Steam dropping support for macOS Mojave and by extension 32-bit games

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• Savaran@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Keep in mind, the last PowerPC (G5) chipset used was 64bit, and all Intel chips used after late 2006 were 64bit.

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  • mp3@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It does means that some legacy games that are only available in 32-bit binaries will no longer work though.

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    • SatyrSack@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Which is a ton of older (and still fun) games.

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    • atocci@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Just on MacOS though, I don't think Windows will be dropping 32 bit support ever.

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    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      watch them work just fine in proton (i don’t actually know if that works but i wouldn’t be the least surprised)

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• Tick_Dracy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This means that they will finally release a Steam app compiled for Apple M series architecture, right? Right?

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• aeronmelon@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Those of us that already have Steam games installed on Mojave will no longer be able to update? Or will Gaben reach into my computer and forbid me access to content I paid for?

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  • atocci@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The move means existing Steam Client installations on those operating systems will no longer receive updates of any kind, including security updates.

    We expect the Steam client and games on these older operating systems to continue running for some time.

    The company is encouraging all High Sierra and Mojave users to update "sooner rather than later" and noted that Apple ended security updates and technical support for both operating systems in December 2020 and October 2021, respectively.

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    • aeronmelon@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I read that.

      The article, and Steam’s quotes, don’t say either or with any certainty, so I’ll have to wait and find out.

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  • code@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No longer getting updates nor texh support from valve

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    • aeronmelon@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Hope so.

      The article is very unclear. It keeps waffling between “it’ll keep working.” and “it might stop working.”

      I’m just wondering if it stops working because of an unforeseen problem or because Steam says “I cannot update, so I won’t run.”

      It’s not Steam’s fault, but I have to hang on to this old battleship for a few more years before I can replace it with hardware current enough to run current software.

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• Shadywack@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This article is fucking stupid and misinforms.

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  • atocci@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What about it is misinformation? It's practically just Steam's own announcement worded differently. Everything in it is verifiable and supported by the Steam blog post.

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    • Shadywack@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      First off it’s confusing as hell where they try to paraphrase or summarize for what Valve already said plainly if you bypass this blogspam article and just go to their support page where they spell everything out neatly that any 32-bit games will remain in your library and accessible, albeit that your OS may not place nice. This article almost makes it as if they’re removing stuff from your library, which Valve clearly says they’re not doing. The summary AI bot would do a better job sourcing the Valve blog update than this writer did.

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