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California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone
(www.theverge.com)
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Read elsewhere gaming handhelds may be exempt. Unsure if that's accurate.
The bill text excludes video game consoles completely.
https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB244/id/2813977
Special interests at work again.
FFS of course
That needed to be included as well