BrikoX to GamingEnglish · 2 days agoSteam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client — users told to ‘update to a more recent version of Windows’ to continue gamingwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkSteam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client — users told to ‘update to a more recent version of Windows’ to continue gamingwww.tomshardware.comBrikoX to GamingEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·edit-22 days agoIt ought to tell them to “upgrade to a more recent OS” instead of being Windows-centric.
minus-squareRomkslrqusz@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days ago Steam Windows Centric You do realize what platform/company we’re talking about, right?
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoYes, we’re talking about Valve, which has a vested interest in pushing gamers towards Linux in order to protect itself from anti-competitive behavior by Microsoft.
minus-squareAndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoI think that’s exactly their point. Why would Valve tell users to “upgrade” to a more recent version of Windows? Tell them to upgrade to Linux
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoBut they’re using Windows. It isn’t telling this to Mac/Linux users.
It ought to tell them to “upgrade to a more recent OS” instead of being Windows-centric.
You do realize what platform/company we’re talking about, right?
Yes, we’re talking about Valve, which has a vested interest in pushing gamers towards Linux in order to protect itself from anti-competitive behavior by Microsoft.
I think that’s exactly their point. Why would Valve tell users to “upgrade” to a more recent version of Windows? Tell them to upgrade to Linux
But they’re using Windows. It isn’t telling this to Mac/Linux users.