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Steam just announced[0] their client will no longer work on Windows 7 come Jan 1st 2024. I figured this would happen as soon as I noticed they adopted Chromium
by amatecha 4y ago
Steam just announced[0] their client will no longer work on Windows 7 come Jan 1st 2024. I figured this would happen as soon as I noticed they adopted Chromium Embedded Framework, guaranteeing that Google's supported OSes become Steam's supported OSes. I'm not exactly sure how I'm supposed to play Steam games from 2004 (or whatever) on the OS they were designed for, when Steam won't even run on that OS anymore. I guess I can hope that compatibility layers work well enough in newer Windows versions? Just kidding, my Windows gaming PC will now be a Linux gaming PC :)
[0] https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-80...
- shortrounddev 4y agoThere's a steam CLI you can use to download the games without an interface
- amatecha 4y agoAh sick, but will they actually launch? IIRC the DRM requires that you sign in at least once a month (or something) to refresh the activation stuff so you can actually launch the game(s).