[HN Gopher] Steam will drop support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 ...
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Steam will drop support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 on January 1,
2024
Author : JohnTHaller
Score : 27 points
Date : 2023-03-28 15:50 UTC (7 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.engadget.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.engadget.com)
| Am4TIfIsER0ppos wrote:
| I guess it's good the program won't autoupdate and lobotomize
| itself in the process.
|
| https://archive.is/IisBk
| mrpippy wrote:
| Blaming Chromium/CEF for this seems a bit disingenuous.
|
| Steam currently uses an ancient version of CEF (85.something),
| but they could update to CEF 110 (almost the latest) and still
| keep support for Win7/8/8.1.
| snickerbockers wrote:
| There are some games on steam that don't work on newer windows
| versions; does this mean that steam will be selling games that
| are unplayable under any circumstances?
| AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote:
| They'll likely be playable under Proton, but of course that
| won't be available for Windows users, somewhat ironically.
| agildehaus wrote:
| Sounds like they should make that happen.
| dharmab wrote:
| This is already the case. People are generally buying those
| games for the licenses and then using mods. For example, you
| can buy Falcon 4.0 on Steam, but the only reason to do so is to
| legally play "Falcon BMS", an otherwise standalone free game
| using Falcon 4.0 assets and code.
| sylware wrote:
| ... but the client is still 32bits and on elf/linux it even
| statically load opengl instead of libdl-ing its system deps.
|
| And since win64 does not change, I wonder what things are on
| win10 and not win[78]. I guess this is about the thing which does
| not exist in the first place, a fantasy: "computer security".
|
| ahem... at least we are getting a cs2 with a clean vulkan3D
| engine for free.
| smt88 wrote:
| Computer security isn't a fantasy to anyone who isn't an
| absolutist. There is a spectrum of security.
| hulitu wrote:
| Yes there is a spectrum. But Win 10 and 11 is not there.
| smt88 wrote:
| Who's claiming that those are 100% secure? They're among
| the most secure OS's available because they're attacked
| incessantly by sophisticated actors.
|
| When MS drops support for 7/8, they'll be far more secure,
| which is what we're talking about here.
| satoshiiii wrote:
| windo$e itself is a security threat (spyware)
| hacym wrote:
| This thought progress is unproductive at best.
| satoshiiii wrote:
| What thought process? Here are some facts to back it up:
|
| https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-microsoft.en.html
| lockhouse wrote:
| Windows 10 and 11 count for over 95% of Steam users on Windows.
|
| Supporting older versions isn't worth the effort for them
| anymore.
| brute wrote:
| 98% to be precise.
|
| But still, with 132 million active monthly users, that leaves
| 2.4 million people who now can't access their games. So I
| disagree with that being "not worth the effort".
| ProllyInfamous wrote:
| I am one of us 2.4mGards.
|
| Actually just breathed a sigh of relief, as this will allow
| me to finally dispossess myself of my long-owned Core2Duo
| GTA-IV rig that I hadn't been able to let go of, just hours
| ago.
|
| You have been a great machine, but it's time for us to move
| along.
| AustinDev wrote:
| I also imagine that it's harder for VAC to detect cheats in
| those relatively old operating systems. I know for some hacks
| you have to run certain versions of windows with known
| vulnerabilities to evade detection.
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