Electronic devices are not very fond of heat, which is why companies like Apple incorporate features designed to block them when the temperature is too high. Now the Japanese company Nintendo has launched a warning through its social networks in which it warns users about the importance of not using the switch hybrid console when exposed to a temperature above 35º.
“If your skin is in direct contact with a hot part for a long time, it may cause low-temperature burns. Please be careful », they warn from Nintendo about the importance of being careful when using the Switch in especially hot times.
As with iPhones and other products, the Switch can also go into sleep mode when the temperature is high in order to protect the console. The problem of overheating can not only cause problems to the user’s skin, in addition, may affect the life of the machine.
It should be remembered that the battery is one of the specifications to which the user must pay more attention if he wants to prevent a device from suffering problems; and this is capital in systems like the Switch, since, unlike PlayStation o Xboxis designed so that the ‘gamer’ can use it as a laptop if he wants to.
If you use the Nintendo Switch in a hot place, the temperature of the main unit may become high. Use in a place of 5 to 35 ° C.
Also, if the air intake and exhaust ports are blocked, the temperature of the main unit may rise. Make the air around the intake and exhaust ports better. https://t.co/bgS883YDWX pic.twitter.com/0c86fcgxnV
— Nintendo Support (@nintendo_cs) July 11, 2022
When the temperature is high, the battery is forced to make an effort and consumes more charge. The same happens, for example, when a device is used and it is connected to the power.
Steam also warns
To prevent the temperature of the console from being higher than recommended, Nintendo recommends watch out for small ventilation ports housed in the rear of the hybrid. “Please leave a space of 10 cm or more around the intake and exhaust ports to improve ventilation. Also, if there is dust in the air intake or exhaust port, remove it, “says the company.
For our friends in the midst of a heatwave, a quick note about Steam Deck in high temperatures. Steam Deck performs at its best in ambient temperatures between 0° and 35° C. If the temperature gets higher than this, Steam Deck may start to throttle performance to protect itself.
— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) July 19, 2022
The Japanese company is not the only one that, in recent days, has warned users about the importance of monitoring the temperature at which their devices work. Steam, a company that a few months ago launched its first hybrid system, the Steam Deck.
«Steam Deck it works best in ambient temperatures between 0° and 35° C. If the temperature rises higher than this, Steam Deck may begin to reduce performance to protect itself“explains the company.