Steam Machines have returned: all the news about Valve’s new hardware universe
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Anyone else scorch their Steam Controller puck, or is this a fluke accident?
Don’t want to spread any FUD, since it sounds like there’s more than meets the eye, but there’s been one report of the Controller’s exposed charging pins latching onto a magnetic watch strap (while that watch was also charging) in a potentially dangerous way. We’ve asked Valve. Let us know if you see something similar!
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