Posted By: Allen
Steam Dropping W7, W8 Support FWIW - 03/28/23 10:59 AM
I also put this in the Hardware Software thread, FWIW:
I'm a Steam fanboy. For example, I just bought a second copy of "Assassin's Creed Valhalla" (on sale) because it has been released on Steam.
Their move makes sense to me -- but, it will negatively affect a few of us.
As previously mentioned, valid W10Pro and W11Pro keys can be had for under $20. And, AMD 5000 series CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory play any game well and are cheap now - if a system update is required.
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Steam will no longer work on Windows 7 and 8 systems starting from January 2024
Valve confirms their popular game distribution platform will no longer accept Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating systems starting from next year.
The storefront from Valve was first released in 2003 as a game launcher and automatic update tool for Valve games. However, the company quickly realized that the software could as easily support 3rd party publishers. This is how the most popular gaming platform started.
In 2018, Valve announced it would no longer support Windows XP and Windows Vista. The support for these systems was dropped in 2019. Today Valve announced it will no longer support Microsoft Windows 7 and 8 starting from January 1st, 2024
Valve confirms their popular game distribution platform will no longer accept Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating systems starting from next year.
The storefront from Valve was first released in 2003 as a game launcher and automatic update tool for Valve games. However, the company quickly realized that the software could as easily support 3rd party publishers. This is how the most popular gaming platform started.
In 2018, Valve announced it would no longer support Windows XP and Windows Vista. The support for these systems was dropped in 2019. Today Valve announced it will no longer support Microsoft Windows 7 and 8 starting from January 1st, 2024
I'm a Steam fanboy. For example, I just bought a second copy of "Assassin's Creed Valhalla" (on sale) because it has been released on Steam.
Their move makes sense to me -- but, it will negatively affect a few of us.
As previously mentioned, valid W10Pro and W11Pro keys can be had for under $20. And, AMD 5000 series CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory play any game well and are cheap now - if a system update is required.