EatingOnions@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agoNintendo Switch 2 with user-replaceable batteries coming to the EU — console maker confirms it will comply with regulations set to take effect from 2027www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1121
arrow-up1121external-linkNintendo Switch 2 with user-replaceable batteries coming to the EU — console maker confirms it will comply with regulations set to take effect from 2027www.tomshardware.comEatingOnions@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareZkhqrD5o@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-220 hours ago> 80% after 1000 cycles AND at least IP67 protection. That’s the loophole. So anything that can’t be made waterproof is still affected by the law.
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-219 hours agoAnd IP67 is not trivial. That’s vacuum dust proof + 1 meter underwater for 30 minutes. The iPhone passes this, yes, but it’s kind of crazy that it does. There’s no way the Switch and its joycons would.
> 80% after 1000 cycles AND at least IP67 protection. That’s the loophole. So anything that can’t be made waterproof is still affected by the law.
And IP67 is not trivial. That’s vacuum dust proof + 1 meter underwater for 30 minutes.
The iPhone passes this, yes, but it’s kind of crazy that it does. There’s no way the Switch and its joycons would.
inb4 waterproof Switch