Comment on Steam no longer supports Windows 7, 8, and 8.1
kescusay@lemmy.world 8 months agoThis isn’t Steam’s fault. The OS is dead because Microsoft killed it (as part of their ongoing planned-obsolescence operating system program). There is no conceivable way Steam can maintain security for anyone’s account on an OS that hasn’t received security updates for three years.
Nothing unusual about cutting the cord at some point when major updates introduce big enough differences that it becomes a pain to make sure things start compatible.
I swear some people around here must be mad that Microsoft doesn’t release Windows 98 updates anymore…
Microsoft doesn’t stop you from playing the games that already ran on your Windows 98 computer either. False equivelance.
Then don’t buy your games on Steam if you don’t like the way they do business, you’ve got other options, vote with your wallet and only buy DRM free games.
Then don’t buy your games on Steam if you don’t like the way they do business, you’ve got other options, vote with your wallet and only buy DRM free games.
I wasn’t expecting they would take away the games I legally purchased.
You’re really okay with Steam being able to take away all the games you purchased whenever it feels like doing this? A rich asshole like Elon Musk could buy Steam and shut it down just to fuck with people, saying he just wanted the employees or some piece of tech. You wouldn’t complain at all if that happened?
You still wouldn’t be able to play those Windows 98 games if they were bought on Steam
That’s why I buy them on GOG and not Steam.
There is no conceivable way Steam can maintain security for anyone’s account
Then they need to drop the DRM nonsense and let people use their desktop applications/games that they purchased.
It IS Steam’s fault that Steam forces people to use a DRM system which they then shut down. Who else’s fault would it be?
It’s not Google’s fault that Steam forces people to use a DRM system which they then shut down.
It’s not Microsoft’s fault that Steam forces people to use a DRM system which they then shut down.
It’s not Windows 7/8 user’s fault that Steam forces people to use a DRM system which they then shut down.
I can play GOG games without using GOG. The least that Steam can do is created a lightweight app that let’s users play the games that they have already installed on their computer. Forget about “security” and “accounts”. Just don’t get in the way of users running their own games on their own computers.
You want Valve to develop a version of Steam that circumvents their own DRM to play local files? What would prevent people from using that to pirate things even more easily? I can imagine they’d have some trouble with publishers as well for doing that. There are already largely standardized cracks for steam and emulators for steam; just use that. Regardless, no solution will work for any game using DRM other than Steam, like Denuvo, so you’ll have to rely on pirates for those regardless.
You want Valve to develop a version of Steam that circumvents their own DRM to play local files? Yes, exactly. They owe people that.
What would prevent people from using that to pirate things even more easily? Dunno. Maybe make it not work on win 10+.
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Jesus Christ 🤦♂️
The OS is over 10 years old. No one in Linux land gets that level of support either.
btaf45@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I don’t want any “support” from Steam. All I want is for Steam to not actively block me from running my purchased games on my computer.
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yes you are asking for support. Even if you don’t understand that.
btaf45@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Nope. Just asking that they remove their DRM before they abandon Windows 7.