@[email protected] to RetroGamingEnglish • 1 day agoNintendo Japan plans to stop repairing its Classic Edition consoleswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareBobby TurkalinolinkfedilinkEnglish9•1 day agoSure this is sad, but what even breaks in these? They’re single board computers inside plastic shells. Of course the controllers can break/wear out but those are easily replaceable
minus-square@KellylinkEnglish4•1 day agoI had assumed they were a one and done appliance that would be replaced if under warranty with the faulty unit going to e-waste.
minus-squareToes♀cakelinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 day agoProbably things like capacitors and connectors. Anything that would let the magic smoke out after 40+ years of use.
Sure this is sad, but what even breaks in these? They’re single board computers inside plastic shells. Of course the controllers can break/wear out but those are easily replaceable
I had assumed they were a one and done appliance that would be replaced if under warranty with the faulty unit going to e-waste.
Probably things like capacitors and connectors. Anything that would let the magic smoke out after 40+ years of use.