Dbrand Pulls Steam Deck Accessory from Sale Due to Magnet Interference

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The popular gadget skin and case manufacturer, DBrand, pulled its long-touted Steam Deck Project Killswitch suite of accessories from sale after reviewers discovered a huge flaw in its design. Project Killswitch is a custom hard case for Valve's portable PC that has a whole lineup of additional attachments that users could choose from, but it seems that the project will need to go back to the drawing board for the time being.

Namely, Dbrand recently made the announcement that its most important Steam Deck accessory, the Killswitch, will no longer be available for sale due to some unforeseen problems. According to the company's official announcement, Verge's editors received a few Killswitch review units, and subsequently warned Dbrand that the case seems to be interfering with the Deck's cooling system.

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Specifically, it seems that the Delta variant of the Steam Deck's onboard fan can get substantially slowed down when the device is equipped with Dbrand's Killswitch case and its magnetically attached kick-stand. Dbrand's QA didn't catch the issue because their own Decks use the Huaying fans instead, which are seemingly unaffected by the Killswitch magnets. While Dbrand's announcements are usually highly satirical and jokey, the announcement of Killswitch getting pulled back was extremely straightforward and transparent, reflecting the seriousness of the issue.

Curiously, Dbrand mentioned that it's heard «through the grapevine» that Valve did away with Delta fans at some point after Steam Deck's replacement parts went on sale, likely due to a great number of users reporting them to be excessively loud and high-pitched at high rotation speeds. This means that those who received their Decks