The battery life on a Switch/Steam Deck would be horrific with AA/AAA batteries. Plus the reasoning for this legislation is to reduce e-waste, using AA/AAA batteries just creates more.

[–] SCB 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Reduce e-waste by... Producing millions of unused batteries.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Fuck it, rechargable lithium-ion AAs. Yes I know the chemistry doesn't let your voltage go that low, didn't stop the few Chinese companies that successfully made them anyways.

...the integrated buck converter does waste a lot of space though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What part of the legislation requires small batteries like AAs?

If the unit has a LIon battery, make it slide out like UPS batteries do. Make it a custom shape if you hate people, or make it a common hi-density cell if you aren't apple.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Dear manufacturers, do not fucking make anything a custom shape.

Fuck you and your proprietary shaped bullshit that only works on one device and nothing else.

Sincerely, Everybody.

[–] saucyloggins 2 points 1 year ago

I never said it did. I was replying to a comment.