According to the video, opening the case could cause serious damage - in some cases, you could be setting the console up to catch fire later.

Valve doesn’t recommend users open up their Steam Decks because the handheld isn’t designed for the parts to be switched out. In another way, it’s a ‘why you really shouldn’t do this’ video.” As the narrator put it: “In one way, this is a how-to-video.

Because Valve’s new hand-held system resembles a gaming PC in some ways, some customers had wondered about its specs and if they could actively swap components out.Īccording to this video, that’s not recommended. The footage helps clarify what will and won’t be possible with the console once it launches at the end of the year. In the video, a Valve representative gives detailed step-by-step instructions for replacing the thumbsticks and the solid-state hard drive. It also gave Valve the opportunity to send this PSA: Don’t modify the console, because you’ll likely ruin it. The video presented a perfect how-to guide for modding your Steam Deck hardware, after it launches in December. However, Valve went slightly against the grain on Wednesday when it published a video teardown of the Steam Deck on YouTube. It’s not every day that a company posts a video tutorial on how to alter its hardware.

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