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OSX Catalina not supported for those that have upgraded.

aequitas 7y ago
Luckily Steam tells us which games will be incompatible with Catalina. For me it's a big part of my library and some are even recent (-5 years). I doubt these game will ever get updates or Apple will provide a compatiblity layer ala rosetta stone like they did for the PPC to X86 switch. A lot of old games are already lost to me because of this.
- acollins1331 7y ago
  Maybe try not spending 3x as much for a computer as you need to next time and you won't have this issue
- Alex3917 7y ago
  Some of the games that Steam says aren't compatible are still compatible.
- nness 7y ago
  Absolutely incredibly how much of my Steam library disappeared overnight. I realize dual-booting Windows or an old OSX release is an option; but not so easy with the minuscule MacBook flash storage.
  - aequitas 7y ago
    If you want to go the dual boot way, target mode or an external disk to boot off might be viable.
    - mceachen 7y ago
      I dual-boot my Mac mini (different Mojave and Catalina setups) off of a USB-C external enclosure with a 1tb m2 SSD. Boot time is a bit slower off the external drive, but it's workable.
- galad87 7y ago
  But it's up to the games developers to set up the compatibility flag, and many are wrong. See https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DkOsI9AwAT4dzPkLmunYJJmUpf1FuWR62Q1vAEfJzM/edit#gid=1334813227 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DkOsI9AwAT4dzPkLmun...
  - aequitas 7y ago
    I have not looked into this, but if it's a flag you might be able to change it yourself in the info.plist file. Unless code signing get in the way.
    - galad87 7y ago
      It's an issue in Steam database, not in the games. It shows the "this game is not compatible" message, but the games can still run.
csunbird 7y ago
Another reason for me to not upgrade, despite the notification nags me every day
- joeraut 7y ago
  It's quite easy to get System Preferences to ignore the update [0]. Ignoring Catalina isn't a long-term solution, but is pretty much a necessity for many right now. [0] https://www.macworld.com/article/3447396/how-to-stop-getting-a-reminder-to-update-to-catalina-in-macos.html https://www.macworld.com/article/3447396/how-to-stop-getting...

Luckily Steam tells us which games will be incompatible with Catalina. For me it's a big part of my library and some are even recent (-5 years). I doubt these game will ever get updates or Apple will provide a compatiblity layer ala rosetta stone like they did for the PPC to X86 switch. A lot of old games are already lost to me because of this.

acollins1331 7y ago
Maybe try not spending 3x as much for a computer as you need to next time and you won't have this issue
Alex3917 7y ago
Some of the games that Steam says aren't compatible are still compatible.
nness 7y ago
Absolutely incredibly how much of my Steam library disappeared overnight. I realize dual-booting Windows or an old OSX release is an option; but not so easy with the minuscule MacBook flash storage.
- aequitas 7y ago
  If you want to go the dual boot way, target mode or an external disk to boot off might be viable.
  - mceachen 7y ago
    I dual-boot my Mac mini (different Mojave and Catalina setups) off of a USB-C external enclosure with a 1tb m2 SSD. Boot time is a bit slower off the external drive, but it's workable.
galad87 7y ago
But it's up to the games developers to set up the compatibility flag, and many are wrong. See https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DkOsI9AwAT4dzPkLmunYJJmUpf1FuWR62Q1vAEfJzM/edit#gid=1334813227 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DkOsI9AwAT4dzPkLmun...
- aequitas 7y ago
  I have not looked into this, but if it's a flag you might be able to change it yourself in the info.plist file. Unless code signing get in the way.
  - galad87 7y ago
    It's an issue in Steam database, not in the games. It shows the "this game is not compatible" message, but the games can still run.

csunbird 7y ago

Another reason for me to not upgrade, despite the notification nags me every day

joeraut 7y ago
It's quite easy to get System Preferences to ignore the update [0]. Ignoring Catalina isn't a long-term solution, but is pretty much a necessity for many right now. [0] https://www.macworld.com/article/3447396/how-to-stop-getting-a-reminder-to-update-to-catalina-in-macos.html https://www.macworld.com/article/3447396/how-to-stop-getting...