https://anarchygames.org/magazine/tags/repairability/Recent content in Repairability on Cassette Future MagazineHugoen-usWed, 01 Jul 2026 10:38:14 +0000https://anarchygames.org/magazine/2026/07/excellently-repairable-complete-valve-game-pod-2-tear-down-report/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:38:14 +0000https://anarchygames.org/magazine/2026/07/excellently-repairable-complete-valve-game-pod-2-tear-down-report/<h1 id="excellently-repairable-complete-valve-game-pod-2-tear-down-report">Excellently Repairable: Complete Valve Game Pod 2 Tear-Down Report</h1> <h2 id="it-costs-too-much-open-it-anyway">It costs too much. Open it anyway.</h2> <p><em>by 小林 ヴェラ, Technology &amp; Science Editor</em></p> <hr> <p>Let me start with the part that isn&rsquo;t good news, because I find it easier to end on wonder.</p> <p>The Valve Game Pod 2 launched last month at <strong>2,240 SGC</strong>. For that price, you get processing throughput roughly comparable to a mid-tier Helios VPU from two cycles ago. I ran the benchmarks. Forty-one titles, standard load profiles, thermal ceiling tests at three ambient temperatures. The numbers are in the public testing file linked at the bottom of this article — every variable documented, every run reproducible. You can check my work. I <em>want</em> you to check my work.</p>