Steam Deck users were left shocked after an owner revealed that they had a mysterious “dust mite” infestation in their devicedespite them being impossible to see.
One owner has taken to Reddit with claims their device was infested with “dust mites,” leaving many shocked in the process.
User reports “dust mite” infestation in Steam Deck
In a post on the Steam Deck subreddit,user whalecat_of_the_sea says that they left their Steam Deck in a dusty corner of their room and it got infested with “dust mites.”
They went on to explain that they took it with them to the airport, and the x-ray machine “fried those little sh*ts.”
The post quickly gained traction with others due to the dust mite claims, with many sharing that they’re microscopic in size and therefore impossible to be seen.
It’s been upvoted 264 times in the hours since the post went live, and almost 100 people have taken to the comments with their thoughts.
“I’m sorry but what? Dust mites are microscopic and are generally omnipresent anyway. Unless you’re checking your Steam Deck with a microscope then what you’re seeing are not dust mites lol,” one user replied.
Another said: “Dude is referring to mold mites. Clearly they have a moldy house and should get it cleaned up.”
“Pretty sure the xray scanner at the airport isn’t “frying” anything, and also those aren’t dust mites, you have some sort of actual infestation. Clean up your life, man,” a third commented.
This user’s Steam Deck is far from the first bug-infested piece of tech as well as anant-infested Dreamcast controller recentlywent viral online.
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