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Windows backwards compatibility for games is abysmal, up to the point users are forced to use Wine libraries to run old Windows games on Windows. It's still no

Windows backwards compatibility for games is abysmal, up to the point users are forced to use Wine libraries to run old Windows games on Windows. It's still not as bad as desktop Linux (e.g. some Loki games cannot even be loaded due to breaking changes in _glibc_ out of all libraries), but it is still bad enough to qualify as abysmal.

jwells89 3y ago
It’s particularly bad for Vista-era “Games for Windows” titles. Getting Fable III to run on a modern Windows requires so much hoop jumping you’d be forgiven for thinking you’re playing Portal.
- kstrauser 3y ago
  That was a beautiful metaphor, and I’m stealing it.