Bleeding-heart wife says it's "inhumane" that I keep all of my portable consoles indoors all the time.

[CaptainToad]

She says they were made to be outside. I told her that they're better off inside where the thieves can't get at them. Our neighbour left his Steamdeck outside on a warm day and it was never the same; developed mysterious memory issues afterwards.

Do these consoles look abused to you?

 

[Dany28]

No it's fine.

 

[Turbo Kid]

I don't take mine anywhere, they're too valuable and expensive. And nothing video game related should be anywhere even in the remote vicinity of sunlight.

 

[CheesyExplosive]

her.

 

[Segadude113]

look just because Nintendo makes commercials about random groups of friends playing Switch outside, on the roof, and at the Bball court doesn't mean it's true. lol

 

[gwardojones]

She says they were made to be outside. I told her that they're better off inside where the thieves can't get at them. Our neighbour left his Steamdeck outside on a warm day and it was never the same; developed mysterious memory issues afterwards.

Do these consoles look abused to you?
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My consoles never see the sun. They only leave the house if I'm traveling, and even then they're only played in the hotel. You're doing the right thing.

 

[Turbo Kid]

look just because Nintendo makes commercials about random groups of friends playing Switch outside, on the roof, and at the Bball court doesn't mean it's true. lol

It pisses me off all of the pictures you see of things in front of windows with bright sunlight when you're looking at product pictures on retail sites or amazon. Like if you're shopping for a media rack or shelf. Yeah! Put all of your media in front of UV rays for several hours a day!

 

[Scotty]

She needs to understand that at the end of the day, they're still gaming consoles. The ONLY time in which a portable system leaves my home is during a road trip.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

I don't take mine anywhere, they're too valuable and expensive. And nothing video game related should be anywhere even in the remote vicinity of sunlight.

The kid who takes his Steam Deck to the Bahamas:

 

[CheesyExplosive]

Well i never believe the steam deck was: