Tuesday, March 28th 2023
Valve Discontinuing Steam Support on Windows 7/8/8.1 as of 2024
Valve has confirmed that its Steam platform will no longer support the Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 operating systems as of January 1st, 2024. Valve discontinued support for Windows XP and Windows Vista back in 2019.
Valve says that after that date, the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows and users will need to update to a more recent release. The reason behind such a move, according to Valve, is that the newest features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome which no longer functions on older versions of Windows, and that the future of Steam will require Windows features and security updates only present in Windows 10 and above.
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Steam
Valve says that after that date, the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows and users will need to update to a more recent release. The reason behind such a move, according to Valve, is that the newest features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome which no longer functions on older versions of Windows, and that the future of Steam will require Windows features and security updates only present in Windows 10 and above.
77 Comments on Valve Discontinuing Steam Support on Windows 7/8/8.1 as of 2024
I'm of the opinion that if a game you own stops being available for whatever reason like the client being discontinued/incompatible you have a legitimate right to just "pirate" it. Same if it stops being sold. A court might disagree but they know where to find me, do they want to open the can of worms that is stop supporting older paid for software?