As someone who uses his rigs as long as possible, hating reinstalling OS´s and having rejected using 64bit systems until it really hurt my gaming preferences, i call a sucky move. Media presents the Windows XP userbase as "only 1%", but considering the overall amount of steam users, it´s a slap in the face for anyone clinging to their loved (and prolly only available) PC´s.
Good times for GOG i guess.
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Perfect! I'm someone who believes that old versions of software should not be maintained at all past a certain point. If someone wants to live in the past then they should build a time machine. The rest of us don't have time to keep maintaining compatibility with stuff from ancient history. So I always appreciate when a company does this.
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I've posted a link to the blog as well as copied and pasted it right below the link for those who don't want to click.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1558-AFCM-4577
Windows XP and Windows Vista Support
Starting on January 1 2019, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. This means that after that date the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows. In order to continue running Steam and any games or other products purchased through Steam, users will need to update to a more recent version of Windows.
The newest features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome, which no longer functions on older versions of Windows. In addition, future versions of Steam will require Windows feature and security updates only present in Windows 7 and above.
For the remainder of 2018 Steam will continue to run and to launch games on Windows XP and Windows Vista, but other functionality in Steam will be somewhat limited. For example, new features such as the new Steam Chat will not be available. We encourage all users on these operating systems to upgrade to newer versions of Windows in order to have ongoing access to the latest features of Steam, and to ensure future access to all games and other Steam content.
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