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It kinda already happened. Many older Mac games on steam are 32bit only. You can’t just run them on newer macs.
by ck45 3y ago
It kinda already happened. Many older Mac games on steam are 32bit only. You can’t just run them on newer macs.
- nso 3y agoWhat is the difference between that and having bought a physical copy that only supports 32 bit? Noone has taken away your game library. You have bought a system that doesn't support your old games.
- Lammy 3y agoYou can resell or gift the physical copy.
- hinkley 3y agoTo who? With what hardware?
- Lammy 3y agoTo anyone who is willing to maintain compatible hardware. It's not really any different than asking what you can do with all your old VHS tapes or DVDs.
- hinkley 3y agoYou're making the stated problem someone else's problem. That doesn't make it go away, that just makes it not your problem, yes?
- hinkley 3y agoI have about given up on ever finishing those 32 bit games (watching youtube playthroughs is getting very tempting) but when I upgrade my laptop I started the habit of keeping the old one after a weird contract job I did where BYOD was allowed and what was offered was so bad that my old laptop was a better option. Last time I upgraded I forgot to sell the old one, so I still have one laptop that supports 32 bit games. I'm about due for a new laptop, and I'm thinking of selling the newer one and keeping the older one for this reason.
- tinus_hn 3y agoIf you wait long enough you can just emulate the old system.
- tuwtuwtuwtuw 3y agoThat's really not the same thing in my view. If you buy a game for Game Boy Color and try to put the cartridge into the USB-C receptacle then it won't fit.