"
@doliio volay just kidding bro,
Valve aren't perfect and Apple did pretty good products too
Nintendo: WAIT NO YOU CANT DO THAT
What bloody magic is this ?!
-Apple
@@shim2822 - *Samsung in the background just holding 2 thumbs up*
3:40 The fact that they not only say "dont use another ssd cuz it's bad, but actually explain WHY makes this video much more trustworthy"
I'm wondering if someone's going to make an m.2 riser cable to move the ssd out of the shell or into an third party expanded back shell. Or maybe expanded back shell for a larger battery and improved cooler and a riser cable to move the ssd into where the old battery was. All things that seem possible.
if someone just tells you that something is bad to do you're probably will not listen, but if you know why exactly something is bad to do, at least you could try avoid bad when doing something
In fairness though, no one has experienced any issues with inference or power consumption by replacing the SSD. I upgraded to a 2TB one and everything works just as well
@@bikechan9903it could lead to reduced performance later
Ill stick with the SD card
Of course they’ll explain in an official video
Huge props to Valve for actually doing this video instead of trying to say it's impossible or trying to hide the information.
Indeed. It would have been infinitely easier just to say that, so the fact that they put even this effort in is huge. Thank you Valve!
They know their audience. Its as simple as that really.
@@redeyedanime2512 what about tf2 update ?
@@shifo.2003 dead
This is by no means hard to figure put on your own. This is not revealing info.
"It's your property your choice"
Apples gets aneurism with those words
Oh, you broke your iphone screen?
you have no option but to buy another one; repairing it is illegal, we don't sell new parts and it will void your warranty
Because Apple is Greedy, they don't want other to fixed it for cheaper price
No they don't. Valve is using the same scare tactics Apple uses. They're just far more subtle about it.
@@josh-rz3uq based josh
Steam games aren't technically yours, you are just paying to access their content. You know, just food for thought.
"Unless you really feel like taking big risks with your property, and your life, which could end if you do this wrong."
That being said in as calm a voice as it was said it made me smile and I don't know why.
classic GLaDOS moment
Right?? Such an Aperture science thing to do
also because it’s so refreshing to hear a company actually say that i fuckin love valve
Golden opportunity to shove in an aperture joke but they didnt
Presenting critical information in a way that isn't dramatized or rhetorically loaded?
Can we just acknowledge that Valve made the thumb stick "easy to remove"? Moves like these are why I still have respect for Valve.
Isnt the stick one of the first thing that takes notable damage?
@@DuxAT yeah, so its good to make it easily replaceable
@@DuxAT yup, which is why it's good for it to be easily replaceable since wherever the 200+pound bald monkey interacts with things is where they're most likely to break
Unfortunatly the battery is still glued down and doesn't appear to even have a strip the help pull it out and the battery is the main definitly will fail and it'll only take a year or two if you use it a lot part.
"It's your PC, you have every right to open it"
hear that nintendo
And Apple, too!
@@DevilsRadvocate Nintendo pretty much is the Apple of gaming console producers. lol
Nintendo: Sowri, I no sepeak Engrish.
@@sechabatheletsane9784 *Sow wry, Ai no Speaku Engrish
And yet the switch is like one of their easier devices to open and service.
Nintendo has been greasey but not when it comes to repairing- in fact its all mostly modular
Every tech channel: "I hope I can take apart the steam deck when it arrives"
Valve: "Oh don't worry I'll do it"
like the chads they are
This is an transparency is an insanely smart marketing tactic from Valve, and a pretty respectable one at that. Really hard to get both of those things right, nice job guys.
I'm almost crying thats how happy it makes me to see a tech giant release an offisal dissassembly video AND saying that replacement parts are an option. Valve got a place in my heart
"We're not saying you should do that, we're just saying you can do that"
-Jeremy Clarkson
"Cock" -James May
Exactly.
@@nailinstick8956 shut up Jams
His genius is almost frightening...!
@@francisportugal5584 The speed is a lot mate
I mean, I like the fact that they said “fuck it. We’re warning you big time to not do this but it’s not like we can stop you, so if you really want to and you know what you’re doing then sure, go ahead! Just don’t say we didn’t warn you.”
lo
Hell, half this video is just them warning us.
It's like how good parenting works.
It's also major bum covering if someone does do something stupid and injure themselves etc. Then try it on in a litigious manner.
Public proclamation of yes, but here's why you shouldn't.
maybe many people was thinking about changing parts to better performance. it's still like a portable pc.
I like how open Valve is being with their product. Unlike Nintendo. When I get a Steam Deck and the sticks start drifting if they do that. I’ll know how to fix it! Also modders are going to have a field day with the Deck when it releases! Thanks for this video Valve!
don't fix it yourself, unless you _really_ know what you're doing
remember the "Unless you really feel like taking big risks with your property, and your life, which could end if you do this wrong." line
@@griss295 im just happily waiting for my death so no problem
@@griss295 It's not as dangerous as they say it is, they're just being careful. Replacing those components is about as dangerous and difficult as doing so in any PC is.
side note: love your pfp! didnt expect to see an aro flag in the wild lol
@@Zebo12345678 yeah the "you could die" part is similar to the warning labels in products. It's just to idiotproof your lawsuit, most people that will do this will do it successfully
Apple: *"what, you want to replace your iphone battery? WELL YOU CAN'T! stop being entitled and buy our $700 pc wheels."*
Valve: *"so anyways here's how you open it up, you might die but at least you can do it."*
„PC Wheels“ I swear to god if this is an actual product…
@@samsamsamuelsamsamsamtheio8445 yeah didn't the mac pro have some expensive wheels? and don't forget that one $1000 stand for an imac
Valve: "Definitely don't do this, you might even die."
Also Valve: "So here is how to do this."
This gives me some Aperture Science vibes and I love it.
@@theendeeminer21 lol, definately.
"hello, cave johnson. i am legally required to warn you that the following steps may kill you. with that out of the way, here is how to dismantle a steam deck."
They told me NEVER to open this Steam Deck or it might DIE.
Also here is where you can buy parts.
I love how Valve is actually talking to us like we know what we're doing and filling in blanks specific to the Steam Deck rather than talking down to us like we're idiots. They chose the one option that would actually prevent units from being damaged because it communicates to both sides respectfully enough that people are actually hearing what's being said.
@@jessycute9516 Be gone
@@nice2835 LOL
@@jessycute9516 nobody like advertisers
they apear to be getting better with comunication (and updating), some of the recent tf2 update patchnotes were credited to comunity members, so i think that they're starting to talk more with the comunity, if i remember right, L4D2 had a recent major update, and it was a comunity made update, so i think VALVe is starting to regain trust after invasion, the point is, i think valve is regaining lost trust from the invasion update
Valve's got more users that are PC builders than console manufacturers do, so it makes sense. Most people who bought these are probably going to want to open them up at some point.
"You can do what you want with your steam deck, it's your property after all..."
"But, you might die..."
Ok GladOS
Apple: breaks phones on purpose
Valve: HERE'S A SCREWDRIVER, HAVE FUN
"Don't open your Steam Deck." "There'll be a source for replacement thumbsticks."
So basically “we don’t recommend it but you can if you really want to”
YOU dont open it, a repair store yeah sure.
The good thing is that you got a choice
@keep rollin wtf
Replacement parts are meant for professionals to independently do it. They don't want consumers to be mislead into thinking this is some new LEGO.
"The Valve Corporation would like to remind you, that modifying the Valve Steam Deck, can, and will, lead to: electrocution, second degree chemical burns, death, and most notably, voiding the warranty of the Valve Steam Deck."
"Please make sure under no circumstances t--*radio static*"
i tried to read that in GlaDOS' voice
Guy grabs the camera *
Reveals to be actually Gman
Gman : Or there will be unforseen consequences . . .
Well, they said that damaging it will, modifing or opening it won't
Voiding the warranty if opened is illegal for companys to do in America
@@Mantis_Toboggan Yes, I know that, it doesn't stop them from putting does stupid stickers that say it voids it
This kind of this is what makes Valve a cool company.
The good thing about this video is that it shows that they are willing to provide repair details to professionals. Sure, most people won't be able to do this stuff properly, but maybe they have a friend who can do it for them on the cheap, or for free.
Not only did they not glue everything together for no reason: They had the guts to do their *own* teardown video. And on top of that they alluded to being able to get replacement parts. They may not be doing it perfectly, but this definitely puts them well ahead of like 99% of consumer electronics companies in terms of respecting right to repair.
Why are you making our like this revolutionary or something. Console companies have been doing teardown videos for a while now and they didn't spend the entire time whining and telling people constantly not to because they are too stupid not to kill themselves. Worst video I have seen in a while. What a bore.
@@Berserkism This piece of tech is a little bit more complicated than your playstation 4.
**Louis Rossmann nods in approval*
I wouldn't be too sure about replacement parts. Valve has a history of abandoning there hardware products...
It's probably due to the founding philosophy that started them, modifying
Basically, “You shouldn’t but it’s yours and you can. Here are some of the trappings and pitfalls to be aware of.” That’s Right to Repair-friendly in my book. Knowing that some can have issues we can look for specific SSDs and other components that fit and don’t interfere. My only criticism is that they should have suggested you try to reuse threads when putting the screws back into the plastic. Repeatedly cutting new threads will damage the plastic screw post whether you use a torque wrench or not… and then you’ll need a new front housing.
To me the video is anti right to repair, they are using some typical fear mongering points because i doubt people will be getting battery's blowing up or that much of an important difference in drop resistance. But its nice that the actual technical side is very right and repair friendly with sourceable replacement parts.
Update: To clarify i am criticizing them for the dramatic way in which they present these points in a fear mongering way. I am not saying they should not be warning the user or adding disclaimers. What i am saying is that i think they went to far in this direction in the exact same way company's do to try to get people to vote against right to repair. All they had to do was mention that the quality of the product depends on their assembly and that by opening it up they can no longer guarantee the performance of the device to be as advertised while advising you to leave it to an expert if you are not familiar with handling an electronic device that has a battery. The way they did this was deliberately to scare people from doing it, which is a step beyond a mere "don't sue us".
@@Henk717 The video is more of a cover our ass in the off chance that someone attempts to sue, stating that they will reveal more information in coming months on a source of replacement thumbsticks, SSDs and more is the complete opposite of anti right to repair.
@@Henk717 if they were anti right to repair they wouldn’t make this video in the first place
@@Henk717 It strikes me as pretty middle-of-the-road, which I don't think is an unreasonable position for them to take with pre-production hardware, etc. I mean, they're no Apple, but they also haven't released board schematics; though they actually might
@@Henk717 Right to Repair has nothing to do with discouraging or encouraging you. They clearly do that for liability and warranty reasons.
God I wish all companies were just this straight forward, open and honest.
It's a breath of fresh air.
There are 14 screws removed in total and the underground hes working on has 2 stripes.
14-2= 12
Half of 12 is 6, which is also the number of screws closest to the left stripe. Both of those screwpiles are seperated into piles of 3.
He also used 3 tools to take the steam deck apart.
🤯 HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED 🤯
Valve is very subtle even irl
The best part of this is the clown pfp
How the fuck this made me laugh???!??
OK then, Monty Python
I love how they specifically show how to replace the joysticks, especially after all the shade directed at Nintendo.
"Did your joysticks break? Don't worry, you *don't* have to buy a completely different console, you can just replace it like this!"
@@ToniMorton i am prettttyyy sure it is because you removed the screws and not designed to be like that. Also i dont think valve would make it "design" it that hard to make it unuseable. Though they definitely will not, since there will be a lot of criticism there.
Wait isn’t there a program to just send your joycons to Nintendo and they can fix it for no cost except shipping
@@monkeyarch7510 yep there is
@@ToniMorton ...That's just natural, not designed that way, no?... How could you prevent that?
@@monkeyarch7510 isn't that America only?
Shout out to Valve for being pro right to repair. It's genuinely refreshing to see a company show you step-by-step how to replace parts AND mention that you'll be able to purchase replacement parts from them directly in the future.
I was worried you had to use a heat gun on the screen in order to gain access to internals
Not only that, but explaining exactly why third-party components might cause issues, without explicitly saying so. So anybody who'd provide steamdeck repairing services would know what to do. No need for walled gardens this way, and you get the same level of quality.
@@zergslayer69 Oh god... I remember doing a shell swap in my Nintendo Switch Lite and the idea terrified me. It worked out great, but still.
Schematics or die
Probably because they are a software company, not a hardware company. They cant sell you games if your stick fails, and your can't get a whole new deck instead of just replacing the thumb stick.
The fact that valve will let people buy the official or endorsed parts with no restriction is a huge step in right to repair. Fucking love these engineers and all of the steam deck team
Valve should get an award for having the best classics (You know, HL, L4D, TF, Portal and others), having the most popular platform to buy games and giving out a great repair guide for its product. 👏
Consumer-friendliness like this makes me want Valve to make a phone.
Techinically, since Steam Deck is a PC, you can just use Google Voice & treat Steam Deck like a phone... But I know what you're saying, a device that also dedicates itself as a phone, so it won't be awkward as to use Steam Deck as a phone. But it's great that it's even possible that anyone willing can use Steam Deck as a phone.
@@CS2architecture Idk about using this chungus as a phone, but yeah, it is just a PC
I feel like that'd be a waste. valve is kinda unique cause they have such a prominent company, yet they're not publicly traded, and they have almost infinite money because of their massive income and small workforce. this allows them to take risks that would just be arguably illegal if they had to answer to investors. something as generic as a phone would not be the right use.. unless it was really out there. also it doesn't really synergize with their chart of income, unless steam wanted to enter the mobile space. but I think valve is more interested in growing with pc than growing beyond pc.
Better them than Epic. Can you imagine what an Epic's phone would be like? Barely functional MVP... just like that store of theirs.
Imagine Valve would create a phone, I Invision it as an expanded version the steam phone app with steamOS features.
Design wise it would have a hard plastic body for durability, removable back, 4k-5k mah removable battery, sd card slot*, fingerprint scanner, modern networking, basic sensors 3.5mm audio,dual front firing speakers, basic front and back camera, usbc, 6" 1080p LCD at 90hz or 120hz*
It will only boil down on how valve would want it to be as niche possible, is they put a galvanized android in there then a sd card is a no brainer, but if they put a mobile version of steamOS they could probably run away with it only having an internal storage.
In terms of functionality, it could be valve's gateway to the mobile market, selling mobile curated apps through their own store, imagine having a mobile version of wallpaper engine, it could have a potential for steam to transition from a game store and a game community to gamer space(gaming social media), community forums, profiles, chatrooms, marketplace, let's see if they could add 3rd party apps such as twitch, youtube, spotify heck why not twitter, authenticate steam with the use of biometrics.
In terms of feature we gamers only want the good stuff and the others just okay but not terrible, cameras are good but not as good compared to a flagship one, I still have no idea what would the storage part would be 64,128,512??? It could do what the steam deck could do but it isn't as fast because it's only running on a SOC.
Thats pretty much my take on SteamMobile* a niche product and a watered down version of the steam deck.
There are some drawbacks,it could have some or hardly any text and call features it's probably for the betterment of the industry since discord, facetime and messaging apps are a thing, you wouldn't want to lose that device since it got your authentication, we don't want to lose that progress, games we spend time and money, remove that gaming stuff about it and it's just another one of those dumb phones.
"Don't disassemble it"
"Here's how to disassemble it"
lmao, seriously though, cool to have a guide for maintenance if you really want to do it from the experts themselves.
The "dont disassemble it" is for liability. They obviously want you to disassemble it, otherwise they would have glued it shut
timestamp where it says “don’t dissasemble it”?
@@AkariInsko 5:10 is them flat out saying their instructions are to not disassemble the device. it's literally in the video thumbnail
@@Shotblur the thumbnail says “you shoudn’t do this”
@@Shotblur it doesn’t say “don’t do this”
When my steam deck breaks: “valve, please fix”
Not only are they so open to users messing with their hardware and software, I also love how they mention the safety risks and the fragility of all the parts.
Valve: Look at all these people breaking NDA... Someone's bound to open it up and show the internals.
Someone else at Valve: What if we did it for them?
(everyone like that )
@@reecesx These kinds of videos are still miles in the right direction. Even with all the dev kits in people's hands, and the obvious leaks that are going to happen, Valve could have easily gone with an Apple approach. People who open their machines and fix things on their own either don't have the means to replace/pay to repair their devices, or are experienced enough to be confident to work on it. Both of these categories are massive minorities in they're advertised market. They still chose to show their consumer openly on how to fix vital and high wear parts. This is the right direction for where we are at.
@@PersonMeetup fair points by both of you but there's no excuse to fear mongering.
@@reecesx information monopoly? How's it being a monopoly? It's not like anyone can't open their SteamDeck when it arrives.
Voiding the NDA is so much cheaper and easier than suing everyone who violates it
Pro tip: when dealing with self tapping screws in plastic, thread the screw in reverse until it clicks or abruptly sinks, then you can start screwing them in the correct direction. This technique ensures that you aren't cutting new threads into the plastic, weakening it.
I've used that trick for any fastener for as long as I can remember, not just self tappers.
Yep. Doesn’t matter if you have a torque wrench or not: Cutting new threads each time will weaken it. Always try to reuse existing threads.
Never thought of/knew this, I typically just rattle the screws in until they seemed to hit the bottom, then screw. Good tip, much appreciated.
I learned this when screwing down the crown on an expensive watch. Very good advice.
like turning it left before you turn it right?
You guys got such a sweet job to be working on this, can't wait to see it.
It's really fun reading the comments about how laid-back valve is compared to other competitors. I can't stop laughing!
So glad Valve has a positive attitude towards repairs, hoping this becomes industry standard!
unfortunately the cringey profit motive makes other companies incentivized against repairs and longevity. Thankfully Valve is doing the right thing for society
PC gaming culture is about building and moding your own builds
@@ovadyarachman7243 fair enough, valve is just playing by the rules of their own niche in the industry
It's a nice step, but I wish they'd embrace it more
@@jwbowen next step is fully open sourced hardware .. that would be awesome
Guy at valve: “can I do a steam deck tear down?”
Valve: “no. The customer shouldn’t think they can open the console”
Guy at valve: “can I do a steam deck tear down if I tell them they shouldn’t open the console?”
> console
😠
Oof, I used the word console. I meant PC. My mistake.
@@Smugg no problem
@@nathanl2966 its a linux based console that can run windows and be used as a PC.
@@francez123456789 it can run Linux and still be used as a pc. They even have a desktop mode
Valve: "Your property, your choise"
Nintendo: "Your property my choise"
omg, I just realized this was a legit Valve video and not just your average device disassembly youtubers, massive prompts to Valve for being the absolute king of a company that it is!
Wow. I feel so much respect for Valve making this: giving us all the information we need and acknowledging that our property is ours while also cautioning people against unwise decisions so they don't break their Steam Deck. They're doing the right thing. Why can't more companies just do the right thing?
i wonder the exact same thing all the time
i don't get this 'be evil' trend among companies
They could get sued
Could be multiple things, but usually it's obv more money for companies if people don't know what they are doing and breaking stuff themselves, one fine example could be even apple blatantly scamming their own customers adding fake charges on repairs, but that comes with a balance, valve are entering a big competition by allowing tampering and even essentially giving a guide, brings lots of reputation and people switching over, honesty in business also pays off, if done smart.
@@cghbv1585 but they warned you
@@cghbv1585 no
"We're not banging rocks together here, we know how to put a deck back together"
I love that Valve did this instead of pulling a Apple and making it damn near impossible to even replace a part. :)
I love how much he goes into detail about everything.
"Remember: If you have followed these directions correctly, you've done absolutely none of the preceding steps." I love it
The fact that the grate isn't shaped like the aperture logo is a missed opportunity
"For replacing the battery on any of our devices you'll need this special tool called spudger and a heatgun, but you'll want to have precise control otherwise you'll explode the battery."
not yet final hardware
Not too hard to 3d print another back with the back having the aperture logo XD
@@sam11182 what about getting a 3d printer or something lmao
@@Reznovelty You can send designs to a local 3D print shop or order them from Etsy.
just glad to see how open you're being
What a nice move of valve, on many levels: Not only allowing (I'd almost say encouraging) parts replacement, but also making a video guide for it AND offering spare parts. I like this. #respect
YO THANKS VALVE FOR LETTING PEOPLE REPAIR INSTED OF REPLACE
They literally said to not do it wdym.
@@con6911 they said not to do it but showed that it can still be done, at least theyre not anticonsumer like apple and trying to make it impossible
@@con6911 They said *you* shouldn't do it. Get it to a repair service that will do it right.
@@con6911 They warned you not to do it. That's different than just flat out saying "don't do it". If they believed in the latter, this video wouldn't exist.
@con
That message is for consoomers like you. Non-computer-illiterate folks are rightly praising the openness of the design and hardware
I love how Valve started off as a group of modders so the entire company respects modding and allows it with all of their products.
>Just discovered steam workshop
Well done genius. Nice to know Half life was a mod.
@@user-vp6cq4sv3d it was done on a mod of engine, so he's theoretically correct.
@@barmaley8033 A game engine is just middleware. That’s like saying any game using unreal engine is a mod of the original unreal. Don’t be daft.
@@FunningRast GoldSrc is a modified Quake engine, they were still modding even if it wasn't a game.
@@FunningRast bruh
Of all laptops, one of my absolute favorites to work on was the IBM, (now Lenovo), Thinkpad series back in the early 2000's. One thing that you really had to pay attention to was the little number next to the screw holes. It told you the size of the screw that went there. In some cases, you had to pay close attention because the size difference between two screws was probably just shy of a millimeter, but if you happened to not be paying attention and put a wrong screw and it happened to be the one that was just under a millimeter too long, it would damage part of the keyboard so that only the keys on the left side would work. There was no way to fix that, so you had no choice but to order a whole new keyboard. This particular series was popular with businesses, (I think it was the T-60). I worked on quite a few of them for businesses, and I could almost immediately tell that the customer had taken it apart and, not being experienced, (at least not with that particular model), they didn't pay attention and of course lost function of half of their keys. ...And that, boys and girls, is why you should make sure you either know the system you are working on, or have very good attention to detail. -The End. 🙃😁🤪
There's a special place in my heart dedicated to ThinkPads
Hats off to how tightly packed the managed to fit this in, and also showing how it ticks without hiding anything
imagine apple making this type of video, literally impossible for this kind of company
valve is not a public company and probably has very few investors, its what allows them to do all of this genuine stuff, the moment a company sell themselves in that kind of way, the main business becomes being a profit earning company instead of an artistic game-making for money company, it was very smart to make steam since they have now both a legit profit business and a platform to make great games and products without having to drop the point entirely, making an industry giant like valve and staying that way is a very humble-ish thing, they're possibly the biggest company and the less-corrupt at the same time. god. damn. (well maybe steam is kinda sus but you get me)
Valve's market is PC gaming. They are embedded in that culture of freedom, tinkering, modding etc which defines PC.
Apple is a totally different ethos, it's less of a community conversation and more product focused.
@@angellm8192 Steam is sus?
@a c yet even with all those low “SPEKKS” the phone is still 60% faster than the competition
Exactly
"Remember, if you have followed these directions correctly, you've done absolutely NONE of the preceding steps..." : Priceless !! Nice work Valve thanks !
That had me cracking up. Not enough love for that line.
I dont get it, what does it mean?
@@MrRisdar it means if you were following their directions, you didn’t open up your Steam Deck as recommended by Valve.
I don't get it... Is it about opening it super carefully and being able to deny that you opened it, for warranty? Or is it about if you actually rewound time like they do in the vid, you literally would not have opened it in the first place? Or just that it is actually physically impossible to do these steps in reverse, and so if you think you did exactly that, you're wrong?
?
@@Trisador9 you are overthinking, its about the first thing they said :)
Huge thanx Valve. For disassembly video.
I love this mentality. "We don't want you to do this for these reasons, but it is you own it and you can do whatever you want with it. If you are going to, here is how to do it safely."
I wish companies were all like this. So many products are designed with the intent to make it as difficult as possible for a user to edit or customize what they own. Especially with phones which have new cases and custom parts that make it impossible to self-repair.
The steam deck is such a cool piece of hardware, I can only imagine it was incredibly fun to design and optimize.
This. This is tech-parenting win - "we don't recommend doing this, but we also can't stop you. So if you're going to, here's how not to die"
Major props Valve!
HAHAHA
This video is so transparent and relaxed that I didn't realize it came from the Valve megacorporation itself. The Goofy edits made me think it was just some engineer RUclipsr who accidentally blew himself up with the Steam Deck and is now trying to warn us
@@CameronBrownCB So, they're just a cool enterprise.
@@GumSkyloard woah there lets slow down a bit, dont wanna go too far there bud
>transparent
>You may die if you open this
Tbh they might actually blew themselves up beforehand lmao
@@ShihammeDarc how is this false?
Videos like this actually sell things to people. Respect.
This guy has the best voice I've heard in a while and he deserves the world
"You have every right to open it up and do what you want"
Absolute chad move Valve.
Valve really seems to know their audience!
yet they scare you into thinking a lithium battery can kill you and lying that removing the screws will forever ruin the structural integrity of the case which will prevent most people from ever opening it up
@@visceraeyes525 it'll prevent people who don't know what they're doing from opening it up, which is a good thing
@@Ariel_emerald how is that good
@@visceraeyes525 it covers valve's ass from lawsuits and accidents due to customer stupidity, protects customers from the few true situations in which opening the device could be unsafe, and creates business for repair shops
THANK YOU for not soldering in the thumb stick. Knowing recent controllers, the sticks are bound to catch a drift, if you catch my drift. Steam deck made it infinitely easier for average consumer to replace stick when it eventually fails. They are also providing replacement sticks, awesome!!! Love you guys, don't change.
My playStation 1 thumbsticks are fine. Are they signaling theirs are bound to fail??
SuperFinGuy your playstation 1 thumbsticks will eventually die it’s just a matter of when
@@SuperFinGuy my ps1 controller has no drift in the right stick, lots of it in the left.
They claim to have put some serious work into durability of the sticks after having issues with the ones on the Knuckles.
@@SuperFinGuy And how long have you been using it? I’ve got three 20 ish year old PS2 controllers, two of them have control sticks which are very loose and crusty. The one that is working is an aftermarket controller, and even it has a split cable sheath. Use it enough and it will wear out. That’s why having replacement parts are nice. “Lifetime” parts only lasts as long as the manufacturer’s intended lifetime, which may be just one console generation.
Bravo for hitting all main points (current demand, desense/EMI, mechanical, thermal, ESD) in a way that is accessible to your audience.
Other companies should take notes from Valve on how to approach repairability. Major kudos to you, Valve, for not restricting us, but guiding instead.
Thank you so much for being so transparent about the product, its a huge breath of fresh air when looking at the rest of the current market's 'closed off, no information for customer at all, you cannot tamper or fix the property you justbought off of us, we still own it' attitude
Yes
transparency should be a complete rule at this point. Tired of companies not TELLING me what I'm actually getting at launch, especially in games. Only two companies I've seen that's really good in terms of transparency so far imo is 343 and ID software.
@@normakes very true 34 got my respect right now
I second that
iphone in a nutshell
I love Valve, you guys are literally the best, instead of locking everything down and hiding all the design documents. You freaking make a video showing how to safely work on the steam deck even though you suggest customers don't mess with it. I love the freedom and, as a Linux user, the amazing Linux support throughout the years. Keep up the amazing work guys!!
Facts!
Just keep in mind not to idolize them too much
@@nikkoa.3639 It's what happening already in this comment section though, literally blinded
@@nikkoa.3639 True. I love Valve for how pro-consumer they are being with the steam deck, but another part of me is a little spiteful for what they did to Half Life fans and TF2 fans.
@@energeticyellow1637 they did nothing to half life fans and tf2 is from 2007
Massive props to valve for being massively repair friendly, makes me respect them a 100x even more, and I love they are doing this at such a critical time as well (basically as a FU to apple too)
Nice to see the update log in the steam deck
"And you have every right to open it up and do what you want"
"The warranty doesn't cover any damage that *you* do."
AKA Valve is one of the very _very_ *VERY* few companies in the world that FOLLOW THE LAW.
lol ok fanboy
This is just a nice way to tell you warranty void if device is opened. Which is nothing new.... This video is here to basically telling you "We even told you how to do it in case you still wanted to go forward with. So, if you fuck it up, IT'S 100000000% YOUR FAULT AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITY"
@@algis-kun8777 Warranties arent actually void if you open up hardware, no matter what they say, warranties are only void if you damage it yourself in the process.
@@algis-kun8777 It's them saying, "Hey, you still have warranty, but if YOU caused the damage by opening it up then we can't cover that" instead of the "WARRANTY VOID IF REMOVED" stickers (which are illegal, and also why OP said they "FOLLOW THE LAW")
@@JohnSmith-fq3rg "damage it yourself" which can totally happen while opening the device. broken covers or the plastic clips, or even short something on the motherboard just by opening the device can totally happen.
Right in the middle of the whole right to repair debate. You guys at Valve have an incredible sense of timing for marketing
It's marketing, but it's also the right thing to do.
yes and no?.
yes- its marketing to make them look good during this whole right to repair debate and im all for that
no- just because of this video you wont just go a buy one now anyone who was going to buy it already have it reserved and its practically impossible to try to get your hands on it now
@@night2957 it’s still good advertisement for the company and for its brand and name. Eventually the Steam Deck will become publicly available to buy on Steam; their focus now is to build a good reputation and shed good light on the product.
Sorry if the grammar of the sentences that I wrote is bad, I’m not an english native speaker.
@@night2957 My circle of friends are very much console gamers, despite this, I still have a friend who wanted to reserve a Steam Deck but is now stuck waiting for the *eventual* second batch. I'm sure a majority of the people who were interested in owning one (and willing/able to spend on it) have already done so. But there's also a good amount of people who didn't make it in time or are currently very much interested but waiting to see what us in the first batch have to say after we get our hands on it.
Also, remember that Valve may be incentivized/enthusiastic to make another piece of hardware (Steam Deck 2 or otherwise) if this does well. In the same way that the way the handled and produced the Steam Controller and Steam Machines has made people more cynical about them developing their own hardware, and in the same way that the the Index have very much helped some people be excited again, what they do all through this product's buildup and post-release will affect their ability (and enthusiasm) to sell us another piece of hardware. Staying relevant is important right now, even if people cannot actually buy anything at the moment.
Sorry for the ramble :p
@@night2957 i might just because of this
dude, they can be keep those details about parts and components a secret and prompt sales for Valve in every single line of these, but they tell us all of this in detail!!
this is amazing, i love it.
much much respect to you Valve :D
Thank you for the charming informative video. Please consider changing to having your yellow text outlined in black/navy so it is more readable. Presenter was sooo good, good pace, nice composition of instruction, nice friendly tone
I'm so happy Valve is on the side of right to repair. I'm probably never gonna do any of this myself, but it's nice to know that people who know what they're doing have some documentation on hand now.
Louis Rossman will probably be pleased
Schematics or die
@oky will you shut up now?
@@houghwhite411 yeah except if the suppliers refuse to give schematics
@@mubelotix you report for spam, it's a bit more effective than "shut up" lol annoying asf though for sure
Valve: "This is how to fix it!"
Apple: *adds software which prevents you from fixing anything yourself*
Every part has a signature code and an authorised repair is just sending your phone away and getting back a different one. Which is why you back up your data.
I don't even understand why people buy such phones to begin with...
@@forevercomputing but why would you add more hardware to parts just to stopp repairs?
@@kidmosey it actually doesn't prevent hardware mods. it's entirely to make you buy a whole ass new iPhone. you can also still jail break the newer iphones too...
@@forevercomputing you can replace anyway your iphone display, battery, camera, backcover, speaker, charging port, and they will all work. In the newers they may send a notification, in the others not, but that's it, they work
This is hands-down the best ad I've ever seen.
That is a way to handle right to repair. Very well done. Huge respect Valve.
You guys have my respect.
1. For Making a repairable product and not gluing everything up or just straight up preventing repairs.
2. Linux gaming & Proton / Steam Play
3. For Making Half-Life
4. Making Steam. You guys helped many gamers who used to pirate for the sake of convenience by Centralizing and managing the Game Library. Prior to Steam, we had to store & protect discs and other shenanigans to preserve it and so on.
I cyrogenically froze half life just in case though so that future civilization can still enjoy valve titles.
This is a lot like your parents saying, "Well, its better you learn this from us than out in the streets!"
I wish every company did this. An official branded guide is priceless.
This is exactly what all companies should do!! Showing how to open it up and do a basic replacement but heavily emphasizing that you should not do this is perfect. It leaves Valve with no liability yet still informs consumers and let's them make their own decisions. Great job Valve!
Damn son.
A company taking a device apart to their customers. Jesus. This is holy. You guys really are amazing.
Did you forget Sony doing this with the PS5?
Valve is good but a lot of companies do that lol.
Did you see Sony did that like year ago with the ps5? (before the reason and beta console)?
@@ghostisblack i guess i forgotten something that i never learned lol (not trying to be rude)
@@vendybirdsvadl7472 I wasnt talking to you, so you can delete your comment and take a hike.
"Your Steam Deck could kill you."
Why, thank you, Gabe 🐧
Sounds like a feature to me :)
Please be advised that the Valve Steam Deck will never threaten to stab you, and, in fact, cannot speak.
Aw yes thanks gabe for giving us a console/pc hybrid that could kill us
As usual with any device with a lithium based battery, mishandling can kill you (That's why any manufacturer that allows rooting a phone warn you before giving the code that unlocks the device, that the device can kill you if miusconfigured and they will they will ignore any type of guarantee or responsibility for any lethal injury caused by this). Any sold phone since 10-15 years ago comes with this warning in small letters, but like licenses and other documents, most people just never read them. Valve at least is pretty clear about it, so they comes as classy for doing so.
@@terramap2902 I'm not mocking Valve btw, it's all fun. Got my Steam Deck preordered. Q1 2022 gang!
Kudos Valve for showing us how to. Much appreciated :)
Gordon doesn't need to hear all this, he's a highly trained professional.
That's a right to repair stance if I've ever seen one.
WARN the user, don't prevent the user.
"don't break a finger nail"..... riveting stuff.
"Try not to break your fingernail! That hurts."
Gave me Cave Johnson vibes. Love it.
Imagine this video with the Aperture science intro and Cave Johnson's voice, like the Portal 2 tutorials. That would have been so perfect
@@thelegendaryklobb2879 I NEED IT
We put more deck per deck so you don't have to worry about less deck on your deck.
It reminds me of something I say:
"Don't die, it's bad for your health!"
@@thelegendaryklobb2879 Just like they did a Portal themed Steam Controller assembly video ?
this is really awesome. I don't even own a steam deck, but this has increased my chances of buying one. perfectly honest and wholly genuine. love it :)
This company is an exclusive and amazing example incase of being customer friendly. Thumbs up!
Apple: "noooo you can't open our products you have to buy a new one"
valve: "your machine, your rules and here's a guide on how to do it"
stuff like this makes me love valve even more
I think valve contradicts themselves though. They are telling you you should not open this or you could die in which in my opinion causes confusion. if I need to open something to replace a component (resistor, capacitor, battery, SSD) I'm gonna do it to get it working again!
i think by "you should not open this" they meant "you shouldn't open it just to see what's inside but if you're having problems then you can because it's your device and here's how to do it"
@@EdnovStormbrewer they meant that it is not recommended to open it because of the risks associated with it.
@@EdnovStormbrewer ever heard the phrase "even if you could, doesn't mean you should" ?
like they totally ok with thr owners tinkering with the device, they just said some precautions like it can be dangerous and can void the warranty.
@@EdnovStormbrewer if you consider yourself to be smart enough to open a device to repair it, I also think you should be able to understand that this video is not for the avarage tech enthusiast but for little Johnny at home that got this for Christmas and tried to replace his thumbstick
I wish more companies would do stuff like this. It's just thoughtful and respectful.
Amazing! We need more of this from other companies
Can’t wait for this to release and get it on my birthday!