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There was a Mac version of CS:GO, so because that game has been replaced by CS2, anybody playing it last month has lost it now.

danjoredd 3y ago
Normally I am on Valve's side, but I agree that them pulling CS:GO was a stupid move. Anyone else would have been torn a new one for doing that. Even though its not as popular as the others, I just stick to CS:Source and CS:1.6. Can't beat the classics, and they have been around for so long that they aren't going to be taken away at any point.
RockRobotRock 3y ago
Isn't that kind of messed up? CS:GO used to cost money, some users paid for something they can't play anymore.
- Fornax96 3y ago
  This happens all the time. I used to be able to play Rocket League natively on my Linux PC. Then Epic bought it and simply pressed delete on the Linux port.
  - lights0123 3y ago
    And offered full refunds for those users, even if they had bought it five years prior.
    - Fornax96 3y ago
      I don't see the game in my library anymore, so I guess I ended up doing that.
  - porkbeer 3y ago
    Same happened with facepunches Rust
  - danjoredd 3y ago
    As much as that sucks it might be possible to play. I use the Hero Launcher to play the games from Epic through Proton. IDK if anticheat might mess you up, but you might try that
- IntelMiner 3y ago
  Valve seems to intend on just releasing the original CS:GO as an (unsupported) title with community run servers
  - crooked-v 3y ago
    They could have just... kept the existing game listing as-is (but unsupported) and released CS2 as a separate game listing.
    - itishappy 3y ago
      Why? Not trying to be difficult, but what would they get out of this?
      - Philpax 3y ago
        Game preservation, options for people who can’t play CS2, keeping a clear chronology of the game’s history. Replacing CSGO with CS2 is the oddity.
        porkbeer 3y ago
        Most players can just go to betas/versions in the steam program prefrences and download the version they prefer and play.
  - justincredible 3y ago
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- itishappy 3y ago
  Kinda? Honestly that's just how online games work. CS:GO is over a decade old at this point, and has been free for 5 years. What should we expect?
  - BoorishBears 3y ago
    Expect that you don't lose access to a game you have? They didn't just release a new game: they literally removed the previous game people had and replaced it with a new, incompatible game. They didn't have to do that, they could have made a new game entry and earned their new install base by... putting out something that was better than the last entry and letting the players decide? But much easier to just remove the last entry. It's the kind of nonsense people normally jump at developers for, but because Valve is apparently still the darling of the gaming world so people seem to be excusing it.
    - porkbeer 3y ago
      The previoys game was not removed, you can go into settings and pick the old version iirc.
    - smoldesu 3y ago
      Apple kinda set the tone here with their depreciation of 32-bit execution modes and OpenGL, plus their general hostility towards open or cross-platform APIs. By removing support for the old way of doing things and refusing to meet in the middle with developer frameworks, you end up with a platform that benefits nobody but the license-holders. That's what happened with DirectX, an actually useful API that Valve invests millions of dollars in spurning anyways. Why would they kiss the Metal ring? CS:GO still launches now that CS2 exists. Never mind the fact that the source code leaked, you can still install CS:GO from Steam or run a cracked copy without VAC support. Valve supported unofficial servers from the get-go, so diehard CS:GO fans on Mac can play any version they like for as long as Apple chooses to support it. > Valve is apparently still the darling of the gaming world Damn these alternative App Stores and their powerful competition!
      - 3y ago
mehlmao 3y ago
You can still download and play CS:GO. Right click > Properties > Betas. I've used ti for playing a mod with friends that doesn't work in CS2 yet. Of course, there's less players now.

danjoredd 3y ago

Normally I am on Valve's side, but I agree that them pulling CS:GO was a stupid move. Anyone else would have been torn a new one for doing that. Even though its not as popular as the others, I just stick to CS:Source and CS:1.6. Can't beat the classics, and they have been around for so long that they aren't going to be taken away at any point.

RockRobotRock 3y ago

Isn't that kind of messed up? CS:GO used to cost money, some users paid for something they can't play anymore.

Fornax96 3y ago
This happens all the time. I used to be able to play Rocket League natively on my Linux PC. Then Epic bought it and simply pressed delete on the Linux port.
- lights0123 3y ago
  And offered full refunds for those users, even if they had bought it five years prior.
  - Fornax96 3y ago
    I don't see the game in my library anymore, so I guess I ended up doing that.
- porkbeer 3y ago
  Same happened with facepunches Rust
- danjoredd 3y ago
  As much as that sucks it might be possible to play. I use the Hero Launcher to play the games from Epic through Proton. IDK if anticheat might mess you up, but you might try that
IntelMiner 3y ago
Valve seems to intend on just releasing the original CS:GO as an (unsupported) title with community run servers
- crooked-v 3y ago
  They could have just... kept the existing game listing as-is (but unsupported) and released CS2 as a separate game listing.
  - itishappy 3y ago
    Why? Not trying to be difficult, but what would they get out of this?
    - Philpax 3y ago
      Game preservation, options for people who can’t play CS2, keeping a clear chronology of the game’s history. Replacing CSGO with CS2 is the oddity.
      - porkbeer 3y ago
        Most players can just go to betas/versions in the steam program prefrences and download the version they prefer and play.
- justincredible 3y ago
  [dead]
itishappy 3y ago
Kinda? Honestly that's just how online games work. CS:GO is over a decade old at this point, and has been free for 5 years. What should we expect?
- BoorishBears 3y ago
  Expect that you don't lose access to a game you have? They didn't just release a new game: they literally removed the previous game people had and replaced it with a new, incompatible game. They didn't have to do that, they could have made a new game entry and earned their new install base by... putting out something that was better than the last entry and letting the players decide? But much easier to just remove the last entry. It's the kind of nonsense people normally jump at developers for, but because Valve is apparently still the darling of the gaming world so people seem to be excusing it.
  - porkbeer 3y ago
    The previoys game was not removed, you can go into settings and pick the old version iirc.
  - smoldesu 3y ago
    Apple kinda set the tone here with their depreciation of 32-bit execution modes and OpenGL, plus their general hostility towards open or cross-platform APIs. By removing support for the old way of doing things and refusing to meet in the middle with developer frameworks, you end up with a platform that benefits nobody but the license-holders. That's what happened with DirectX, an actually useful API that Valve invests millions of dollars in spurning anyways. Why would they kiss the Metal ring? CS:GO still launches now that CS2 exists. Never mind the fact that the source code leaked, you can still install CS:GO from Steam or run a cracked copy without VAC support. Valve supported unofficial servers from the get-go, so diehard CS:GO fans on Mac can play any version they like for as long as Apple chooses to support it. > Valve is apparently still the darling of the gaming world Damn these alternative App Stores and their powerful competition!
    - 3y ago

mehlmao 3y ago

You can still download and play CS:GO. Right click > Properties > Betas. I've used ti for playing a mod with friends that doesn't work in CS2 yet. Of course, there's less players now.