I’ve not been sluggish whereas writing information tales this night, I’ve throttled my efficiency to guard myself. On this I’ll have one thing in widespread with the Steam Deck. Valve tweeted earlier right now to let customers “within the midst of a heatwave” know that at temperatures over 35 levels centigrade, the Steam Deck could not run at its finest.
“For our pals within the midst of a heatwave, a fast observe about Steam Deck in excessive temperatures,” reads the tweet. “Steam Deck performs at its finest in ambient temperatures between 0° and 35° C. If the temperature will get greater than this, Steam Deck could begin to throttle efficiency to guard itself.”
A bit extra element about this – Steam Deck’s APU runs properly at temperatures as much as 100°C. At 100°C, it is going to begin to throttle efficiency, and at 105°C it is going to shut down. Once more, that is to guard itself (and also you) from harm.
— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) July 19, 2022
In a followup tweet, Valve supplied extra element of what precisely is going on. “Steam Deck’s APU runs properly at temperatures as much as 100°C. At 100°C, it is going to begin to throttle efficiency, and at 105°C it is going to shut down. Once more, that is to guard itself (and also you) from harm,” it says. Should you’re utilizing the Steam Deck in an setting that is over 35° C, in different phrases, it is extra doubtless that the APU will exceed the temperatures it is designed for.
For these not conscious, the UK is at the moment within the midst of a historic heatwave, with temperatures reaching an all-time excessive of 40.3°C in elements of the nation on Tuesday.
Whereas it could not do properly post-climate collapse, we just like the Steam Deck loads. Earlier right now James revealed his picks of the very best video games to play on the Steam Deck.